Mirkovci
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 Mirkovci
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| Coordinates: 45°16′16″N 18°51′00″E / 45.271°N 18.850°ECoordinates: 45°16′16″N 18°51′00″E / 45.271°N 18.850°E | |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| Region | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
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 Vukovar-Srijem
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| City | Vinkovci |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,283 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | VK |
Mirkovci (Hungarian: Szegfalu, Serbian Cyrillic: Мирковци) is a village and the suburb of town Vinkovci, in eastern Croatia. It is in the Syrmia region, located immediately southeast of Vinkovci. The Vinkovci-Gunja railway separates it from the rest of the city. The population is 3,283 (census 2011).
In the vicinity, the Roman town of Cibalae (Vinkovci) was the birthplace of Valentinian I in 321.
During the Second World War, 107 ethnic Serbs were transferred and killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp by the Croatian fascist Ustashe.
The majority of the inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. A former village, Milovanci (Hungarian: Monostormilvány) is today part of Mirkovci.
During the Croatian War of Independence, Mirkovci was under Serb control as a part of self-proclaimed SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1991–1992), Republic of Serbian Krajina (1992-1995) and United Nations protectorate of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995-1998). In his book Warrior's Honour: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience, Canadian author Michael Ignatieff writes;
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