Ladimirevci
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 Croatia
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 Osijek-Baranja
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| Height : | 91 m. i. J. | ||
| Residents : | 1,662 (2001) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 031 | ||
| Postal code : | 31550 | ||
| License plate : | OS | ||
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| Mayor : | Goran Ivanović-Lac ( HDZ ) | ||
Ladimirevci is an old village in Slavonia , in eastern Croatia , on the Karašica River . It belongs politically to the city of Valpovo .
geography
The area is rather flat and is often referred to as the “Granary of Croatia”, as the oak forests that were previously predominant have been converted into arable land over the years. Ladimirevci was never a rich village. His arable land is bad, and very often flooded.
This part of Croatia has a continental climate .
population
Ladimirevci with 1,662 inhabitants (as of 2001) is the second largest town in the area of the city of Valpovo after the main town. Over 90% of the population are Catholics .
history
The settlement from which today's village of Ladimirevci emerged was first mentioned in 1333. In 1392 the settlement was partially moved towards Karašica and was given its current name.
In 1543 the Ottomans captured the Valpovo area and held it for the next 144 years. At the turn of the 17th to the 18th century, strong migrations took place, the population structure in Ladimirevci only stabilized after 1702, the old family names such as Prečić, Kučinac, Vujnovac, Sušić and Ivanović come from this time. In 1721 the whole area was assigned as land to Baron PA Hillerprand a Prandau. The local farmers became serfs of the Prandau-Norman family. In 1848 Joseph Jelačić von Bužim abolished serfdom. From 1945 the communist government fundamentally changed the social and financial situation that had existed until then.
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, Germans immigrated from the Bačka area (now Serbia ). Before World War II , Germans made up 16% of the population in Ladimirevci.
After the years of socialism and collectivization from 1945 to 1953, it was not until 1960 that the village was able to develop further. So it was electrified in 1963 . After that, the local residents began to build transport routes, cultural centers, shops, a cinema and other things with their own money and their own work. The largest building, the school was built in 1988.
The SOS Children's Village , which opened in Ladimirevci on May 25, 1997 , was the second in Croatia after the one in Lekenik . The local residents welcomed this recognition as an encouragement and inspiration to preserve the tradition, culture and spiritual values of this area.
SOS Children's Villages
The SOS Children's Village is an independent, non-governmental, social organization that offers children in need in 132 countries and territories long-term, family-oriented care. The official opening of the SOS Children's Village Ladimirevci took place on May 25, 1997 in the presence of Helmut Kutin , President of SOS Children's Villages International, and numerous guests of honor.
The SOS Children's Village Ladimirevci was built in the style typical of Slavonia: the sixteen family houses were built along a “main street”. A parish hall, a workshop, a sports and playground, an administrative area and houses for the village director and the SOS aunts, who support the SOS mothers and represent them when they are absent, are also part of the infrastructure of the SOS Children's Village. Up to 104 children are looked after by their SOS Children's Village mothers, who are supported by SOS aunts, the village director, an educational advisor and a village master.
The children stay in this children's village until they finish primary school, after which they are housed in an SOS youth facility in Osijek .
Famous people from Ladimirevci
The most famous person from Ladimirevci is the actor Fabijan Šovagović . He was born in Ladimirevci in 1932 and died in 2001 in Zagreb, where he was also buried. He played in the theater and in a great many films. His best-known roles were in the theater performances "Lenjin", "Skup", "Dundo Maroje" and in the TV series "Prosjaci i sinovi", "Kuda idu divlje svinje", "U registraturi" and "Đuka Begović". His son Filip Šovagović and daughter Anja Šovagović - Despot are also well-known actors.
literature
- Darko Grgić: Ladimirevci: Drevno slavonsko selo , 1994.