Baranjsko Petrovo selo

Situated in the lowlands of Western Baranja, just near Hungarian border. It is 7 kilometres away from district seat in Petlovac, 38 from Osijek, and 14 kilometres from Beli Manastir.
Among local people the settlement is known under the name of Petarda since in historical books it was first mentioned in 1276 under the Hungarian name of Peturd, and then in 1332 as Peterd. Its present name dates from the period after the World War I.
The place is the seat of the Parish of St.  Lawrence deacon and martyr, founded back in 1903, and Patron Saint’s Day is celebrated on August 10th.  During the reign of Kasimir Esterházy, the lord of the manor, (19th century) there were about 900 farmers and cattle breeders living in the settlement.