Erdut

Erdut
Ердут

coat of arms

Coordinates: 45 ° 31 '25 " N , 19 ° 3' 26" E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Osijek-Baranja

Area :

158 km²

Residents :

7,308 (2011)

Population density :

46 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 031

Postal code :

31 206

License plate :

OS

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

local community

Mayor :

Jugoslav Vesić ( SDSS )

Website :

www.opcina-erdut.hr

Erdut ( Serbian - Cyrillic Ердут ; German outdated Erdung ) is a place in the extreme east of Croatia and at the same time eponymous part of a municipality (Croatian općina ), which includes the places Erdut, Dalj, Aljmaš , Bijelo Brdo and the scattered properties of the Daljska planina and has 7,308 inhabitants according to the last count (as of 2011). The municipality is part of the Osijek-Baranja County , the north-easternmost district of Slavonia . The municipality seat is Dalj.

Geographical location

The municipality of Erdut in eastern Croatia

Erdut lies far forward in a large loop of the Danube , which here - at about 85 meters above sea level - forms the border between Croatia and Serbia ; the place itself is about 70 meters above the river. A road bridge (connecting the capital of Slavonia , Osijek , with the Serbian Subotica ) and a bridge on the Vinkovci / Osijek – Sombor –Subotica railway line form border crossings to the neighboring state (see also the Gombos-Erdöd project ).

The ridge, which runs through the entire bend of the Danube in its west-east extension and slopes steeply to the river on its north side, is called the Daljska planina after the village of Dalj. Fertile loess soils provide the best conditions for fruit, vegetable and viticulture. The Erdut winery is known for its excellent white wines.

history

Danube near Erdut

Until 1918 the place was part of the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia and was named Erdöd .

With the beginning of the Croatian War, Erdut became part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina in 1991 . After the military operation Oluja in 1995, the Erdut Agreement between the Krajina Serbs and the Croatian government was concluded here, in which - in contrast to the military reconquest of the occupied parts of Croatia - the peaceful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into sovereign Croatia was regulated. After the transition from an administration under a UN mandate ( UNTAES ), Erdut has been reintegrated in Croatia since 1998.

Web links

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