Kneževi Vinogradi

Kneževi Vinogradi
Herczegszöllös  (Hungarian)[1]

Кнежеви Виногради (Serbian)[2]

Municipality
Municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi
Općina Kneževi Vinogradi

Coat of arms
Kneževi Vinogradi

Location of Kneževi Vinogradi in Croatia

Kneževi Vinogradi

Location of Kneževi Vinogradi in Osijek-Baranja County

Coordinates: 45°45′1″N 18°43′59″E / 45.75028°N 18.73306°E / 45.75028; 18.73306
Country  Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • Municipal mayor Deneš Šoja
Area
 • Total 183 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 4,614
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes 31309 Kneževi Vinogradi
Area code(s) 031
Website www.knezevi-vinogradi.hr

Kneževi Vinogradi is a village and municipality in Croatia. It is situated in the Osijek-Baranja County, on the southern slopes of Bansko Brdo, 11 km southeast of Beli Manastir. Its elevation is 103 m. Chief occupations of villagers include farming, viticulture, livestock breeding (dairy farms) and dairy industry.

Name

The name of the village derived from Croatian words "knez" ("prince" in English) and "vinograd" ("vineyard" in English), hence the meaning of the name is "the prince's vineyards".

In other languages, the village in German is known as Weingärten or Weingärten i.d.Braunau, in Hungarian as Herczegszöllös and in Serbian as Kneževi Vinogradi (Кнежеви Виногради).[3]

Geography

The municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi include following settlements:

Features

Kneževi Vinogradi are the centre of the Baranja viticulture. The village has interesting sacral heritage as well as several preserved buildings from the 19th century, the most distinguished among them being the classicist building from 1815, the present-day archives.

Outdoor swimming pools with accompanying facilities offer a variety of sports and recreational opportunities throughout the year. The nearby surroundings offer fine hunting and fishing grounds. Wines as well as the Baranja cuisine can be tasted in a number of the wine cellars.

Demographics

Municipality

Ethnic groups (2001)

  Hungarians (40.9%)
  Croats (34.34%)
  Serbs (18.43%)
  Germans (1.95%)
  Others (4.38%)

According to the 2001 census, there are 5,186 inhabitants in the municipality, including:[4]

Village

According to the 2001 census, there are 1,715 inhabitants in the Kneževi Vinogradi village, including:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PETO IZVJEŠĆE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE O PRIMJENI EUROPSKE POVELJE O REGIONALNIM ILI MANJINSKIM JEZICIMA, page 36" (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Statut Općine Kneževi Vinogradi" (PDF) (in Croatian). Article 15. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ↑ "SAS Output". Dzs.hr. Retrieved 2012-06-27.

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Coordinates: 45°45′N 18°44′E / 45.750°N 18.733°E / 45.750; 18.733

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