Slakovci Explained

Official Name:Slakovci
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County#Croatia#Europe
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Coordinates:45.2167°N 75°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Syrmia (Podunavlje)
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Stari Jankovci
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.6
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:701
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Slakovčanin () Slakovčanka ()
(per grammatical gender)
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Slakovci (German: Zlaakowcz, Hungarian: Szlakóc) is a village in Stari Jankovci municipality of Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. It is connected by the D46 state road. The village is physically connected with the village of Srijemske Laze. The village is connected with the rest of the country by the D46 state road connecting it with the town of Vinkovci and continuing into Serbia as the State Road 120 to the nearest town of Šid.

Name

The name of the village in Croatian is plural.

History

Slakovci were first mentioned in 1491. They got their name from the weed "slak" or the Hungarian word "slavok" which means Slavs. The feudal family of Gorjanski built a fort in Slavkovci for defense against the Turks. The Turks ruled the Slakovci from 1526 to 1691, and after that the Slakovci belonged to the military territory. [2]

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External links

45.2167°N 75°W

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Slakovci . 2023-02-08 . o-jankovci.hr.