Country Croatia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Vehicle registration VK Population 2,945 (2011) Area code 032 | County Vukovar-Srijem Postal code 32284 Area 54.5 km² Local time Sunday 11:08 AM | |
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Dan op ine stari mikanovci 02 05 2016
Stari Mikanovci is a village in Croatia, located in the eastern part of the large Croatian historic and geographic region of Slavonia, situated in the westernmost part of the smaller Croatian historic and geographic region of Srijem.
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- Dan op ine stari mikanovci 02 05 2016
- Map of Stari Mikanovci Croatia
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- Geography
- Administrative organisation
- History
- References
Map of Stari Mikanovci, Croatia
9 pokladno jahanje stari mikanovci 2016 reporta a
Geography
Geographic coordinates of Stari Mikanovci: +45° 17' 8.43" (or 45.285674), +18° 33' 28.83" (or 18.558009).
Stari Mikanovci is a middle-size Slavonian village with specific rur-urban physiognomy. Village physio-morphologic features are characteristic for the geo-historic region of Srijem (so called "ušorena sela") and other parts of lowland Croatia such as Turopolje, Posavina, Podravina and Međimurje.
Village name Stari Mikanovci literally means Old Mikanovci, while Novi Mikanovci means New Mikanovci.
Administrative organisation
Stari Mikanovci is part of the Vukovarsko-srijemska županija (Vukovar-Syrmia County) located on the western part of the county and borders with Osječko-baranjska županija. The Municipality of Stari Mikanovci consists of two settlements: Stari Mikanovci and Novi Mikanovci. The municipality centers are the municipal council office and the municipal mayor office which are located within Stari Mikanovci.
History
The village was a fief of the Order of St. John between the 13th and 15th century, and after that owned by the noble families Horvat and Gorjanski during the Ottoman wars in the region. After the Turks were pushed back, Mikanovci was owned by the Diocese of Đakovo and the village of Novi Mikanovci was built by the administration of the Military Frontier. The parish church of St. Claire in Stari Mikanovci is dated 1810 and the church of St. Bartholomew in Novi Mikanovci is from the early 13th century, it also was once at the cemetery of the old Mikanovci.