Novi Jankovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Јанковци, Hungarian: Újjankovce) is a village in the Stari Jankovci Municipality in eastern Croatia.

Novi Jankovci
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityStari Jankovci
Area
 • Total18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total693
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Jankovčanin () Jankovčanka ()
(per grammatical gender)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name edit

The name of the village in Croatian is plural.

History edit

Novi Jankovci was most likely created in 1745, when Queen Marija Terezija decided that part of the land from Jankovci should be annexed to the Military Territory. A village was founded on the new land, where more than 30 Croatian and 8 Serbian families settled. [3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Novi Jankovci". o-jankovci.hr. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

External links edit

45°14′N 18°54′E / 45.233°N 18.900°E / 45.233; 18.900