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]
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] |
Geography
editŠodolovci Municipality is divided into two parts with village Palača and Silaš constituting an exclave separated from the rest of municipality by Ernestinovo Municipality and the village of Laslovo on its closest point. In addition, Silaš Exclave is in itself de facto pene-enclave as the main road between Palača and Silaš goes through the village of Korođ in neighboring Vukovar-Srijem County.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "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: Silaš". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ a b "Naselja općine Šodolovci". Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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