Nijemci

Nijemci is a village and a municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem County in Croatia.

Nijemci
Municipality
Nijemci
Seal
Nijemci
Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Spačva basin)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
Area
 • Municipality224.33 km2 (86.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Municipality4,705
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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(s)32
Vehicle registrationVK
Websitewww.opcina-nijemci.com
St Katarina Church, 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

The 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

Municipality is located in historical regions of Syrmia. Municipality total area is 224.68 km2. Rivers Spačva i Bosut flows through the municipality. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil.

Climate and weather

Nijemci 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

Municipality of Nijemci have a 4705 inhabitants according to 2011 Census. 1605 were living in the village of Nijemci at that time.

Economy

Nijemci is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[7]

Education

Local elementary school for the first eight grades operate in the village of Nijemci since the 1760.[8]

Settlements

The following settlements comprise the Nijemci municipality:[2]

Settlement Population
Nijemci 1,605
Lipovac 814
Đeletovci 511
Donje Novo Selo 498
Banovci 432
Podgrađe 371
Apševci 305
Vinkovački Banovci 169

Notable natives and residents

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: Nijemci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. Raos, Nenad (2012). "Pan-Slavism and the periodic system of the elements" (PDF). Bull. Hist. Chem. 37 (1). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. 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.
  8. "Naselja". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  9. Stock, Günter (2018). Building Bridges Connecting European Excellence Selected speeches by Günter Stock. All European Academies.
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