Nijemci

Nijemci
—  Village and Municipality  —
Nijemci
Nijemci Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E / 45.133°N 19.033°E / 45.133; 19.033Coordinates: 45°8′N 19°2′E / 45.133°N 19.033°E / 45.133; 19.033
Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Srijem County
Population (2011)
- Municipality	4,715
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	?
Area code(s)	32
Vehicle registration	VK
Website	opcina-nijemci.com

Nijemci is a village and a municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem county in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 5,998 inhabitants in the municipality, 88.53% which are Croats. According to the 2011 census, there are 4,715 inhabitants in the municipality. The second largest ethnic group are Serbs who live mainly in two villages in the north of the municipality.

Name

The village's name means "Germans" in Croatian. Before World War II there was a substantial Danube Swabian minority resident here. The Communist regime of Josip Broz Tito expelled almost all of them at the end of World War II after 1945. However the town retained its name.

Municipality

The following villages comprise the Nijemci municipality:

• Nijemci, population 1,602
• Lipovac, 809
• Đeletovci, 508
• Donje Novo Selo, 495
• Banovci, 438
• Podgrađe, 372
• Apševci, 310
• Vinkovački Banovci, 173

External links

• Official website of Nijemci (Croatian)