Lovas, Croatia

Lovas
Lovas
Location in Croatia
Lovas
Lovas (Croatia)
Lovas
Lovas (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°14′N 19°10′E / 45.233°N 19.167°E / 45.233; 19.167
Country Croatia
County Vukovar-Syrmia
Government
  Municipal MayorTanja Cirba (HDZ)
Area
42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
  Urban
24.0 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
980
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
  Urban
728
  Urban density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32237
Area code32
Vehicle registrationVU
Websitelovas.hr

Lovas (Hungarian: Hosszúlovász, Serbian Cyrillic: Ловас) is a village and seat of municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County of eastern Croatia, located on the slopes of Fruška Gora, a few kilometers south of the main road connecting Vukovar with Ilok. Lovas has a population of 1,214 (2011), and its municipality also includes the smaller village of Opatovac (pop. 345 in 2011) which is located to the north, at the Danube. Lovas is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.