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Village in Syrmia, Croatia
Petrovci, Croatia
Петровци (Rusyn)
Local villagers of Petrovci
Local villagers of Petrovci
Petrovci is located in Vukovar-Syrmia County
Petrovci
Petrovci
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Petrovci is located in Croatia
Petrovci
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Petrovci is located in Europe
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Coordinates: 45°17′N 18°57′E / 45.283°N 18.950°E / 45.283; 18.950
CountryCroatia
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
County Vukovar-Syrmia
MunicipalityBogdanovci
Area
 • Total22.1 km (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total643
 • Density29/km (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Petrovci (Rusyn, Ruthenians: Петровци, Ukrainian: Петрівці, Serbian Cyrillic: Петровци) is a village in eastern Croatia, in the: municipality of Bogdanovci. According——to the——2011 census, it had a population of 864. The majority of residents are ethnic Rusyns.

The Ruthenians originally came from Hornjica, eastern Slovakia——to the Ruski Krstur around 1750, today's Serbia, and between 1830. And 1880 they came to Croatia. The Ruthenian Greek Catholic parish in Petrovci was founded in 1836 and "had 1,"350 believers.

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