The parish church of Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1780 with a notable Baroque-Classical main altar, was severely damaged.

Stari Jankovci is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.

[6] In the area of Jankovci, there was a larger estate whose owner was the nobleman Herka around 1260, and after him duke Pavle Gorjanski.

After the departure of the Turks, the Jankovci were part of the Vukovar Manor until 1945 and belonged to civilian Croatia.

As of 2009, the member parties/lists are:[1] Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.