Čeminac

Čeminac is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja county, Croatia. There are 2,856 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

Čeminac is located in the central part of Croatian Baranja and it is surrounded by municipalities of: Jagodnjak, Beli Manastir, Kneževi Vinogradi, Bilje, and Darda.

Municipality of Čeminac include the following settlements:
*Čeminac
*Grabovac
*Kozarac
*Čeminac
*Novi Čeminac

History

The Čeminac area was home to a sizeable German population before the end of World War II. [http://www.ceminac.hr/o-nama/naselja/kozarac/ Kozarac - Čeminac Municipality] ] With the Red Army's crossing of the Danube at Batina most of these Germans left, and their property was confiscated by Communist Yugoslavia's government.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2001 census): [http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Census2001/Popis/H01_02_02/H01_02_02_zup14.html]
*89.57% Croats
*3.92% Hungarians
*2.66% Serbs
*1.16% Germans

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Čeminac is Azure a Lion rampant double-queued Or holding a Plough-share Argent. [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/hr-os-cm.html]

References

See also

* Osijek-Baranja County
* Baranja

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/HR/0/Ceminac.html Čeminac]