Kopačevo
Kopačevo
Kopács[1] | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Osijek-Baranja County |
| Municipality | Bilje |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 608 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Kopačevo (Hungarian: Kopács)[2] is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Bilje municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 608 people.
History
In classical antiquity location of present day village was a part of a long Roman Danubian Limes three grave areals which were researched by archaeologists from Hungary before World War II, but two of them were destroyed in 1950 due to the dam construction.[3] One necropolis was dated in the Late Antique period.[3]
First historical mention of the village comes from year 1212.[4] 1713 it is mentioned as a Hungarian village with 18 families.[5] Dravafok or Dravatorok, early XX century steamboat port and telegraphy station, belonged to the village.[5] Village is mentioned one source from 1591 in the period of Ottoman rule over the medieval Kingdom of Hungary when it was waqf with 100 Hungarian families living on it.[5] 1713 it is mentioned as a Hungarian village with 18 families.[5] According to local legend, prior to the arrival of Ottomans, there was a grand castle in the village.[5] Dravafok or Dravatorok, early XX century steamboat port and telegraphy station, belonged to the village.[5] According to Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs data, village had 1203 inhabitants in 1839 and reached its peak in 1849 with 1412 inhabitants.[5]
All up until the 1918 and establishment of Kingdom of Yugoslavia village, together with the rest of Baranya, was part of Baranya County. In 1920 post World War I Treaty of Trianon was formally signed. During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia village was within the Danube Banovina. In World War II after the Invasion of Yugoslavia it was part of Kingdom of Hungary. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia transferred the region to the Socialist Republic of Croatia.
Due to the proximity of Danube river and its backwaters fishing was an important economic activity with up to the 200 fishermen in the village at its peak.[5] Fishermen houses used the sign of fish on the facade of their homes so that urban visitors can know that they can buy fish at that place.[4] After the establishment of Kopački Rit nature park in 1976 fishing was limited so the importance of vegetable production increased.[4] Village is still organizing fishing festival every September attended by up to 2,000 visitors annually.[5]
Prior to Croatian War of Independence village had 805 inhabitants.[5] During the was village was within the boundaries of self-proclaimed SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia, Republic of Serbian Krajina and after the Erdut Agreement was signed under the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium.
Nature
Village of Kopačevo is affected by regular flooding due to its proximity to both Danube and Drava rivers.[4] Usually there are two floods annually, one in the spring known as a green flood, and one in August.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "PETO IZVJEŠĆE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE O PRIMJENI EUROPSKE POVELJE O REGIONALNIM ILI MANJINSKIM JEZICIMA, page 35" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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