Ostrovo, Croatia
Ostrovo
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Village (Selo) | |
Ostrovo | |
Coordinates: 45°20′17″N 18°47′13″E / 45.338°N 18.787°ECoordinates: 45°20′17″N 18°47′13″E / 45.338°N 18.787°E | |
Country | Croatia |
Region | Slavonia (Podunavlje) |
County | Vukovar-Syrmia |
Municipality | Markušica |
Government | |
• Body | Local Committee |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 612 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Official languages | Croatian, 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]
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References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ostrovo". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.
- ^ "попис становништва 1991" (PDF). Савезни завод за статистику и евиденцију ФНРЈ и СФРЈ.
- Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County
- Populated places in Syrmia
- Joint Council of Municipalities
- Serb communities in Croatia
- Vukovar-Srijem County geography stubs