Mirkovci
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Mirkovci 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 2,673 (census 2001).
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.
In the beginning of 1991, the 1809 Serbian Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas was destroyed by Croatian police forces shelling from Vinkovci. During the Croatian War, Mirkovci was under Serb control since the majority of inhabitants were ethnic Serbs.
The majority of the inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. A former village, Milovanci (Hungarian: Monostormilvány) is today part of Mirkovci.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of town Vinkovci
Vinkovci
Vinkovci is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375, making it the largest town of the county...
, in eastern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is in the Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
region, located immediately southeast of Vinkovci. The Vinkovci-Gunja railway separates it from the rest of the city. The population is 2,673 (census 2001).
In the vicinity, the Roman town of Cibalae (Vinkovci) was the birthplace of Valentinian I
Valentinian I
Valentinian I , also known as Valentinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 364 to 375. Upon becoming emperor he made his brother Valens his co-emperor, giving him rule of the eastern provinces while Valentinian retained the west....
in 321.
During the Second World War, 107 ethnic Serbs were transferred and killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp
Jasenovac concentration camp was the largest extermination camp in the Independent State of Croatia and occupied Yugoslavia during World War II...
by the Croatian fascist Ustashe.
In the beginning of 1991, the 1809 Serbian Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas was destroyed by Croatian police forces shelling from Vinkovci. During the Croatian War, Mirkovci was under Serb control since the majority of inhabitants were ethnic Serbs.
The majority of the inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. A former village, Milovanci (Hungarian: Monostormilvány) is today part of Mirkovci.