Stari Jankovci
Stari Jankovci | |
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            Villages of the Municipality of Stari Jankovci | |
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| Coordinates: 45°16′N 18°55′E / 45.267°N 18.917°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Ivo Lozić (HDZ)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.55 km2 (36.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,405 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | ? |
| Area code | 32 |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
| Website | o-jankovci.hr |
Stari Jankovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Јанковци, Hungarian: Ivanóc) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia
The village is located to the northeast of the Vinkovci-Tovarnik-Šid main railway route. The village is connected with the rest of the country by the D46 state road connecting it with the town of Vinkovci and continuing into Serbia as the State Road 120 to the nearest town of Šid.
Population
The population is distributed in the following settlements:[3]
- Novi Jankovci, population 934
- Orolik, population 512
- Slakovci, population 958
- Srijemske Laze, population 572
- Stari Jankovci, population 1,429
The total municipality population was 5,216 in 2001, with 69.50% Croats, 23.24% Serbs and 5.06% Hungarians.
History
During the Croatian War of Independence, the village was occupied by the rebel Serbs in 1991. The parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1780 with a notable Baroque-Classical main altar, was severely damaged.
Stari Jankovci is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[4]
Name
The name Stari Jankovci means Old Jankovci, while to the southwest there is a smaller village of Novi Jankovci, meaning New Jankovci.
The name of the village in Croatian is plural.
History
Traces of continuous human settlement at the area of the municipality are investigated at two prehistoric settlements and one necropolis, one archaeological site from antiquity and medieval necropolis "Balkan".[2]
Municipality government
The municipality assembly is composed of 15 representatives. As of 2009, the member parties/lists are:[1]
| Party | Number of votes | Number of seats | |
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| Croatian Democratic Union | 611 | 5 | |
| Independent Democratic Serb Party | 433 | 3 | |
| Croatian Peasant Party | 356 | 3 | |
| Independent municipal list-Tado Antukić | 291 | 2 | |
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja | 132 | 1 | |
| Croatian Party of Rights | 115 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Informacija o rezultatima izbora članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ a b "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Stari Jankovci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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