Baranjsko Petrovo Selo

Baranjsko Petrovo Selo (Petárda) is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Petlovac municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 525 people.

History
It was first mentioned in 1349 and its older name was Petarda. According to Ottoman defters (tax records), the village was also inhabited during Ottoman administration.

Parts of settlement (hamlets)
Bakanga, Baranjsko Petrovo Selo, Repnjak and Žido-Pusta. Former parts are: Greisinger-Pusta, Paleža-Salaš, Vrbak-Pusta and Žido-Lugarna. Till 1991. part of settlement was also Novo Nevesinje which is now independent settlement.

Austria-Hungary 1910. census

 * In 1910. census together with settlement Novo Nevesinje.

Literature

 * Book: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880–1991: po naseljima, autor: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;