Orolik
Orolik (Serbian Cyrillic: Оролик) is a village in Stari Jankovci municipality, Vukovar-Srijem County, in eastern Croatia. It is connected with the rest of the country by the D46 road and M105 railway.
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  Orolik | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′N 18°59′E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
| County |  Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Municipality | Stari Jankovci |
| Government | |
| • Body | Local Committee |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 512 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
One archaeological site in Orolik dating back to Iron Age in Europe period was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia.[1] Archaeological site was a settlement of the late La Tène culture settlement network of the Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci.[1] First excavations of Scordisci sites began in late XIX century during the time of Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1]
Orolik was established in XVI century during the Ottoman rule in Hungary.[2] Majority population in Ottoman period were Catholic Croats who remained in the village after the Treaty of Karlowitz.[2] In 1715 local church register is stating that there is 19 inhabited houses in total in the entire village.[2] During the next decade Hofkammer in Vienna settled 20 families of Eastern Orthodox Vlachs or Serbs in the village.[2] In 1866 there was 205 Orthodox and 106 Roman Catholic families in the village.[2]
References
- Dizdar, Marko (2016). "Late La Tène Settlements in the Vinkovci Region (Eastern Slavonia, Croatia): Centres of Trade and Exchange" (PDF). Boii - Taurisci: Proceedings of the International Seminar, Oberleis-Klement, June 14th-15th, 2012. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press: 31–48. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Marković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.