Belišće

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Belišće
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Belišće (Croatia)
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Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 39 ″  N , 18 ° 9 ′ 54 ″  E
Basic data
State : Croatian flag Croatia
County : Flag of Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja
Residents : 10,825 (2011)
Telephone code : (+385) 031
Postal code : 31 551
License plate : OS
Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )
Community type : city
Mayor : Dinko Burić ( HDSSB )
Website :

Belišće is a city in the Croatian region of Slavonia . It has 10,825 inhabitants (as of 2011), mostly Croatians, and belongs to the Osijek-Baranja County .

history

Belišće was built towards the end of the 19th century as a workers' settlement for the sawmill of the Hungarian businessman Gutmann. From 1884 onwards, an extensive wood industry with processing woodworks developed here.

After the Second World War , one of the largest cellulose / paper industries in Southeast Europe emerged in Belišće .

During the Croatian War of Independence in 1991, the city remained under Croatian control. The proximity to the Serb-occupied Baranja, however, brought the city daily grenades.

In the following years the wood industry collapsed due to unprofitability and a lack of investment. Nevertheless, the Belišće dd Group remains one of the most important employers in the region.