Retfala Explained

Retfala
Native Name Lang:hr
Settlement Type:City district of Osijek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Osijek
Established Title:First mention
Established Date:End of 17th century
Established Title2:City district
Established Date2:From 1947
Leader Party:HDZ
Leader Title:President of Council
Leader Name:Željko Lijić
Population Total:14,123
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:31000 Osijek
Official Name:Gradska četvrt Retfala
Retfala City District

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]

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.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gradska četvrt Retfala.
  2. Web site: Gradska četvrt Retfala. Grad Osijek. October 13, 2019.
  3. Web site: Kratki povijesni prikaz gradskih četvrti i prigradskih naselja. Zlata Živaković-Kerže. hr. 2012-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618165253/http://www.osijek.hr/index.php/cro/Osijek/Kratki-povijesni-prikaz-gradskih-cetvrti-i-prigradskih-naselja . 2012-06-18 .