Country Croatia County Vukovar-Srijem Vehicle registration VU Area 21.21 km² Area code 32 | Region Syrmia (Podunavlje) Postal code 32 239 Official languages Croatian, Serbian Local time Thursday 2:09 PM | |
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Negoslavci (Serbian Cyrillic: Негославци) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Srijem County, Croatia.
Contents
- Map of Negoslavci Croatia
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Languages
- Multilateral cooperation
- Municipality government
- Economy
- Education
- Associations and Institutions
- Sport
- Other forms of cooperation
- References
Map of Negoslavci, Croatia
Geography
Negoslavci municipality have total area of 21.21km2 and is the smallest member municipality of Joint Council of Municipalities. It is connected by D57 highway with rest of country.
History
Negoslavci village is mentioned in historical documents from the 15th century. The assumption is that there was also an ancient Roman settlement at this locality. During Austro-Hungarian administration, settlement of Negoslavci was the seat of the municipality, as was evidenced by the records from 1894. After World War II, the village was settled by the people from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Population
Negoslavci has 1,417 inhabitants, the majority of whom are Serbs, making up 96.86 percent of the population according to the 2011 population census. This makes Negoslavci the municipality with the largest percentage of Serbs in Croatia.
Languages
Due to the local minority population, the Negoslavci municipality prescribe the use of not only Croatian as the official language, but the Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet as well.
Multilateral cooperation
Negoslavci municipality is one of seven member municipalities of Joint Council of Municipalities, inter-municipal sui generis organization of Serbian community in eastern Croatia.
Municipality government
The municipality assembly is composed of 11 representatives. As of 2013, the member parties/lists are:
Economy
Negoslavci development index is between 50-76% of the Croatian average, and therefore, the municipality is part of the Areas of Special State Concern. According to municipal mayor unemployment is one of the biggest problems of Negoslavci.
Education
Elementary School in Negoslavci is established in 1761. In 1981 was built new school building. Since 1992 school operates as an eight grade school, and due to increased number of students come to upgrade two classrooms with USAID funds. Each year the school celebrates traditional feast slava dedicated to Saint Sava. In 2011, during celebration of 250 anniversary, school issued Chronicle of elementary school in Negoslavci which was jointly funded by Vukovar-Srijem County, Joint Council of Municipalities, Negoslavci municipality, Prosvjeta, Serb National Council and other donors.
Associations and Institutions
In the village exist a volunteer fire department Negoslavci.
Sport
The football team PZ Negoslavci is situated in this village. Football is the main sport played and possibly the only sport played.