History
One archaeological site in Orolik dating back to the Iron Age Europe, Iron Age in Europe period was Excavation (archaeology), excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of Rescue archaeology, rescue excavations in eastern Croatia. This archaeological site was a settlement of the late La Tène culture settlement network of the Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci. First excavations of Scordisci sites began in late 19th century during the time of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Orolik was established in the 16th century during the Ottoman Hungary, Ottoman rule in Hungary.Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb. During this period the most of the population were Catholic Croats who remained in the village after the Treaty of Karlowitz. In 1715 the local church register records that there were 19 inhabited houses total in the entire village. During the next decade ''Hofkammer'' in Vienna settled 20 families of Eastern Orthodox Vlachs or Serbs in the village. In 1866 there was 205 Orthodox and 106 Roman Catholic families in the village. According to the 1890 census, Orolik had 936 inhabitants, of which 521 were Roman Catholics, 384 Orthodox, 20 Jews, 5 Lutheranism, Lutherans, 5 Nazarenes and 1 Greek Catholic Church, Greek Catholic.See also
*Orolik railway station *Church of St. Peter and Paul, OrolikReferences
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