Petrovci, Croatia

Petrovci (Rusyn, Ruthenians: Петровци,[4] Ukrainian: Петрівці, Serbian Cyrillic: Петровци) is a village in eastern Croatia, in the municipality of Bogdanovci. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 864. The majority of residents are ethnic Rusyns.

Petrovci, Croatia
Петровци (Rusyn)[1]
Local villagers of Petrovci
Local villagers of Petrovci
Petrovci is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Petrovci
Petrovci
Petrovci is located in Croatia
Petrovci
Petrovci
Petrovci is located in Europe
Petrovci
Petrovci
Coordinates: 45°17′N 18°57′E
CountryCroatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityBogdanovci
Area
  Total22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total643
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Ruthenians originally came from Hornjica, eastern Slovakia to the Ruski Krstur around 1750, today's Serbia, and between 1830 and 1880 they came to Croatia. The Ruthenian Greek Catholic parish in Petrovci was founded in 1836 and had 1,350 believers. [5]

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