Silaš Explained

Silaš
Native Name:[1]
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Croatia Osijek-Baranja County#Croatia#Europe
Pushpin Label:Silaš
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:45.4231°N 18.7731°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Šodolovci
Governing Body:Local Committee
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:15.9
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:326
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central European Time
Utc Offset:+1
Blank Name Sec1:Official languages
Blank Info Sec1:Croatian, Serbian

Silaš (Serbian: Силаш, Hungarian: Szilas) is a village in the Šodolovci municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. At the time of 2011 Census village's population was 476. Silaš was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the World War I on the spot of abandoned Eltz seigniory.[3] Its original inhabitants were families of Serb soldiers who participated in the Salonica front battles against the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.[3]

Geography

Šodolovci Municipality is divided into two parts with village Palača and Silaš constituting an exclave separated from the rest of municipality by Ernestinovo Municipality and the village of Laslovo on its closest point. In addition, Silaš Exclave is in itself de facto pene-enclave as the main road between Palača and Silaš goes through the village of Korođ in neighboring Vukovar-Srijem County.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima . October 2013 . Government of Croatia . . 36 . hr . PDF . 26 March 2019.
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  3. Web site: Naselja općine Šodolovci. 4 March 2019.