Jarmina
Jarmina | |
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| Municipality of Jarmina Općina Jarmina | |
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  Jarmina Location in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 18°44′E / 45.317°N 18.733°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Vukovar-Srijem |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrija Draganić (HDZ) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,627 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 32 |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
| Website | www.jarmina.hr |
Jarmina is a village and municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem County in Croatia.
Name
In German the village is known as Jahrmein or Hermann, in Hungarian as Járomnaszentmiklós, and in Serbian Cyrillic as Јармина.
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.
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.
See also
References
Subdivisions of Vukovar-Syrmia County | ||
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