Jarmina
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| Jarmina | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 Jarmina
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| Coordinates: 45°19′N 18°44′E / 45.317°N 18.733°ECoordinates: 45°19′N 18°44′E / 45.317°N 18.733°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Vukovar-Srijem County |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,627 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | ? |
| Area code(s) | 32 |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
Jarmina is a village and municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem County in Croatia.
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[edit] Name
In German the village is known as Jahrmein or Hermann, in Hungarian as Járomnaszentmiklós, and in Serbian Cyrillic as Јармина.
[edit] Demographics
Before World War II there was a substantial German-speaking Danube Swabian population here. According to the 2001 census, there are 2,627 inhabitants, 98.13% which are Croats.
[edit] Characteristics
The municipality is home to a monument to defenders and civilians killed in the Croatian War of Independence which has the names of 15 deceased people.[1]
Near Borinci, a village, which belongs to Jarmina, there is a 171 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting.
Jarmina is unofficial name of the Vinkovci Marshaling yard and freight railway station.
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