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Retfala
City district of Osijek
Gradska četvrt Retfala Retfala City District
Strossmayerova Street
Country	Croatia
City	Osijek
First mention	End of 17th century
City district	From 1947
Government
• President of Council	Željko Lijić (HDZ)
Population
• Total	14,123
Postal code	31000 Osijek

Retfala (Hungarian: Rétfalu) is a city district in the western part of Osijek, Croatia. It has 14,123 inhabitants distributed in 5,200 households. It borders Gornji grad to the east, Tvrđavica to the northeast, Višnjevac to the west and Industrijska četvrt to the south.

Day of the city district is on 14 September, on Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Its name in Hungarian literally means "village in meadow".

History

Retfala is first mentioned in the end 17th century.

From 1750 it was estate of the family of Pejačević.

From 19th century it was independent municipality. Colonist settlements of Adolfovac and Brešće were established on the territory of the municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

From 1947 it is a city district of the City of Osijek.

Notable people

• Nikola Arsenović

References

1. "Gradska četvrt Retfala".
2. "Gradska četvrt Retfala". Grad Osijek. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
3. Zlata Živaković-Kerže. "Kratki povijesni prikaz gradskih četvrti i prigradskih naselja" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
4. Šimončić-Bobetko, Zdenka (1990). "Kolonizacija u Hrvatskoj 1919.—1941. godine" [Colonization in Croatia Between 1919 and 1941]. Povijesni prilozi (in Croatian). 9 (9). Zagreb: Hrvatski institut za povijest: 160–162. ISSN 0351-9767.

v t e Osijek
History	History of Osijek Tvrđa Croatian War of Independence Mayors
Districts	Donji grad Gornji grad Industrijska četvrt Jug II Novi grad Retfala Tvrđa
Suburbs	Brijest Briješće Josipovac Klisa Nemetin Podravlje Sarvaš Tenja Tvrđavica Višnjevac
Buildings and landmarks	Ante Starčević Square City Guard County palace Eurodom European Avenue Franjo Tuđman Bridge Pedestrian bridge Pejačević Castle Portanova Normann Palace Slavonian Command Palace Statue of the Holy Trinity
Churches	Co-cathedral St. Roch's Church (Gornji grad) St. Roch's Church (Donji grad) St. Michael's Church Glorious Name of Mary's Church St. Family's Church St. Joseph the Worker's Church St. Cross Tump's Church St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić's Church St. Osijek Martyrs's Church Sts. Cyril and Methodius's Church Martyrdom of John the Baptist's Church St. Luke's Church Dormition of the Mother of God
Culture	Croatian National Theatre in Osijek Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre City and University Library State Archives in Osijek
Galleries and museums	Gallery of fine arts Gallery Waldinger Gallery Vernissage Archaeological museum Museum of Slavonia
Education	University of Osijek Art Agriculture Civil Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Food Technology Law Medicine Philosophy I Gymnasium Osijek II Gymnasium Osijek III Gymnasium Osijek Jesuit Classical Gymnasium in Osijek
Sports venues	Gradski vrt Hall Zrinjevac Sport Hall Jug Sport Hall Opus Arena Gradski vrt stadium
Transport	Osijek Airport Railway station Bus station Osijek tram
Festivals	Urban Fest
Neighboring municipalities	Darda Bilje Erdut Trpinja Šodolovci Antunovac Čepin Petrijevci

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