Sarvaš

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Sarvaš

Sarvaš (German: Sarwasch-Hirschfeld, Hungarian: Drávaszarvas) is a village in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, east of Osijek. It has a population of 1,539 (census 2001). It is administratively within the area of the city of Osijek. Szarvas means "deer" in Hungarian.

History[]

to ovak imas One Scordisci archaeological site in Sarvaš dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia.[1] Arcstvarnooohaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.[1]

According to the 1931 census in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the town's population included 1157 Danube Swabian Germans (the majority).[2] These folk were almost all expelled by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito after 1945.[3]

The local Catholic church was completely destroyed in the country's War of Independence.[3] By 2006 the church was restored.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Dizdar, Marko (2016). "Late La Tène Settlements in the Vinkovci Region (Eastern Slavonia, Croatia): Centres of Trade and Exchange" (PDF). Boii - Taurisci: Proceedings of the International Seminar, Oberleis-Klement, June 14th-15th, 2012. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press: 31–48. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ Slavonia census of 1931 Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Sakralna baština Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj
  4. ^ Day of Sarvaš celebrated Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine

Coordinates: 45°32′N 18°50′E / 45.533°N 18.833°E / 45.533; 18.833

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