Mlaka Antinska

Summary

Mlaka Antinska (Serbian Cyrillic: Млака Антинска, Hungarian: Tótfalu) is a small village in the municipality of Tordinci, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia. Village is closely related with neighboring village of Antin. Mlaka Antinska is faced with the challenge of population decline caused by the post-Croatian War of Independence economic situation.[3] Population decline intensified in the aftermath of the 2013 enlargement of the European Union with number of people emigrating to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany.[3] Some local inhabitants compared the issue with the depopulation of the Great Plains in the United States.[3] The settlement was originally a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet.[4]

Mlaka Antinska
Location of Mlaka Antinska in Croatia
Location of Mlaka Antinska in Croatia
Mlaka Antinska is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska is located in Croatia
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska is located in Europe
Mlaka Antinska
Mlaka Antinska
Coordinates: 45°22′44″N 18°46′8″E / 45.37889°N 18.76889°E / 45.37889; 18.76889
Country Croatia
RegionSlavonia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityTordinci
Government
 • BodyLocal Committee
Area
 • Total2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total55
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Mlačanin () Mlačanka ()
(per grammatical gender)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32 214 Tordinci
Vehicle registrationVU

Geography edit

Mlaka Antinska is located on the left northern bank of the Vuka River and the Vuka-Vuka Canal which is dividing the settlement on two parts. Settlement is located on the main road between villages Antin and Tordinci.

Culture edit

Already in 2013 there was not a single registered cultural organization or activity which was taking place in Mlaka Antinska.[5] While Tordinci Municipality is defining official usage of Hungarian language, ethnic Hungarian flag and proportional representation in municipal institutions for Hungarian community centered in the village of Korođ, Municipal Statute do not contain similar provisions for much smaller Serb community living primarily in Mlaka Antinska.[6] Local Serb community relies on cultural activities and education in their language in neighboring Markušica or to a lesser extent Trpinja and Šodolovci municipalities.

Mlaka Antinska gained some attention in popular culture during the RTL Televizija docu-soap Ljubav je na selu when the youngest farmer participant was from the village.[7]

Agriculture edit

In 2017 the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture registered a case of Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 resulting in euthanasia of 600 chickens.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Selo koje se seli – U potrazi za kruhom odlaze u Irsku, Island..." Večernji list. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ Barišić Bogišić, Lidija (2022). O neslavenskom stanovništvu na vukovarskom području. Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada. p. 156. ISBN 978-953-169-497-1.
  5. ^ "Хроника Славоније, Барање и западног Срема". Radio Television of Serbia. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Statut Općine Tordinci" (PDF). Tordinci Municipality. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ "I ONI ĆE TRAŽITI LJUBAV NA SELU: Najmlađi kandidat popularnog showa atraktivnim izgledom osvaja gdje god se pojavi". Net.hr. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Птичји грип откривен код Винковаца". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 16 January 2019.