Draž (, , sr-Cyrl, Драж) is a village and municipality in

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranya (region), Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Val ...

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. There are 2,767 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

The municipality of Draž is situated between border with

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in the north, border with

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in the east, municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi in the south, and municipality of Popovac in the south-west. The municipality of Draž includes the following settlements: *Draž (pop. 505) * Batina (pop. 879) * Duboševica (pop. 554) * Gajić (pop. 294) * Podolje (pop. 140) * Topolje (pop. 395)

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2011 census): *1931

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

(69.79%) *680

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(24.58%) *90

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

(3.25%) During the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

(1991–1995), 1300 people were expelled from the municipality. Nearly all have returned since.

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the

2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections () were held on 7 May in certain regional (counties) and local administrative units (municipalities and towns & cities). Background Elections were announced in Nar ...

and

Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Хрватски Срби, Hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in C ...

each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members municipal minority councils of the Draž Municipality but the elections for Serb council were not held due to the lack of candidates.

Economy

The population is chiefly oriented towards crop and livestock farming. In recent times, there is a trend towards food processing and tourism (hunting and angling). Five kilometers of wine roads have been established. Two major infrastructure projects underway are construction of the water supply network and the Batina harbor. Draž is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the

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. Draž is known as a starting point for eco-tourism due to its pristine and unpolluted nature.

References

External links

Official site
* http://www.tzbaranje.hr/hr/odredista/draz/ * http://www.zbirka-draz.net/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Draz Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Municipalities of Croatia Baranya (region)