Sarvaš Explained

Official Name:Sarvaš
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia Osijek-Baranja County#Croatia#Europe
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:45.5333°N 68°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Osijek-Baranja County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1658
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Sarvaš (German: Sarwasch-Hirschfeld, Hungarian: Drávaszarvas) is a village in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, east of Osijek. It has a population of 1,658 (census 2021). It is administratively within the area of the city of Osijek. Szarvas means "deer" in Hungarian.

History

One Scordisci archaeological site in Sarvaš dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia.[2] Archaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.[2]

According to the 1931 census in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the town's population included 1157 Danube Swabian Germans (the majority).[3] These folk were almost all expelled by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito after 1945.[4]

The local Catholic church was completely destroyed in the country's War of Independence.[4] By 2006 the church was restored.[5]

Notes and References

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  2. Dizdar . Marko . 2016 . Late La Tène Settlements in the Vinkovci Region (Eastern Slavonia, Croatia): Centres of Trade and Exchange. . Boii - Taurisci: Proceedings of the International Seminar, Oberleis-Klement, June 14th-15th, 2012 . 31–48 . . 22 January 2019 .
  3. http://www.hrastovac.net/information/Slavonia-DS-books.htm Slavonia census of 1931
  4. http://www.gafos.hr/Izdavastvo/Easopisi/Arhiva/Broj_2/Elanak_2/elanak_2.html Sakralna baština Podunavskih Švaba u Hrvatskoj
  5. http://www.osijek.hr/nastavak.aspx?id=4920 Day of Sarvaš celebrated