Aljmaš, Croatia

Aljmaš
Village
Aljmaš
Aljmaš
Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 18°57′00″E / 45.529458°N 18.949955°E / 45.529458; 18.949955
Country  Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja County
Municipality Erdut
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 605
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Aljmaš is a village in the Erdut municipality in eastern Croatia. Aljmaš lies on the right bank of the Danube.

Marian church

During the 1991 Croatian War of Independence, the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Consolation in Aljmaš was destroyed and rebuilt almost completely in 2006.[2]

Up to 100,000O pilgrims visit the site each 15 August, the Assumption of Mary.[3]

The rebuilt Marian church in Aljmaš has an unusual shape and facade.
Old picture of the Aljmas Statue

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Municipality of Erdut". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Počela restauracija Gospe od Utočišta" [Restoration of 'Our Lady of Consolation' begins]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 6 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "U Aljmašu rekordnih 85 tisuća hodočasnika" [In Aljmaš, a record 85,000 pilgrims]. Glas Slavonije (in Croatian). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.


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