Popovac, Osijek-Baranja County

Popovac (Hungarian: Baranyabán, Serbian Cyrillic: Поповац) is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 2,084 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census). Popovac is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[3]

Popovac
Municipality
Popovac municipality within Osijek-Baranja County
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Location of Popovac in Croatia
Popovac
Popovac (Croatia)
Popovac
Popovac (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°48′33.12″N 18°39′29.88″E
Country Croatia
RegionBaranya (Podunavlje)
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • MayorZoran Kontak
Area
[1]
 • Total62.41 km2 (24.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total2,084
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)

Until the end of World War II, the majority of the Inhabitants was Danube Swabians, also called locally as Stifolder, because there Ancestors once came at the 17th century and 18th century from Fulda (district).[4] Mostly of the former German Settlers was expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945-1948, about the Potsdam Agreement.[5]

Name

Its name derived from the Slavic word "pop" ("priest" in English). In Hungarian, the village is known as Baranyabán.

Demographics

As of 2011, ethnic groups in the municipality are:[6]

Before World War II, almost 70% of the population of Popovac was made up of Danube Swabians. In November 1944, virtually the entire German population of the village was evacuated. They settled permanently in Göppingen.[7]

Geography

Popovac is situated between border with Hungary in the north-west, municipality of Draž in the north-east, municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi in the south-east, and municipality of Beli Manastir in the south-west.

The municipality of Popovac includes the following settlements:[2]

History

The oldest known name of this place was "Antianae", which dating from the time of the Romans. In the 6th century, this area was settled by Slavs, who founded a village named "Ban".

Other
Popovac Elementary School

There is an elementary school in Popovac with 169 students and teaching staff of 23.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Općine na područjima posebne državne skrbi Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Croatian Chamber of Economy. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Popovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. https://www.feked.hu/etc/Stifolder_tortenet.pdf.
  5. "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".
  6. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. "Popovac Ban Baranyabán" (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. "Osnovna škola Popovac - O školi".


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