Zmajevac

For the village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see Zmajevac (Cazin).

Zmajevac (Hungarian: Vörösmart; Serbian Cyrillic: Змајевац; Latin: Ad Novas)^[4] is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Kneževi Vinogradi municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. The population is 974 people. Zmajevac was founded on the foundations of the Roman colony Ad Novas.^[5] In 1246, it is mentioned under the name Verusmorth. ^[6]

Zmajevac Vörösmart (Hungarian)[1]
Village (Selo)
Wine route
Zmajevac
Coordinates: 45°47′53″N 18°48′04″E
Country	Croatia
Region	Baranya (Podunavlje)
County	Osijek-Baranja
Municipality	Kneževi Vinogradi
Area [2]
• Total	53.4 km2 (20.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	544
• Density	10.2/km2 (26.4/sq mi)

Geography

Zmajevac is approximately 36 km north of Osijek and 22 km south of the border with Hungary. Serbia is approximately 8 kilometers away.

Ethnic groups (2001 census)

• 701 - Hungarians
• 178 - Croats
• 10 - Serbs
• 85 - others

Notable people

• Otti Berger (1898–1944) – textile artist and weaver

External links

• Zmajevac on openstreetmap.org