Trpinja

Trpinja
Трпиња (Serbian)[1][2]
Municipality
Municipality of Trpinja
Općina Trpinja

Coat of arms
Trpinja
Location of Trpinja in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′N 18°54′E / 45.417°N 18.900°E / 45.417; 18.900
Country  Croatia
Region Slavonia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Srijem
Government
 • Municipal mayor Miroslav Palić[3] (SDSS[3])
Area
 • Total 123.87 km2 (47.83 sq mi)
Elevation 86 m (282 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,572
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 32224 Trpinja
Area code(s) 32
Vehicle registration VU
Official languages Croatian, Serbian[2]
Municipality established April 13, 1997[4]
Website www.opcinatrpinja.hr

Trpinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Трпиња) is a village and municipality in the Vukovar-Srijem County in eastern Croatia.

Languages and names

In Serbian Cyrillic village is known as Трпиња, and in Hungarian as Terpenye.

Villages Trpinja, Bobota and Vera share common legend about origin of their names. According to legend ancestors of today's inhabitants of villages who settled in Great Serb Migrations under Arsenije III Čarnojević were called Bobe. They were fleeing from Ottoman Empire conquest to preserve their faith. Therefore, was formed local phrase which says Bobe suffer for faith or in Serbian Bobe trpiše za veru. From word Bobe was created name Bobota, from word suffer (Serbian:trpiti) was created name Trpinja and from word faith (Serbian:vera) was created name of village Vera.[5]

Another story tells that name Trpinja originated from landowner Trpimir who owned land in the vicinity.[5]

Serbian language

Bilingual sign in village of Vera

Serbian Language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is official language in the municipality of Trpinja in all settlement except Ćelije along with the Croatian language.[1] The statute guarantees that Serbian Cyrillic alphabet will be used in text of seals and stamps, on plates of representative, executive and administrative bodies of municipality, as well as on those of legal persons with public authorities.[1] Pre-school education for Serbian community that is under local jurisdiction is organized and conducted in the Serbian language and Cyrillic alphabet according to local statute.[1]

Geography

Municipality is located on border between historical regions Slavonia and Syrmia in the southern part of Pannonian Basin in Podunavlje region. Municipality total area is 123.87 km2 (47.8 sq mi).[6] River Vuka flows through the municipality in length of 8 kilometers and also an artificial Bobota Canal in length of 20 kilometers. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil.

Climate and weather

Trpinja municipality has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate as defined by the Köppen climate classification. Due to the influence of continentality temperature differences within one year are more pronounced than in the rest of country.

Transportation

Trpinja is connected by D2 road with rest of country. D55 road goes through the village Bršadin. County road Ž4111 goes through the villages Pačetin, Bobota and Vera.

Railway line M601 that connect Vinkovci, Borovo Naselje and Vukovar goes through Trpinja municipality.

History

Trpinja on map of Syrmia County from 1900

Name of the Trpinja settlement was first mentioned in 1329 in one document issued in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. Document is today kept in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In fact in this period at the place of present Trpinja were settlements Mala Trpinja, Velika Trpinja and Slavenska Trpinja.[5] Villages was owned by the gentry until it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1536.[5] Ottoman authorities settled Serb population in this area, which resulted in decreased percentage of local Hungarians. Area was under Ottoman administration until 1691, when it was conquered by the Habsburg Monarchy. According to the census of 1732, Trpinja had 109 Serb families. Built of the Serbian Orthodox church began in 1750 and was completed in 1755. The first school in Trpinja was opened in 1776, while in 1859 Trpinja had a factory for spinning silk.[5] In 1882, population of Trpinja numbered about 1,800 people in 400 homes. The inhabitants were Christian Orthodox Serbs, except of 2-3 families of Roman Catholic faith.[5] Although the period of First World War in a village was marked by a disease and poverty, Trpinja residents hosted the population of the village of Jakovo. The villagers participated in the anti-fascist struggle in World War II, and one number of them ended up in concentration camps of Independent State of Croatia.[5] During war, in nine Slavonian Brigade fought 452 soldiers from Trpinja, of which 75 soldiers were killed.[5] 170 Romani people from Trpinja were arrested by Ustaše and taken to Jasenovac concentration camp in 1942, no one of them returned.[5] According to the 1981 census, Trpinja had 2,243 inhabitants.

Demographics

Population

There are 1,537 inhabitants in village Trpinja and 5,572 inhabitants in the municipality according to the 2011 census.[7] The majority of the population are Serbs, making up 89.75% of the population according to the 2011 population census.[8]

Religion

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a Serbian Orthodox church in village of Trpinja listed in Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia. On the territory of the municipality there are also Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George in Bobota as well as churches in Vera, Pačetin and Bršadin. There is also Roman Catholic church in village of Ćelije.

Politics

Multilateral cooperation

Trpinja municipality is one of seven member municipalities of Joint Council of Municipalities, inter-municipal sui generis organization of Serbian community in eastern Croatia.

Municipality government

The municipality assembly is composed of 15 representatives with one additional member added in 2017 to achieve proportional representation of municipal ethnic Croat community. Assembly members come from electoral lists winning more than 5% of votes. Dominant party in Trpinja since the reintegration of eastern Slavonia in 1998 is Independent Democratic Serb Party with rise of support for independent lists in recent years. 2.557 or 56,67 % out of 4.512 voters participated in 2017 Croatian local elections with 92,14 % valid votes.[9] With 58,31% and 1.505 votes independent Miroslav Palić was elected as municipality major with Svetislav Mikerević from Independent Democratic Serb Party coming second with 39,29 %.[9] As of 2017, the member parties/lists are:

Summary of the 2017 Croatian local elections

 
Party Votes % Seats
Candidates list of group of voters-Miroslav Palić1.10947,07 %8
Independent Democratic Serb Party81534,59 %5+1
Candidates list of group of voters-Miroljub Maširević 1646,96 %1
Social Democratic Party of Croatia1365,77 %1
Candidates list of group of voters-Tatjana Milinković 1325,60 %0
Invalid/blank votes2017,86 %—
Total2.557100—
Registered voters/turnout4.51256,67 %—
Source: : [9] page 87-90 (in Croatian)

Economy

Trpinja is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[10]

Education

Elementary School in Trpinja
Elementary School in Trpinja

Elementary School in Trpinja is one of the oldest schools in the region. It was established back in 1776.[11] Classes at the school takes place exclusively in the Serbian language (exception are Croatian and foreign languages).[11] Upon completion of eight years of elementary school, students usually continue their education in secondary schools in Vukovar where they could attend classes on Serbian language. The three most-popular universities after high school are University of Novi Sad, University of Osijek and University of Belgrade.

Culture

Municipality Symbols

Coat of arms of Trpinja Municipality is in yellow (golden) color with green clover with three leaves in the middle. Flag of Trpinja Municipality is a monochrome blue with the coat of arms in the middle of the flag.[12]

Points of Interest

monument fallen soldiers from World War II

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Trpinja was built from 1753 until 1757.[13] The church is a cultural monument and is on the list of immovable cultural heritage of Republic of Croatia. Valuable objects in the church are also on the list of movable cultural heritage of Republic of Croatia. Object is in regular use and is also open for visitors at certain time. Tourist visitors pay no entrance.

At the central site in the Trpinja is set up a monument fallen soldiers from World War II and the fallen soldiers and victims of war in 1991.

Local cultural society "Mladost" was founded in 1995. Its work preserves and promotes the folk customs and culture of Serbs of Croatian Danube region.

Associations and Institutions

In the village exist a volunteer fire department Trpinja,[14] folk Cultural and Artistic Association "MLADOST", Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta",[15] football club "Sinđelić", chess club "Trpinja",[16] Hunting Association "Srndać" and Hunting Association "Trpinja",[17] Association of subsidiaries of pensioners of Trpinja municipality and Subsidiary of pensioners of Trpinja,[18] "Treća životna dob" ("Third age"), The association of anti-fascist fighters of the National Liberation War and Anti-Fascists of Trpinja municipality.[19]

Settlements

There are seven villages in the municipality.[20]

Settlement Population
Bobota 1,540
Bršadin 1,357
Ćelije 121
Ludvinci 113
Pačetin 548
Trpinja 1,537
Vera 458

Sport

In 2011 local amateur football club Sinđelić, which is named by Stevan Sinđelić, was a champion of regional Veterans League of Joint Council of Municipalities. In village is also active Chess Club Trpinja.

Notable natives and residents

Twin municipalities – Sister municipalities

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statut Općine Trpinja" (PDF). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 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. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Informacija o rezultatima izbora članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  4. ↑ "O općini". Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=26&lang=hr
  6. ↑ "Vukovarsko-srijemska županija-popis općina". Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  7. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Trpinja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Vukovar-Sirmium". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Informacija o izborima članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave i općinskih načelnika, gradonačelnika i župana te njihovih zamjenika - 2017 (Vukovarsko-srijemska županija)" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Osnovna škola Trpinja-Povijest". Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  12. ↑ Trpinja Municipality Statute
  13. ↑ Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  14. ↑ Vukovar-Srijem "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  15. ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=61%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  16. ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=63%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  17. ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37&Itemid=67%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  18. ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=65%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  19. ↑ http://www.trpinja.hr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38&Itemid=69%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  20. ↑ "Ministarstvo uprave-Podaci o matičnom uredu Trpinja". Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  21. ↑ "ОДЛУКУ о партнерству и сарадњи између Општине Бачка Паланка и Општине Трпиња из Републике Хрватске" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-03-10.
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