Sarvaš

Sarvaš (German: Sarwasch-Hirschfeld, Hungarian: Drávaszarvas) is a village in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, east of Osijek. It has a population of 1,658 (census 2021). It is administratively within the area of the city of Osijek. Szarvas means "deer" in Hungarian.

Sarvaš
Village
Sarvaš
Sarvaš
Sarvaš is located in Osijek-Baranja County
Sarvaš
Sarvaš
Sarvaš is located in Croatia
Sarvaš
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Sarvaš is located in Europe
Sarvaš
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Coordinates: 45°32′N 18°50′E
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja County
Area
  Total19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total1,658
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

One Scordisci archaeological site in Sarvaš dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia.[3] Archaeological site was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.[3]

According to the 1931 census in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the town's population included 1157 Danube Swabian Germans (the majority).[4] These folk were almost all expelled by the Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito after 1945.[5]

The local Catholic church was completely destroyed in the country's War of Independence.[5] By 2006 the church was restored.[6]

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