- Popovac
Popovac is a village and municipality in
Osijek-Baranja county ,Croatia . There are 2,427 inhabitants in the municipality.Name
Its name derived from the Slavic word "pop" ("priest" in English). In Hungarian, the village is known as "Ban".
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2001 census): [http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Census2001/Popis/H01_02_02/H01_02_02_zup14.html]
*69.02%Croats
*20.85%Serbs
*4.29%Hungarians
*1.69%Slovenians Geography
Popovac is situated between border with
Hungary in the north-west, municipality ofDraž in the north-east, municipality ofKneževi Vinogradi in the south-east, and municipality ofBeli Manastir in the south-west.The municipality of Popovac include following settlements:
*Popovac
*Branjina
*KneževoHistory
The oldest known name of this place was "Antianae", which dating from the time of the Romans. In the 6th century, this area was settled by
Slavs , who founded a village named "Ban".See also
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Osijek-Baranja County
*Baranja External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/HR/0/Popovac.html Popovac]
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