Kneževi Vinogradi


Kneževi Vinogradi
Herczegszöllös
Kneževi Vinogradi
Kneževi Vinogradi (Croatia)
Latitude 45° 45' 1N
Longitude 18° 43' 59E
Mayor Deneš Šoja
Surface (km²) 248,77
Population 5,186
Time zone (UTC) UTC+1 Central European Time

Kneževi Vinogradi (Hungarian: Herczegszöllös; German: Weingärten, Weingärten i.d.Braunau) 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.

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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".

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

According to the 2001 census, there are 5,186 inhabitants in the municipality, including: [1]

Village

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

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