Popovac

Popovac

Popovac is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja county, Croatia. There are 2,427 inhabitants in the municipality.

Name

Its name derived from the Slavic word "pop" ("priest" in English). In Hungarian, the village is known as "Ban".

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2001 census): [http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Census2001/Popis/H01_02_02/H01_02_02_zup14.html]
*69.02% Croats
*20.85% Serbs
*4.29% Hungarians
*1.69% Slovenians

Geography

Popovac is situated between border with Hungary in the north-west, municipality of Draž in the north-east, municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi in the south-east, and municipality of Beli Manastir in the south-west.

The municipality of Popovac include following settlements:
*Popovac
*Branjina
*Kneževo

History

The oldest known name of this place was "Antianae", which dating from the time of the Romans. In the 6th century, this area was settled by Slavs, who founded a village named "Ban".

See also

* Osijek-Baranja County
* Baranja

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/HR/0/Popovac.html Popovac]


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