Karadžićevo ( sr-Cyrl, Караџићево
) is a
village
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in
Croatia
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, municipality
Markušica,
Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts ...
.
History
Until 1920, the village was called Križevci. The settlement was originally a
pustara, a
Pannonian type of
hamlet
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After the
Salonika front
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, Serbian volunteers settled the village and changed its name into Karadžićevo. The village was named after
Vuk Karadzic. During the
Croatian War of Independence, Karadžićevo was controlled by the self-proclaimed
SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. Croat special police stationed in
Varaždin
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attacked the village which made it suffer major damage although the SAO won the battle.
Demographic history
According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (83.21%), and minority of Croats (14.59%).
See also
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Markušica Municipality
References
Populated places in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Populated places in Syrmia
Joint Council of Municipalities
Serb communities in Croatia
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