Lovas, Croatia

Lovas
Location of Lovas
Lovas is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Lovas
Lovas
Location in Croatia
Lovas is located in Croatia
Lovas
Lovas
Lovas (Croatia)
Lovas is located in Europe
Lovas
Lovas
Lovas (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°14′N 19°10′E / 45.233°N 19.167°E / 45.233; 19.167
Country Croatia
County Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
 • Municipal MayorTanja Cirba (HDZ)
Area
 • Municipality42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
24.0 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality980
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
 • Urban
728
 • Urban density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32237
Area code32
Vehicle registrationVU
Websitelovas.hr

Lovas (Hungarian: Hosszúlovász, Serbian Cyrillic: Ловас) is a village and seat of municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County of eastern Croatia, located on the slopes of Fruška Gora, a few kilometers south of the main road connecting Vukovar with Ilok. Lovas has a population of 1,214 (2011), and its municipality also includes the smaller village of Opatovac (pop. 345 in 2011)[3] which is located to the north, at the Danube. Lovas is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[4]

  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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lovas". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.