Nemetin

Coordinates: 45°32′N 18°46′E / 45.533°N 18.767°E / 45.533; 18.767
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Nemetin
Village
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31000 Osijek
Area code031
Vehicle registrationOS

Nemetin (Hungarian: Drávanémeti) is a village in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, located near Osijek. It has a population of 139 (census 2011).[3] It is administratively located in the City of Osijek.

History

The village was the site of the largest prisoner exchange in the

Sremska Mitrovica camp in Serbia.[4] A group of citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina were also freed as part of the transfer, including Sulejman Tihić.[5] A memorial to the event was unveiled on its fifteenth anniversary.[5]

During the war the area was mined. In 2006, a business zone in the area was officially demined.[6]

References

  1. Wikidata Q119585703
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  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nemetin". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^
    Jutarnji List
  5. ^ a b Spomen-obilježje u Nemetinu, Croatian Radiotelevision
  6. ^ "Razminirana poslovna zona Nemetin". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian).

45°32′N 18°46′E / 45.533°N 18.767°E / 45.533; 18.767