Novi Jankovci

Novi Jankovci (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Јанковци, Hungarian: Újjankovce) is a village in the Stari Jankovci Municipality in eastern Croatia.

Novi Jankovci
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityStari Jankovci
Area
  Total18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total693
  Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

The name of the village in Croatian is plural.

History

Novi Jankovci was most likely created in 1745, when Queen Marija Terezija decided that part of the land from Jankovci should be annexed to the Military Territory. A village was founded on the new land, where more than 30 Croatian and 8 Serbian families settled. [3]

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References

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