Bogdanovci ( Rusyn: ''Богдановци'', sr-Cyrl, Богдановци, ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

and municipality in the

Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, county. It includes the eastern parts of the region of ...

in eastern

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. It is located a few kilometers south of

Vukovar Vukovar (; sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, , ) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern Regions of Croatia, regions of Syrmia and Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka (river), Vuka and the Danube. Vukova ...

in eastern

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. Bogdanovci is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the

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History

The village was established in the Middle Ages before the Ottoman conquest of the region as a subsidiary settlement of the former village of Mikole. Following the Ottoman conquest Mikole was abandoned with majority of residents moving to Bogdanovci. In the second half of 17th century

Calvinists Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterian, ...

constituted significant part of the local population but they were converted into Catholicism by

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monks who moved to Vukovar from

Srijemske Laze Srijemske Laze ( sr-Cyrl, Сремске Лазе) is a village in Stari Jankovci municipality of Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The village is physically connected with the village of Slakovci. According to 2011 census there is 566 ...

Population

In the 2011 census, the total population is 1,960, in the following settlements: * Bogdanovci, population 710 * Petrovci, population 864 *

Svinjarevci Svinjarevci is a settlement in Vukovar-Syrmia County Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, ...

, population 386 In the 2011 census there were: * 56.17%

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, * 22.65%

Rusyns Rusyns, also known as Carpatho-Rusyns, Carpatho-Russians, Ruthenians, or Rusnaks, are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group from the Carpathian Rus', Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn language, Rusyn, an East Slavic lan ...

, * 9.59%

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

, * 7.55%

Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

, * 2.35%

Albanians The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, ...

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the

2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections () were held on 7 May in certain regional (counties) and local administrative units (municipalities and towns & cities). Background Elections were announced in Nar ...

Pannonian Rusyns Pannonian Rusyns (), also known as Pannonian Rusnaks (), and formerly known as ''Yugoslav'' Rusyns (during the existence of former Yugoslavia), are ethnic Rusyns from the southern regions of the Pannonian Plain (hence, ''Pannonian'' Rusyns). Th ...

and Ukrainians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Bogdanovci Municipality with some councils electing less than 10 but more than 5 members.

References

External links

* Populated places in Vukovar-Srijem County Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Syrmia {{VukovarSyrmia-geo-stub