Vera, Croatia
| Vera | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Vera Location of Vera in Croatia | |
 Vera Location of Vera in Vukovar-Srijem County | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 18°54′E / 45.417°N 18.900°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia |
| County | Vukovar-Srijem |
| Municipality | Trpinja |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 453 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 32 225 |
| Area code(s) | +385 (0)32 |
| Vehicle registration | VU |
Vera (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера)[2] is a village in Croatia, municipality Trpinja, Vukovar-Srijem County.
Name
Villages Trpinja, Bobota and Vera share common legend about origin of their names. According to legend ancestors of today's inhabitants of villages who settled in Great Serb Migrations under Arsenije III Čarnojević were called Bobe. They were fleeing from Ottoman Empire conquest to preserve their faith. Therefore was formed local phrase which says Bobe suffer for faith or in Serbian Bobe trpiše za veru. From word Bobe was created name Bobota, from word suffer (Serbian:trpiti) was created name Trpinja and from word faith (Serbian:vera) was created name of village Vera.[3]
Education
Branch school of Elementary school Bobota is located in Vera. Education at local school in is implemented in Serbian language.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vera". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ "Minority names in Croatia:Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=26&lang=hr
- ↑ Popis osnovnih i srednjih škola s nastavom na jeziku i pismu nacionalnih manjina po modelu A, školska godina 2011./2012., Ministarstvo znanosti obrazovanja i sporta
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