Bijelo Brdo, Croatia

Coordinates: 45°31′03″N 18°52′23″E / 45.51750°N 18.87306°E / 45.51750; 18.87306
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Bijelo Brdo
Бијело Брдо (Serbian)[1]
Village (Selo)
Bijelo Brdo is located in Osijek-Baranja County
Bijelo Brdo
Bijelo Brdo
Bijelo Brdo is located in Croatia
Bijelo Brdo
Bijelo Brdo
Bijelo Brdo is located in Europe
Bijelo Brdo
Bijelo Brdo
Coordinates: 45°31′02″N 18°52′15″E / 45.5172°N 18.8708°E / 45.5172; 18.8708
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
MunicipalityErdut
Government
 • BodyLocal Committee
Area
[2]
 • Total14.7 sq mi (38.1 km2)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,517
 • Density100/sq mi (40/km2)
Demonym(s)Bjelobrđanin (♂) Bjelobrđanka (♀)
(per
UTC+2 (CEST)
Official languagesCroatian, Serbian[1]

Bijelo Brdo (

D213 road and by R202 railway
. It has a total of 1,961 inhabitants (2011).

Geography

The village is situated 15 km east from Osijek, in the Slavonia region on the banks of the Stara Drava branch, in the micro-region of Erdutska kosa, at an altitude of 93m above sea level. It covers an area of 36.64 km².

History

Bijelo Brdo is important for archeological findings from the

Arsenije III Čarnojević. In 1706, the village numbered 63 houses and in that year became part of a Dalj estate.[4][5] The colonization of Slavonia was carried out in a systematic fashion through centuries but particularly during the period of WWII. Among people inhabiting poor areas, Slavonia was famed as a promised land which could feed large numbers of people, where there was a lot of fertile land and favorable living conditions.[6]

Culture

Demographics

The 2011 census recorded a total of 1,961 inhabitants. The 2001 census had a total of 2,119 inhabitants in 720 households. 1991 census, a total of 2,400 inhabitants, out of which

Yugoslavs
97 (4.04%), and other smaller communities.

Sport

Notable people

  • Kuzman Stanić (1825–1898), parish priest of Timişoara
  • Vasilije Trbić (1881–1962), Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia

References

  1. ^ a b c Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. Wikidata Q119585703
    .
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Bijelo Brdo | Općina Erdut". Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  5. ^ "Bijelo Brdo | Hrvatska enciklopedija". www.enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  6. ISSN 1330-0474
    .

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