Retfala

Retfala
City district of Osijek
Gradska četvrt Retfala Retfala City District
Strossmayerova Street
Interactive map of Retfala
Country	Croatia
City	Osijek
First mention	End of 17th century
City district	From 1947
Government
• President of Council	Željko Lijić (HDZ)
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,123
Postal code	31000 Osijek

Retfala (Hungarian: Rétfalu German: Deutsche Retfala/Rieddorf) is a city district in the western part of Osijek, Croatia. It has 14,123 inhabitants distributed in 5,200 households. It borders Gornji grad to the east, Tvrđavica to the northeast, Višnjevac to the west and Industrijska četvrt to the south.

Day of the city district is on 14 September, on Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Its name in Hungarian and German literally means "village in meadow".^{[citation needed]}

History

Source:

Retfala is first mentioned in the end 17th century.

From 1750 it was estate of the family of Pejačević.

In the second half of the 18th century, Danube Swabians began to settle in Retfala.

From 19th century it was independent municipality. Colonist settlements of Adolfovac and Brešće were established on the territory of the municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

From 1947 it is a city district of the City of Osijek.

Notable people

• Nikola Arsenović