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Šarengrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Шаренград, Hungarian: Atya, German: Wetterwardein) is a village in eastern Croatia. It is located along the Danube river and is administratively part of Croatian easternmost town of Ilok. Šarengrad is known for its landscape which is dominated by the river and picturesque houses and church tower next to it. Island of Šarengrad is an 9 km2 river island situated close to the village.

Country Croatia
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Demonym(s)Šarengrađanin (♂) Šarengrađanka (♀)
(per grammatical gender)
TimezoneUTC+1 (CET)
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Village (Selo)
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Šarengrad is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
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Location within Vukovar-Syrmia County
Šarengrad is located in Croatia
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Location within Croatia
Šarengrad is located in Europe
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Location within Europe
Coordinates: 45°13′52″N 19°16′48″E
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityIlok
Area
[1]
 • Total
33.3 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
362
 • Density10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Šarengrađanin (♂) Šarengrađanka (♀)
(per grammatical gender)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32234 Šarengrad
Area code+385 0(32)
Close
Šarengrad, Danube

History

Following Ottoman retreat from the region, the Lordship of Vukovar was established, and the village became part of its domain.[3]

On 1 March 1974, President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, accompanied by his wife Jovanka Broz, visited the village of Šarengrad while taking a short holiday in nearby Karađorđevo in Vojvodina on the advice of his doctors.[4] The visit was marked by a warm welcome from the residents.[4]

Geography

The village is located in the Syrmia region, on the Fruška Gora slopes, next to the Danube river.

Demographics

Settlement of Šarengrad: Population trends 1857–2021
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Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

1991 census

Šarengrad[5]
1991
total: 1,005
  1. Croats 904 (90.0%)
  2. Serbs 48 (4.77%)
  3. Slovaks 7 (0.69%)
  4. Yugoslavs 6 (0.59%)
  5. Hungarians 4 (0.39%)
  6. Muslims 3 (0.29%)
  7. Slovenes 2 (0.19%)
  8. Germans 1 (0.09%)
  9. Macedonians 1 (0.09%)
  10. Montenegrins 1 (0.09%)
  11. others 2 (0.19%)
  12. nondeclared 10 (0.99%)
  13. unknown 16 (1.59%)

1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Šarengrad had 1,472 inhabitants (in the main settlement Šarengrad 1,330 and in hamlets: Bjelica 47 and Šarengradska Dobra Voda 95), which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Šarengrad[6]
Population by languagePopulation by religion
total: 1,472
  1. Croatian 1,008 (68.5%)
  2. Serbian 232 (15.8%)
  3. Hungarian 117 (7.94%)
  4. German 75 (5.09%)
  5. Rusyn 17 (1.15%)
  6. Slovak 12 (0.81%)
  7. Czech 1 (0.06%)
  8. Romanian 1 (0.06%)
  9. others 9 (0.61%)
total: 1,472
  1. Rom. Cath. 1,188 (80.7%)
  2. East. Orthodox 242 (16.4%)
  3. East. Catholics 20 (1.35%)
  4. Calvinists 12 (0.81%)
  5. Jewish 8 (0.54%)
  6. Lutherans 2 (0.13%)

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