Soljani
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Village
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in Cvelferija in the southernmost part of Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Syrmia county is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts of Slavonia and western parts of Syrmia regions; but also the lower Sava river basin ....
. From the 2001 census the village had a population of 1554 inhabitants.
It was first mentioned in 1329 as “Sauly, Sali posessio”, and since then the village name has been connected with the word “salt
Salt
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” (sol means salt in Croatian). During the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
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the village was plotted on the history maps as “Saldis”, and one of the main roman roads that lead to Sirmium
Sirmium
Sirmium was a city in ancient Roman Pannonia. Firstly mentioned in the 4th century BC and originally inhabited by the Illyrians and Celts, it was conquered by the Romans in the 1st century BC and subsequently became the capital of the Roman province of Lower Pannonia. In 294 AD, Sirmium was...
(Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica is a city and municipality located in the Vojvodina province of Serbia, on the left bank of the Sava river. As of 2002 the town had a total population of 39,041, while Sremska Mitrovica municipality had a population of 85,605...
) went via Saldis.
The village’s greatest development was during the 18th and the 19th century when the Slovaks
Slovaks
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from Vojvodina
Vojvodina
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and Slovakia
Slovakia
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settled there. Today their descendants are the biggest minority in the village.
Geography
It is located 25 km southeast of ŽupanjaŽupanja
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 ....
, 18 km east of Brčko
Brcko (city)
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(Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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).