Cerić, Croatia

For the people with the surname Cerić, see Cerić (surname).

Cerić
Village
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Coordinates: 45.311151°N 18.856404°E / 45.311151; 18.856404
Country	Croatia
County	Vukovar-Syrmia
Municipality	Nuštar
Area [1]
• Total	13.9 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	1,292
• Density	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32221 Nuštar

Cerić

Cerić is a village in eastern Croatia, located to the northeast of Vinkovci.

Cerić was first mentioned in historical documents in 1267, as part of the Monoštar estate. Today, Cerić is part of the Nuštar municipality.[3]

During the Croatian War of Independence, Cerić was on the eastern front, and it was occupied by Serbian forces on October 2, 1991, to the detriment of the Croatian civilian population.[4]

References

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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Cerić - Općina Nuštar" (in Croatian). 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
4. "Obilježeno stradanje Cerića tijekom Domovinskog rata" (in Croatian). Braniteljski portal. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-12.