Silaš
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Silaš
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| Coordinates: 45°25′23″N 18°46′23″E / 45.42306°N 18.77306°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Osijek-Baranja |
| Municipality | Šodolovci |
| Government | |
| • Body | Local Committee |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 326 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Official languages | Croatian, Serbian[1] |
Silaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Силаш, Hungarian: Szilas) is a village in the Šodolovci municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. At the time of 2011 Census village's population was 476.[4] Silaš was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the World War I on the spot of abandoned Eltz seigniory.[5] Its original inhabitants were families of Serb soldiers who participated in the Salonica front battles against the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.[5]
