Ostrovo, Croatia

Ostrovo (Острово, Lászlófalva) is a village in Croatia, municipality Markušica, Vukovar-Syrmia County.

Education
Branch school of Elementary school Markušica is located in Ostrovo. Education at local schools is carried out in Serbian.

History
Ostrovo was mentioned in 1381 when it was described as a ruined town leading some historians to believe it was originally established during the existence of the Valkó County. During the Middle Ages it was a typical swampland castle. Prior to the Ottoman conquest of the region the land around the village belonged to the Benedictine monks with contemporary village of Laslovo and historical settlements of Eginci and Čakanovci belonging to the Ostrovo property. Ostrovo was abandoned following the Ottoman conquests with Eastern Orthodox people from the Balkans interior resettling it on 16th century and again in 17th century. Following the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz, in 1702 the village was included into the Nuštar estates with 1736 local census recording 40 predominantly Eastern Orthodox houses. In 1866 629 residents lived in 105 inhabited houses with 618 of them belonging to Eastern Orthodox communities of Serbs or Vlachs.

During the war in Croatia Ostrovo was within self-proclaimed Serb political entity SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. In the final stages of conflict United Nations Mission conducted peaceful reintegration this region into Croatian jurisdiction.

Demographic history
According to the 1991 census, the village was inhabited by a majority of Serbs (85.18%), and minority of Croats (7.91%) and Yugoslavs (4.29%).