Čeminac is a village

Village

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 in Osijek-Baranja county

Osijek-Baranja County

Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, Beli Manastir.-Administrative divisions:Osijek-Baranja county is divided into:...

, Croatia

Croatia

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. There are 2,856 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

Čeminac is located in the central part of Croatian Baranja

Baranya (region)

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 and it is surrounded by the municipalities of: Jagodnjak

Jagodnjak

Jagodnjak is a village and a municipality in the Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. Jagodnjak development index is less than 50% of the Croatian average, which classifies them into 10% of the poorest municipalities...

, Beli Manastir

Beli Manastir

Beli Manastir is a town and municipality in eastern Croatia, the principal town of the Croatian part of Baranja, in the Osijek-Baranja county.-Name:...

, Kneževi Vinogradi

Kneževi Vinogradi

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...

, Bilje

Bilje

Bilje is a village and municipality on the outskirts of nature park Kopački Rit in the region of Baranja, Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia, situated 8 km northeast of Osijek.-Geography:...

, and Darda

Darda

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.

The municipality of Čeminac includes the following settlements:

• Čeminac
• Grabovac
  Grabovac
  Grabovac is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Čeminac municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. As of 2001, its population is 895 people....
  
  
• Kozarac
• Mitrovac
  Mitrovac, Ceminac
  Mitrovac is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Čeminac municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 64 people.-See also:*Osijek-Baranja county*Baranja...
  
  
• Novi Čeminac
  Novi Ceminac
  Novi Čeminac is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Čeminac municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 390 people.-See also:*Osijek-Baranja County*Baranja...
  
  

History

The Čeminac area was home to a sizeable German

Germans

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 population before the end of World War II

World War II

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. With the Red Army

Red Army

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's crossing of the Danube

Danube

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 at Batina

Batina

Batina is a village and port on the right bank of the Danube in the region of Baranja, Croatia, 25 km northeast of Osijek. Its elevation is 105 m. The chief occupation is farming. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County.-Geography:Batina is...

 most of these Germans left, and their property was confiscated by Communist Yugoslavia's government.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2001 census):

• 89.57% Croats
  Croats
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• 3.92% Hungarians
• 2.66% Serbs
  Serbs
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• 1.16% Germans
  Germans
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Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Čeminac is Azure a Lion rampant double-queued Or holding a Plough-share Argent.

See also

• Osijek-Baranja County
  Osijek-Baranja County
  Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, Beli Manastir.-Administrative divisions:Osijek-Baranja county is divided into:...
  
  
• Baranja