Retfala

Retfala (Hungarian: Rétfalu) is a city district in the western part of Osijek, Croatia. It has 14,123 inhabitants distributed in 5,200 households. It borders Gornji grad to the east, Tvrđavica to the northeast, Višnjevac to the west and Industrijska četvrt to the south.[2]

Retfala
City district of Osijek
Gradska četvrt Retfala
Retfala City District
Strossmayerova Street
Country Croatia
CityOsijek
First mentionEnd of 17th century
City districtFrom 1947
Government
  President of CouncilŽeljko Lijić (HDZ)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total14,123
Postal code
3100 Osijek

Day of the city district is on 14 September, on Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Its name in Hungarian literally means "village in meadow".

History [3]

Retfala is first mentioned in the end 17th century.

From 1750 it was estate of the family of Pejačević.

From 19th century it was independent municipality.

From 1947 it is a city district of the City of Osijek.

References

  1. https://www.osijek.hr/mjesna-samouprava/mjesni-odbori-i-gradske-cetvrti/gradska-cetvrt-retfala/
  2. "Gradska četvrt Retfala". Grad Osijek. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. Zlata Živaković-Kerže. "Kratki povijesni prikaz gradskih četvrti i prigradskih naselja" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

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