Ostrovo, Croatia

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Ostrovo
Острово (Serbian)[1]
Village (Selo)
Ostrovo 3-Острово 3.JPG
Location of Ostrovo
Ostrovo is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Ostrovo
Ostrovo
Coordinates: 45°20′17″N 18°47′13″E / 45.338°N 18.787°E / 45.338; 18.787Coordinates: 45°20′17″N 18°47′13″E / 45.338°N 18.787°E / 45.338; 18.787
Country Croatia
RegionSlavonia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityMarkušica
Government
 • BodyLocal Committee
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total612
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Official languagesCroatian, Serbian[1]

Ostrovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Острово,[3] Hungarian: Gegetinc) is a village in Croatia, municipality Markušica, Vukovar-Syrmia County.

Education[]

Branch school of Elementary school Markušica is located in Ostrovo. Education at local schools is carried out in Serbian.[4]

History[]

Ostrovo was mentioned in 1381 when it was described as a ruined town.[5] During the Middle Ages it was a typical swampland castle.[5]

During the war in Croatia Ostrovo was within self-proclaimed Serb political entity SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. In the final stages of conflict United Nations Mission conducted peaceful reintegration this region into Croatian jurisdiction.

Demographic history[]

According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (85.18%), and minority of Croats (7.91%) and Yugoslavs (4.29%).[6]

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ostrovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ^ Popis osnovnih i srednjih škola s nastavom na jeziku i pismu nacionalnih manjina po modelu A, školska godina 2011./2012., Ministarstvo znanosti obrazovanja i sporta
  5. ^ a b Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.
  6. ^ "попис становништва 1991" (PDF). Савезни завод за статистику и евиденцију ФНРЈ и СФРЈ.
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