Kopačevo
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Kopačevo Kopács |
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Reformed Christian Church in Kopačevo
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 Kopačevo
Kopačevo
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| Coordinates: 45°36′07″N 18°47′10″E / 45.602°N 18.786°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| Region | Baranya (Podunavlje) |
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 Osijek-Baranja County
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| Municipality | Bilje |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 608 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kopačevo (Hungarian: Kopács) is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Bilje municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 608 people.
In classical antiquity location of present-day village was a part of a long Roman Danubian Limes three grave areals which were researched by archaeologists from Hungary before World War II, but two of them were destroyed in 1950 due to the dam construction. One necropolis was dated in the Late Antique period.
First historical mention of the village comes from year 1212 during the reign of Andrew III of Hungary. 1713 it is mentioned as a Hungarian village with 18 families. Village is mentioned one source from 1591 in the period of Ottoman rule over the medieval Kingdom of Hungary when it was waqf with 100 Hungarian families living on it. 1713 it is mentioned as a Hungarian village with 18 families. According to local legend, prior to the arrival of Ottomans, there was a grand castle in the village. Dravafok or Dravatorok, early 20th century steamboat port and telegraphy station, belonged to the village. According to Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs data, village had 1203 inhabitants in 1839 and reached its peak in 1849 with 1412 inhabitants.
All up until the 1918 and establishment of Kingdom of Yugoslavia village, together with the rest of Baranya, was part of Baranya County. In 1920 post World War I Treaty of Trianon was formally signed. During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia village was within the Danube Banovina. In World War II after the Invasion of Yugoslavia it was part of Kingdom of Hungary. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia transferred the region to the Socialist Republic of Croatia.
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