Tovarnik

Tovarnik

coat of arms

Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′ 53 ″ N , 19 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Vukovar-Srijem

Area :

64.55 km²

Residents :

2,775 (2011)

Population density :

43 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 032

Postal code :

32249

License plate :

VU

Structure and administration
(status: 2014)

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Ruža Veselčić-Šijaković (independent)

Website :

www.opcina-tovarnik.com

Tovarnik is a municipality in the eastern part of Croatia . It is located in the Syrmia region and is very close to the border with Serbia .

geography

Tovarnik is located about 50 kilometers southeast of Osijek and 20 kilometers southeast of Vukovar , 10 km south of the Danube . Vukovar and Vinkovci are the two largest closest cities in Croatia, and Šid in neighboring Serbia. This border is an EU external border ; Serbia is currently not a member of the EU.

Administratively, the municipality belongs to the Vukovar-Srijem County (Croatian Vukovarsko-srijemska županija ). Tovarnik includes the villages of Tovarnik directly on the Serbian border and Ilača to the west.

Between Šid and Tovarnik there is the border crossing of the D46 in Croatia and the highway 120 in Serbia (from Sremska Mitrovica ). The A3 (Croatian autoroute or Serbian autoput ) passes a few kilometers south at Lipovac .

The Zagreb – Belgrade railway line runs from Zagreb via Tovarnik and Sid to Belgrade .

history

Already during the time of the Roman rule there was the settlement Ulmo at the place of today's Tovarnik. The first written mention of the name Tovarnik took place in the 14th century in a contract in which Martin, the son of Ban Andrija, gave his Tovarnik estate to his second wife Klara. This contract was drawn up on June 1, 1335.

In 1738 the new Church of St. Matthew and St. Bartholomew was built and consecrated. In the same century the Franciscan order came to Tovarnik.

In 2015, the location came into the focus of international attention when, in the course of the refugee crisis in Europe, 100,000 people tried to reach Germany or other EU countries from Greece ( Balkan route ). After Hungary had completed its border fence with Serbia in mid-September that year , the Horgoš / Röszke crossing was closed. As a result, the flow of refugees shifted to the route Croatia – Slovenia – southeast Austria, as these countries had announced safe conduct. The Serbian-Croatian border was the EU's external border at the time , but not the Schengen external border ; Croatia had not yet signed this agreement after joining the EU in 2013 . Thanks to the information on social media, the migrants reacted very quickly to the changed situation, and the Šid / Tovarnik border crossing became the focus of the refugee crisis within a few days. On the first day after the Hungarian border was closed, on September 16, 9,000 people passed the border here after a chain of police that was supposed to enable an orderly border crossing was broken.

Population and religion

According to the 2011 census, the community has 2,775 inhabitants, of which 1,916 live in Tovarnik and 859 in Ilača. The majority of the inhabitants are Croatians (2,527 inhabitants or 91.06% of the population) and of the remaining nationalities the Serbs are the largest minority with a number of 173. In addition, there are still Montenegrins (Crnogorci), Hungarians (Ma lebenari), Macedonians (Makedonci), Germans (Njemci), Roma (Cigani), Russians (Rusi), Slovaks (Slovaci), Italians (Talijani) and Ukrainians (Ukrainci).

2,509 inhabitants or 90.41% of the population are Roman Catholic and 171 (6.16%) Orthodox . In addition, followers of the following religions are represented: Protestants , Jehovah's Witnesses , Muslims .

economy

The total area of the municipality is 6455 ha, of which 5642 ha or 87.4% of the total area represent agricultural land. As a result of this and tradition, the economy of Tovarnik commune is mainly based on agricultural activity. Grain cultivation and fruit and fruit cultivation play the most important role. There are 2 economic entities in the municipality that employ 122 workers: Agro Tovarnik in Tovarnik and Poljoprivredna Zadruga in Ilača.

Culture

There are two folklore associations in the municipality: the AG Matoš folklore association in Tovarnik and the Matija Gubec folklore association in Ilača. Both associations take part in numerous folklore events every year such as As the Fall Festival Vinkovci or đakovački vezovi part. Tovarnik's municipality annually organizes local football tournaments, fairs, exhibitions of local fruit brandies (Festival Voćnih rakija ) and other products from Tovarnik and the surrounding area.

AG Matoš is a Croatian poet who was born and raised in Tovarnik. The house in which he lived is currently being reconstructed and will soon open to visitors and school classes.

Sports

In Tovarnik there are football clubs NK Hajduk Tovarnik and NK Sremac Ilača .

NK Hajduk Tovarnik was founded in 1924. The association and its existence was and is still closely linked to agriculture and dependent on private financial help from the residents. Today the club has around 70 members in all age groups and the senior team plays in the first division of the Vukovar-Srijem County.
NK Sremac Ilača was founded in 1922 under the name Croatia , but then renamed Sremac 20 years later . From 1941 to 1991 the club was known by this name and in 1991 changed the name to Graničar , which it carried until 1998. Since 1998 the club has been called Sremac again , has around 70 members and plays in the first division of the Vukovar-Srijem County.

Personalities

The famous Croatian poet Antun Gustav Matoš was born in Tovarnik .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Refugees: border controls in Austria from midnight. And still today controls at the Slovenian border. Liveticker, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , September 15 and 16, 2015 - Overview of the overall situation in Central Europe these days.
↑ Federal Agency for Civic Education: July 1st: Croatia joins the EU. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
↑ First refugee bus reaches the Serbian-Croatian border. ORF.at, September 16, 2015.
↑ The influx of refugees worries Croatia. In: Die Welt online, September 17, 2015.
↑ Refugees pour into Croatia despite the border being closed - Hungary is building a fence. In: Die Presse online, September 18, 2015.

[OÖN_20150915+16-1] Refugees: border controls in Austria from midnight. And still today controls at the Slovenian border. Liveticker, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , September 15 and 16, 2015 - Overview of the overall situation in Central Europe these days.

[2] Federal Agency for Civic Education: July 1st: Croatia joins the EU. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .

[orf_20150916-3] First refugee bus reaches the Serbian-Croatian border. ORF.at, September 16, 2015.

[welt_20150918-4] The influx of refugees worries Croatia. In: Die Welt online, September 17, 2015.

[diepresse_20150918-5] Refugees pour into Croatia despite the border being closed - Hungary is building a fence. In: Die Presse online, September 18, 2015.