Kneževi Vinogradi

Kneževi Vinogradi Herczegszöllös  (Hungarian) Кнежеви Виногради (Serbian)
Municipality
Municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi Općina Kneževi Vinogradi
Coat of arms of Kneževi Vinogradi Coat of arms
Kneževi Vinogradi Location of Kneževi Vinogradi in Croatia
Kneževi Vinogradi Location of Kneževi Vinogradi in Osijek-Baranja County
Coordinates:
Country	Croatia
County	Osijek-Baranja County
Government
• Municipal mayor	Deneš Šoja
Area
• Total	183 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	4,614
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal codes	31309 Kneževi Vinogradi
Area code(s)	031
Website	www.knezevi-vinogradi.hr

Kneževi Vinogradi is a village and municipality in Croatia. It is situated in the Osijek-Baranja County, on the southern slopes of Bansko Brdo, 11 km southeast of Beli Manastir. Its elevation is 103 m. Chief occupations of villagers include farming, viticulture, livestock breeding (dairy farms) and dairy industry.

Name

The name of the village derived from Croatian words "knez" ("prince" in English) and "vinograd" ("vineyard" in English), hence the meaning of the name is "the prince's vineyards".

In other languages, the village in German is known as Weingärten or Weingärten i.d.Braunau, in Hungarian as Herczegszöllös and in Serbian as Kneževi Vinogradi (Кнежеви Виногради).

Geography

The municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi include following settlements:

• Kneževi Vinogradi
• Jasenovac
• Kamenac
• Karanac
• Kotlina
• Mirkovac
• Sokolovac
• Suza
• Zmajevac

Features

Kneževi Vinogradi are the centre of the Baranja viticulture. The village has interesting sacral heritage as well as several preserved buildings from the 19th century, the most distinguished among them being the classicist building from 1815, the present-day archives.

Outdoor swimming pools with accompanying facilities offer a variety of sports and recreational opportunities throughout the year. The nearby surroundings offer fine hunting and fishing grounds. Wines as well as the Baranja cuisine can be tasted in a number of the wine cellars.

Demographics

Municipality

Ethnic groups (2001)

  Hungarians (40.9%)

  Croats (34.34%)

  Serbs (18.43%)

  Germans (1.95%)

  Others (4.38%)

According to the 2001 census, there are 5,186 inhabitants in the municipality, including:

• Hungarians (40.9%)
• Croats (34.34%)
• Serbs (18.43%)
• Germans (1.95%)
• others (including Romani, Albanians, Macedonians, Slovenians, etc.).

Village

According to the 2001 census, there are 1,715 inhabitants in the Kneževi Vinogradi village, including:

• Croats = 844
• Serbs = 535
• Hungarians = 275
• others = 61

See also

• Osijek-Baranja County
• Baranja
• List of Croatian municipalities with minority languages in official use

External links

• Official website (Croatian)