Soljani
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Soljani (
Name
The name of the village in Croatian is plural.
History
It was first mentioned in 1329 as “Sauly, Sali posessio”, and since then the village name has been connected with the word “salt” (sol means salt in Croatian). During the Roman Empire the village was plotted on the history maps as “Saldis”, and one of the main Roman roads that lead to Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica) went via Saldis.
The village's greatest development was during the 18th and the 19th century when the Slovaks from Vojvodina and Slovakia settled there. Today their descendants are the biggest minority in the village.
Geography
It is located 25 km southeast of
Demographics
Slovaks in Soljani
Slovaks settled in the village in the 1830s and 1840s, with an increase in settlement from the 1860s and with the 20th-century settlement of
The first Slovak reading room in the village was established in 1932 when the local Slovak football club Zora was established as well.
See also
- Vukovar-Syrmia County
- Cvelferija
References
- Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g n.a. (n.d.). "MATICA SLOVENSKÁ SOLJANI". Savez Slovaka. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ a b n.a. (n.d.). "Crkvena općina Soljani". Evangelička crkva u Republici Hrvatskoj. Retrieved 26 December 2022.