Mirkovci

For other places with the same name, see Mirkovci (disambiguation).
Mirkovci
Village
Mirkovci
Coordinates: HR 45°16′16″N 18°51′00″E / 45.271°N 18.850°E / 45.271; 18.850Coordinates: HR 45°16′16″N 18°51′00″E / 45.271°N 18.850°E / 45.271; 18.850
Country  Croatia
County Vukovar-Srijem
City Vinkovci
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 3,283
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration VK

Mirkovci (Hungarian: Szegfalu, Serbian Cyrillic: Мирковци) is a village and the suburb of town Vinkovci, in eastern Croatia. It is in the Syrmia region, located immediately southeast of Vinkovci. The Vinkovci-Gunja railway separates it from the rest of the city. The population is 3,283 (census 2011).

History

In the vicinity, the Roman town of Cibalae (Vinkovci) was the birthplace of Valentinian I in 321.

During the Second World War, 107 ethnic Serbs were transferred and killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp by the Croatian fascist Ustashe.[2]

The majority of the inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. A former village, Milovanci (Hungarian: Monostormilvány) is today part of Mirkovci.

Croatian War of Independence

During the Croatian War of Independence, Mirkovci was under Serb control as a part of self-proclaimed SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1991–1992), Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992-1995) and United Nations protectorate of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995-1998).[3] In his book Warrior's Honour: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience, Canadian author Michael Ignatieff writes;

See also

References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Mirkovci". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. https://cp13.heritagewebdesign.com/~lituchy/victim_search.php?field=origin&searchtype=contains&data=mirkovci
  3. http://www.icty.org/x/cases/kordic/trans/en/991019it.htm
  4. Michael Ignatieff, Warrior's Honour: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience (New York: Henry Holt, 1997), p. 36
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