Dobrovac

Dobrovac
Village
Interactive map of Dobrovac
Country Croatia
County Požega-Slavonia
MunicipalityLipik
Area
 • Total
4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
304
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Dobrovac (German: Oberkersch) is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D47 highway.

History

The Regulation and Decree of December 31, 1858 renewed the Austrian Empire call for agricultural settlement across Croatia and Slavonia. Rules included a minimum of 50 families per settlement, with all settlers sharing one nationality and one religion. Dobrovac was among ten villages founded by German-speaking Danube Swabians, with settlers arriving from the Kingdom of Hungary. It was established in 1866 and the contract between the settlers and noble was ratified in 1881. Dobrovac was carved from heavily forested wilderness, and clearing the land was the settlers' first major task.

References

  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. ↑ Oberkersch, Valentin (1989). Die Deutschen in Syrmien, Slawonien, Kroatien und Bosnien: Geschichte einer deutschen Volksgruppe in Süosteuropa. Stuttgart: Donauschwäbische Kulturstiftung.

45°26′N 17°07′E / 45.433°N 17.117°E / 45.433; 17.117