Bátya
Encyclopedia
Famous people
- Endre Pászthory (teacher)
- Károly László (1848-49 artilleryman)
- Dr. Zoltán Fehér (teacher / writer)
- Teri Harangozó (singer)
Demographics
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
Croats from Bátya came to that area in 16th century from Croatian northeastern region of Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
. They speak Štokavian dialect of Croatian language, a Slavonian subdialect (Old-Shtokavian with non-reflected yat pronunciation). Similar dialectal features are seen today among population of Gradište
Gradište
Gradište is a municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,382 inhabitants, 98.40% which are Croats.It is located just west of the route D55 between Vinkovci and Županja....
near Županja
Županja
Županja is a city in eastern Slavonia, Croatia, located 254 km east of Zagreb. It is administratively part of the Vukovar-Syrmia county. It is inhabited by 12,185 people ....
and around Našice
Našice
Našice is a town in the Osijek-Baranja county of Croatia, population 7,894 , total municipality population 16,228 . It is located on the northern slopes of Krndija Mountain in eastern Slavonia, 51 km southwest of Osijek; elevation 157 m....
.
These Croats belong to special group of Danubian Croats: they call themselves as Raci. In literature they are also called racki Hrvati.
Bátya Croats' feast is Veliko racko prelo.