Nijemci (Serbian: Нијемци, Hungarian: Csótnémeti) is a village and a municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia.
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  Nijemci Location in Croatia  Nijemci Nijemci (Croatia)  Nijemci Nijemci (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E / 45.133°N 19.033°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Syrmia (Spačva basin) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Area | |
| 224.8 km2 (86.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 53.8 km2 (20.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 3,526 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,330 |
| • Urban density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | Nijemci 32 245 Lipovac 32 246 Đeletovci 32 244 Donje Novo Selo 32 245 Banovci 32 247 Podgrađe 32 245 Apševci 32 246 Vinkovački Banovci 32 247 |
| Area code | 32 |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
| Website | nijemci |
In the 2011 census, there were 4,705 inhabitants in the municipality, 87.78% of which were Croats.[3] The second largest ethnic group are Serbs who live mainly in two villages in the north of the municipality. There are only 0.06% aforementioned Germans living in this municipality.
Languages and names
editThe village's name means "Germans" in Croatian. The root of the word "nijem" means "mute", and is a known Slavonic ethnonym for the name of the Germans.[4]
Before World War II there was a substantial Danube Swabian minority resident here. They were expelled from Yugoslavia along with other ethnic Germans after the Second World War.
In villages Šidski Banovci and Vinkovački Banovci, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language with Cyrillic script.[5][6]
Geography
editMunicipality is located in the historical regions of Syrmia. Municipality's total area is 224.68 km2. Rivers Spačva i Bosut flows through the municipality. The village of Nijemci is connected with the rest of the country via the D57 road while other important transit routes in the municipality include A3 motorway, M104 railway and the D46 state road. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil.
Climate and weather
editNijemci municipality has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate as defined by the Köppen climate classification. Due to the influence of continentality temperature differences within one year are more pronounced than in the rest of country.
Population
editMunicipality of Nijemci have a 4705 inhabitants according to 2011 Census. 1605 were living in the village of Nijemci at that time.
Minority councils
editDirectly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[7] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Nijemci Municipality yet only 7 members were elected in the end.[8]
Economy
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Nijemci is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[9]
Education
editLocal elementary school for the first eight grades operate in the village of Nijemci since the 1760.[10]
Settlements
editThe following settlements comprise the Nijemci municipality:[11]
| Settlement | Population 2021 | Population 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Nijemci | 1,345 | 1,605 |
| Lipovac | 575 | 814 |
| Đeletovci | 417 | 511 |
| Donje Novo Selo | 382 | 498 |
| Podgrađe | 275 | 371 |
| Banovci | 261 | 432 |
| Apševci | 208 | 305 |
| Vinkovački Banovci | 117 | 169 |
| Total | 3,580 | 4,705 |
Notable natives and residents
edit- Mile Dedaković, retired Croatian Army colonel
- Nikica Valentić, Prime Minister of Croatia from 1993 to 1995
- Slobodan Bajić Paja, born in Banovci, People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Günter Stock, born in Banovci, president of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities 2006-2015, Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities 2008-2015, and the All European Academies 2012-2018)[12]
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Vukovar-Sirmium". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Raos, Nenad (2012). "Pan-Slavism and the periodic system of the elements" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 37 (1). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XVI. VUKOVARSKO-SRIJEMSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 19. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Naselja". Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nijemci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Stock, Günter (2018). Building Bridges Connecting European Excellence Selected speeches by Günter Stock. All European Academies.
External links
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- Official website of Nijemci Archived 2020-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)