Bapska

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Bapska
Bapska is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Bapska
Bapska
Bapska is located in Croatia
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Bapska
Bapska is located in Europe
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Bapska
Coordinates: 45°11′50″N 19°15′45″E / 45.19722°N 19.26250°E / 45.19722; 19.26250
Country Croatia
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityIlok
Area
 • Total26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation
147 m (482 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total658
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32235 Bapska
Area code+385 0(32)

Bapska (Hungarian: Bábafalva, German: Bapskau) is a village in Croatia.

Geography[edit]

It is located south of Šarengrad (at the D2 highway) and north of Šid, Serbia.

History[edit]

In 1664 the village was raided by the Ottoman forces but was subsequently resettled.[3] The old village of Bapska was in 1730s located about two kilometres south from the contemporary village in the location know today as the Stara Bapska (Old Bapska).[3]

Demographics[edit]

Settlement of Bapska: Population trends 1857–2021
population
1090
1275
1256
1447
1504
1642
1784
1752
1769
1784
1948
1944
1699
1624
1313
928
658
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

1991 census[edit]

Bapska[4]
1991

total: 1,624

  Croats 1,478 (91.00%)
  Serbs 33 (2.03%)
  Slovaks 28 (1.72%)
  Germans 25 (1.53%)
  Yugoslavs 16 (0.98%)
  Hungarians 5 (0.30%)
  Rusyns 5 (0.30%)
  Macedonians 2 (0.12%)
  others 1 (0.06%)
  nondeclared 3 (0.18%)
  regionally declared 1 (0.06%)
  unknown 27 (1.66%)

1910 census[edit]

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Bapska had 1,642 inhabitants (in that time in two independent settlements: Bapska with pop. of 794 and Novak with pop. of 848), which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Bapska[5]
Population by language Population by religion

total: 1,642

  Croatian 1,063 (64.73%)
  German 348 (21.19%)
  Slovak 115 (7.00%)
  Serbian 44 (2.67%)
  Hungarian 41 (2.49%)
  Slovene 20 (1.21%)
  Rusyn 9 (0.54%)
  others 2 (0.12%)

total: 1,642

  Rom. Cath. 1,579 (96.16%)
  East. Orthodox 46 (2.80%)
  Calvinists 6 (0.36%)
  East. Catholics 6 (0.36%)
  Lutherans 3 (0.18%)
  Jewish 2 (0.12%)

Note: Together with former settlement of Novak.

Language[edit]

settlement total Croatian German Slovak Serbian Hungarian Slovene Rusyn others
Bapska 794 514 127 91 19 16 20 6 1
Novak 848 549 221 24 25 25 - 3 1

Religion[edit]

settlement total Rom. catholics East. orthodox Calvinists East. catholics Lutherans Jewish
Bapska 794 765 20 5 3 1 -
Novak 848 814 26 1 3 2 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b Mirko Marković (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Zagreb: Naklada Jesenski i Turk. p. 53. ISBN 9532221239.
  4. ^ Book: "Ethnic and religious composition of population of Croatia, 1880-1991: by settlements", author: Jakov Gelo, publisher: Zagreb, Croatian bureau of statistics, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;
  5. ^ Book: "Ethnic and religious composition of population of Croatia, 1880-1991: by settlements", author: Jakov Gelo, publisher: Zagreb, Croatian bureau of statistics, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

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