Čakovci

Čakovci
Csákovác  (Hungarian)[1]
Village
Čakovci

Location of Čakovci in Croatia

Coordinates: HR 45°14′10″N 19°03′32″E / 45.236°N 19.059°E / 45.236; 19.059
Country  Croatia
County Vukovar-Srijem
Municipality Tompojevci
Population (2011)
 • Total 366[2]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 32 238

Čakovci (Hungarian: Csákovác) is a village in municipality of Tompojevci in eastern Croatia.

History

The continuous human presence in village comes from the period of Middle Ages.[3] The papal legate two times visited village, first time in 1333 and second in 1335.[3] The first sources in which village was mentioned used its Hungarian name Chak which was subsequently Croatized into modern day version Čakovci.[3] Čakovci area up to the Ottoman conquest was relatively densely populated, and after the fall of Syrmia, village was depopulated so that at the time before Ottomans withdrawal from the region in 1715 village had 8 Catholic households.[3] One household was from Sarajevo.[3]

After the departure of the Ottomans, the King's chamber began to settle Orthodox subjects in Čakovci.[3] Those Orthodox subjects came from Bosnia and Baranja.[3] In 1723 there was already 30 Orthodox houses in village. In 1732 a wooden orthodox church was built and in 1764 rock one.[3]

Village population increased over time so that in 1847 it counted 690 residents.[3] Out of that number 492 of them were Roman Catholics and Orthodox 195.[3] Increasing immigration of ethnic Hungarians was also present so that Hungarian society "Julian" was opened in 1907 as well as elementary school in Hungarian.[3] Rail link connected Čakovci with Ilača and Vukovar in 1912.[3] In 1826/28 along with Orthodox, Roman Catholic church was built.[3] Church was severely burned and devastated during Croatian War of Independence.[3] Through history, local Orthodox residents fell within the parish in Novi Banovci, and Roman Catholic under the one in Mikluševci.[3]

Coordinates: 45°14′N 19°04′E / 45.233°N 19.067°E / 45.233; 19.067

Education

School building entrance

There is one 8 year elementary school in Čakovci. Since many historical documents were destroyed during Croatian War of Independence there are no certain information about school historical work.[4] After Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia were reintegrated into Croatia through UNTAES mandate, in 1997/8 school began to work with 107 students.[4] Although village is not the seat of municipality, local school is central schools on its territory. Schools in Tompojevci, Mikluševci, Bokšić and Berak are branch schools (Croatian: područna škola/područne škole) of Elementary School Čakovci.[4] Today, classes are held in Croatian language and Gaj Latin script with elective classes fostering Rusyn language and culture, and the Hungarian language and culture.[4] In first years after reintegration school was one of institutions that offered parallel classes in Serbian and Croatian.[4] Today students that want to study fully in Serbian language and Cyrillic script study in nearby Negoslavci.

Culture

In 1953 Hungarian community established Cultural-Artistic Association Petőfi Sándor that is still active today.[5] From 1968 until 1998 association used name Cultural-Artistic Brotherhood and Unity.[5] Association brings together different age groups, from school children to elderly, who help to preserve Hungarian old customs and costumes. It has around 70 members. Association often participate in events in Hungary, Romania and Vojvodina in Serbia.[5]

References

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  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. ↑ "POPISANE OSOBE, KUĆANSTVA I STAMBENE JEDINICE, PRVI REZULTATI POPISA 2011. PO NASELJIMA, page 83" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Općina Tompojevci-Čakovci". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Osnovna škola Čakovci-O školi". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Općina Tompojevci-KUD "Petöfi Sándor" Čakovci". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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