Aljmaš, Croatia
Aljmaš | |
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Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 18°57′00″E / 45.529458°N 18.949955°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Osijek-Baranja |
Municipality | Erdut |
Government | |
• Body | Local Committee |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 605 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Aljmaš (In Hungarian Almás) is a village in the Erdut municipality in eastern Croatia. Aljmaš lies on the right bank of the Danube.
Marian church
During the 1991 Croatian War of Independence, the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Consolation in Aljmaš was destroyed and rebuilt almost completely in 2006.[2]
Up to 100,000O pilgrims visit the site each 15 August, the Assumption of Mary.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Municipality of Erdut". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Počela restauracija Gospe od Utočišta" [Restoration of 'Our Lady of Consolation' begins]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "U Aljmašu rekordnih 85 tisuća hodočasnika" [In Aljmaš, a record 85,000 pilgrims]. Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.