Stari Jankovci

Stari Jankovci
Village

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Stari Jankovci

Location in Croatia

Stari Jankovci
Coordinates: 45°16′N 18°55′E / 45.267°N 18.917°ECoordinates: 45°16′N 18°55′E / 45.267°N 18.917°E
Country  Croatia
County Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
 • Municipal mayor Ivo Lozić (HDZ)[1]
Population (2001)
 • Village 1,769
 • Metro 5,216
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code ?
Area code(s) 32
Vehicle registration VK
Website o-jankovci.hr

Stari Jankovci is a village in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia, population 1,769 (2001), total municipality population 5,216 (2001), with 69.50% Croats, 23.24% Serbs and 5.06% Hungarians.

The village is located to the northeast of the main road and railway route Vinkovci-Tovarnik-Šid. The name means Old Jankovci, while to the southwest there is a smaller village of Novi Jankovci, meaning New Jankovci.

During the Croatian War of Independence, the village was occupied by the rebel Serbs in 1991. The parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1780 with a notable Baroque-Classical main altar, was severely damaged.

Politics

Municipality government

The municipality assembly is composed of 15 representatives. As of 2009, the member parties/lists are:[1]

  Party Number of votes Number of seats
  Croatian Democratic Union 611 5
  Independent Democratic Serb Party 433 3
  Croatian Peasant Party 356 3
  Independent municipal list-Tado Antukić 291 2
  Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja 132 1
  Croatian Party of Rights 115 1

Villages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Informacija o rezultatima izbora članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-10.

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