Retfala
Retfala (Rétfalu German: Deutsche Retfala/Rieddorf) is a city district in the western part of Osijek, Croatia. It has 14,123 inhabitants distributed in 5,200 households. It borders Gornji grad to the east, Tvrđavica to the northeast, Višnjevac to the west and Industrijska četvrt to the south.
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Overview
Overview
Day of the city district is on 14 September, on Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Its name in Hungarian and German literally means "village in meadow".
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Retfala • Type — City district of Osijek • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Croatia • Subdivision Type1 — City • Subdivision Name1 — Osijek • Established Title — First mention • Established Date — End of 17th century • Established Title2 — City district • Established Date2 — From 1947 • Leader Party — HDZ • Leader Title — President of Council • Leader Name — Željko Lijić • Population Total — 14,123 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 31000 Osijek • Official Name — Gradska četvrt Retfala Retfala City District
History
History
Source: Retfala is first mentioned in the end 17th century. From 1750 it was estate of the family of Pejačević. In the second half of the 18th century, Danube Swabians began to settle in Retfala. From 19th century it was independent municipality. Colonist settlements of Adolfovac and Brešće were established on the territory of the municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia. From 1947 it is a city district of the City of Osijek.
Notable people
Notable people
• Nikola Arsenović
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Gradska četvrt Retfala.
- 2.Gradska četvrt Retfala. Grad Osijek.
- 3.Zlata Živaković-Kerže. Kratki povijesni prikaz gradskih četvrti i prigradskih naselja.
- 4.Šimončić-Bobetko, Zdenka. Kolonizacija u Hrvatskoj 1919.—1941. godine. Povijesni prilozi. Hrvatski institut za povijest. 9. 160–162. 1990. 0351-9767.
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