Banovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County

Banovci
Бановци (Serbian)[1]
Šidski Banovci
Nickname(s): 
German: Kleine Schweiz, Serbian: Mala Švicarska, English: Small Switzerland[2] (Historical nickname)
Location of Banovci
Banovci is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Banovci
Banovci
Banovci is located in Croatia
Banovci
Banovci
Banovci is located in Europe
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Banovci
Coordinates: 45°11′06″N 19°03′55″E / 45.184934°N 19.065382°E / 45.184934; 19.065382
Country Croatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityNijemci
Established1730s (as the new village of Banovci)
Government
 • BodyLocal Committee
Area
 • Total10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total256
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Banovčanin () Banovčanka ()
(per grammatical gender)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32247 Banovci

Banovci (German: Schider Banovci,[5] Serbian Cyrillic: Бановци / Шидски Бановци,[6] Hungarian: Forró / Újbánóc);, also known as Šidski Banovci, is a village located in the Vukovar-Syrmia County of Croatia, near the Serbian border.[2] The village had a population of 256 as of the 2021 census.

Originally settled in the 1730s as the new village of Vinkovački Banovci, it is today part of the Nijemci Municipality. The village of Banovci has undergone several name changes over the past, reflecting the shifting political landscapes of the region. Historically referred to as "Small Switzerland," Banovci has a rich cultural and historical legacy, influenced by its Danube Swabians Protestant settlers. Today, the village is primarily inhabited by a Serb community and is known for the local Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva, and its local football club, NK Borac, established in 1940.

The village is connected with the rest of the country by the D46 state road connecting it with the town of Vinkovci and continuing into Serbia as the State Road 120 to the nearest town of Šid and by the Zagreb–Belgrade railway and the Šidski Banovci railway station.

  1. ^ 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. 34. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Život i rad švapske obitelji Kettenbach u Novim-Šidskim Banovcima od doseljenja do Velikoga rata" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  5. ^ "Syrmia Village Index". Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-08.