County Osijek-Baranja Population 2,040 (2011) Area code +031 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 105 km² Local time Saturday 11:30 AM | |
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Postal codes 31323 Bolman31324 Jagodnjak Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 58% Humidity |
Jagodnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Јагодњак) is a village and a municipality in the Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. Jagodnjak development index is less than 50% of the Croatian average, which classifies them into 10% of the poorest municipalities. Therefore, the municipality is part of the Areas of Special State Concern.
Contents
- Map of Jagodnjak Croatia
- Name
- Geography
- Population
- Languages
- Multilateral cooperation
- Notable natives and residents
- References
Map of Jagodnjak, Croatia
Name
Jagodnjak name is derived from the Croatian word "jagoda" ("strawberry" in English). In other languages, the village in German is known as Katschfeld and in Hungarian as Kácsfalu, and is written as Јагодњак in Serbian Cyrillic.
Geography
The municipality of Jagodnjak includes the following settlements:
Population
There are 2,537 inhabitants in the municipality (2001 census), including: [1]
Before World War II there was a substantial Danube Swabian minority here but they were all expelled by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito after 1945.
Languages
Due to the local minority population, the Jagodnjak municipality prescribe the use of not only Croatian as the official language, but the Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet as well.
Multilateral cooperation
Jagodnjak municipality is one of seven member municipalities of Joint Council of Municipalities, inter-municipal sui generis organization of Serbian community in eastern Croatia.