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| Coordinates:45°13′15″N18°57′19″E / 45.220934°N 18.955382°E /45.220934; 18.955382 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Municipality | Stari Jankovci |
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| • Body | Local Committee |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 398 |
| • Density | 45.0/sq mi (17.4/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Lazanin (♂) Lazanka (♀) (pergrammatical gender) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32 242 Slakovci |
| Area code | +385 032 |
Srijemske Laze (Serbian Cyrillic:Сремске Лазе) is avillage inStari Jankovci municipality ofVukovar-Syrmia County in easternCroatia. The village is physically connected with the village ofSlakovci. According to 2011 census there is 566 residents in the village.[4] The largest ethnic group in the village areSerbs of Croatia. The village is connected with the rest of the country by theD46 state road connecting it with the town ofVinkovci and continuing intoSerbia as theState Road 120 to the nearest town ofŠid. Surrounding landscape of the village is marked by thePannonian Basin plains and agricultural fields ofwheat,maize,common sunflower andsugar beet.
The name of the village inCroatian orSerbian is plural.
In addition to its official form the name of the village of Srijemske Laze is also known as Sremske Laze in its Ekavian pronunciation ofShtokavian dialect of the pluricentricSerbo-Croatian. Historically, Ekavian pronunciation was common both among autochthonous Serb and Croat communities inPodunavlje while both new post-World War II Serb and Croat settlers predominantly used Ijekavian pronunciation. This however changed in local context after theCroatian War of Independence when Ekavian was associated with Serb and Ijekavian with Croat community with some exceptions.
The word "Srijemske"/"Sremske" is a possessive adjective derived from the Serbo-Croatian word for theSyrmia region itself, meaning that the literal translation of the settlement's name in English is Syrmia's Laze. The name of thevillage comes from the old Croatian word ''laz'', which means a part of the hillside that can be overcome on foot.[5]
Southern edge of administrative area of village borderingBosut river. North of the river is oak forest and after forest there are large agricultural fields. Between village itself and the southern part of administrative area village lyingZagreb–Belgrade railway. Through the village passingD46 highway. At the eastern end, village is physically connected to the neighboring village Slakovci. The village is part ofPannonian sub-region ofSyrmia. The area of village is completely flat, gently sloped from slightly higher north to lower south. WordSrijemske in village name comes fromEastern Herzegovinian,Shtokavian dialect ofSerbo-Croatian word for region ofSyrmia.
In theMiddle Ages modern village area were populated by Catholic population.[6] Name of place that than existed was Laz.[6] Origin of old village name comes fromCroat wordlaz, which means the low gentle hill that man can easily exceed walking.[6] Catholic village Laz which was just south of the present day village, was abandoned under the influence ofOttoman Empire in the 17th century.[6]
After the liberation from theOttoman Empire following the 1699Treaty of Karlowitz, theFranciscans from Srijemski Laz took most of the population toVukovar where they built theChurch of Saints Philip and James, while a smaller part of the population moved to Jankovci and Slakovci. Even today, descendants of natives from Laz with the surname Lazanin live in these villages.[7] Between 1690s and 1720s the village was abandoned when it was resettled byEastern Orthodox population.[8] Since after theOttoman Empire village remained deserted and empty,Austrian Empire in early 18th century inhabited village withSerbs mostly from easternBosnia (fromBijeljina andZvornik) and southwesternHungary.[6] In 1719 locals built a wooden church of All saintArhistratiz's, which on 18 June 1752 wasconsecrated byepiskopos Partenije.[6] In that period under the parish belonged also Orthodox families from neighboring villageJankovci until innew village wasn't built Orthodox church.[6]
In 1701 village administratively became part ofMilitary Frontier.[6] In 1716 village become part ofVukovar Seigniory inKingdom of Slavonia.[6] In 1745 during the final delimitation between Vukovar Seigniory and Military Frontier village again become part of Military Frontier. In 1848 and 1849 village was part of short-lived self-proclaimed Serbian autonomous regionSerbian Vojvodina. Village stay part of Military Frontier until 1881 and unification ofCroatian andSlavonian Military Frontier intoKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.[6] When in 1873 Military Frontier was demilitarized village become part ofMirkovci municipality and then village name got geographical prefixSrijemske so that it can be distinguished from other four villages inKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia with that name.[6]
At the end of theFirst World War Srijemske Laze become part of short-lived unrecognizedState of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs that joined theKingdom of Serbia to form theKingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes that will later change its name into Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In that period wider region was shortly part ofDrina Banovina with capital inSarajevo, but than become part ofSava Banovina that letter become part of autonomousBanovina of Croatia. Narrower region was part of theSyrmia County till 1924 and thenSyrmia Oblast.
DuringWorld War II village was part ofNazipuppetIndependent State of Croatia andVuka county within it. In 1941 in village lived about 900 inhabitants, out of which during the World War II 300 took part inYugoslav Partisans and 150 were killed. During the war village was permanent safe place for partisans that because of that call itLittle Moscow.[1] At that time in village was created two days of remembrance and celebration of that period. These wereSocialistSlava (22 August) andDay of the Dead (14 October).[1] Socialist Slava was created in memory of year 1943, when about 120 people went to partisans, and Day of the Dead commemorate the 56 villagers killed on 14 October 1944 whenUstaše launched a punitive expedition aimed at the destruction of partisan nests.[1]
During thewar in Croatia Srijemske Laze was within self-proclaimed Serb political entitySAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. In the final stages of conflictUnited Nations Mission conducted peaceful reintegration ofthis region into Croatian jurisdiction. Population in Srijemske Laze decreased from 1991 till 2001 for 29.4%.[6]
The village is faced with the challenge ofpopulation decline. The process was initiated byindustrialization andurbanization already in the period of the existence of theSFR Yugoslavia and intensified by the post-Croatian War of Independence socioeconomic situation. Population decline further intensified in the aftermath of the2013 enlargement of the European Union with emigration toGermany,Ireland,Scandinavia and other parts of the EU.
In Srijemske Laze there are local committees ofIndependent Democratic Serb Party andNew Serbian Party.[6]
Every year on the OrthodoxChristmas Eve (January 6), residents in the churchyard have a bonfire for "Badnjak", the Serbian word for Christmas Eve. In this occasion locals take oak trees from the area and make a ritual fire.
Branch school ofElementary school Stari Jankovci is located in Srijemske Laze. Education at local school is carried out inSerbian.[9]
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