Nemetin
Nemetin | |
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  Nemetin  Nemetin | |
| Coordinates:45°32′23″N18°46′26″E/ 45.53972°N 18.77389°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Osijek-Baranja |
| City | Osijek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.0 km2(2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 77 |
| • Density | 11/km2(28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 31000 Osijek |
| Area code | 031 |
| Vehicle registration | OS |
Nemetin(Hungarian:Drávanémeti) is a village in easternSlavonia,Croatia,located nearOsijek.It has a population of 139 (census 2011).[3]It is administratively located in the City ofOsijek.
History
[edit]The village was the site of the largest prisoner exchange in theCroatian War of Independencewhen on August 14, 1992, 662 Croatian soldiers and civilians were returned from Yugoslavian custody.[4]Most of the prisoners had been incarcerated in theSremska Mitrovica campinSerbia.[4]A group of citizens ofBosnia and Herzegovinawere also freed as part of the transfer, includingSulejman Tihić.[5]A memorial to the event was unveiled on its fifteenth anniversary.[5]
During the war the area was mined. In 2006, a business zone in the area was officially demined.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia.WikidataQ119585703.
- ^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements"(xlsx).Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.2022.
- ^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nemetin".Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.December 2012.
- ^ab15. obljetnica razmjene ratnih zarobljenika u Nemetinu,Jutarnji List
- ^abSpomen-obilježje u Nemetinu,Croatian Radiotelevision
- ^"Razminirana poslovna zona Nemetin".Poslovni dnevnik(in Croatian).
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