Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a

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, located in northeastern

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...

and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include

Đakovo Đakovo (; hu, Diakovár) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region ( hr, Đakovština ). Etymology The etymology of the name is the gr, διάκος (diákos) in Slavic form đ ...

, Našice,

Valpovo Valpovo is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river, northwest of Osijek. The population of Valpovo is 7,406, with a total of 11,563 in the municipality. Name In Hungarian the town is known as ''Valpó'' and in German as ''Wa ...

, Belišće, and Beli Manastir.

History

Osijek-Baranja County Population Pyramid Census 2011 ENG

Osijek-Baranja County was established in 1992, with border changes in 1997.

Stifolder

The ''Stifolder'' or ''Stiffoller Shvove'' are a Roman Catholic subgroup of the so called

Danube Swabians The Danube Swabians (german: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the ethnic German-speaking population who lived in various countries of central-eastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley, first in the 12th century, and in grea ...

. Their ancestors once came ca. 1717 - 1804 from the Hochstift Fulda and surroundings (

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda The Diocese of Fulda (Latin ''Dioecesis Fuldensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral. History The histo ...

), and settled in the Baranja area, such as in Jagodnjak, etc. They retained their own German dialect and culture, until the end of WW2. After WW2, the majority of Danube Swabians were expelled to

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and Allied-occupied Austria as a consequence of the Potsdam Agreement. Only a few people can speak the old Stiffolerisch Schvovish dialect. A salami is named after this people.

Administrative divisions

Cities and towns

Municipalities

County government

Current Župan (prefect): Ivan Anušić ( HDZ) The county assembly is composed of 55 representatives, organized as follows: * Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 25 * Independent 10 * Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 6 *

Bridge of Independent Lists The Bridge ( hr, Most), previously known as Bridge of Independent Lists ( hr, Most nezavisnih lista) until November 2020, is a political party in Croatia founded in 2012. The party is led by Božo Petrov, its founder and the former mayor of Metk ...

(Most) 4 * Human Shield (Živi zid) 3 *

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(HNS) 3 * Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 2 *

Croatian Social Liberal Party The Croatian Social Liberal Party ( hr, Hrvatska socijalno-liberalna stranka or HSLS) is a conservative-liberal political party in Croatia. The HSLS was formed in 1989 as the first Croatian political party formed after the reintroduction of mult ...

(HSLS) 1 * Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) 1

Demographics

Several minorities in Osijek-Baranja County have their Minority Councils. Here is the list of minorities' Councils with links to their respective Statutes and name of Osijek-Baranja County in their language. Bosniaks,

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...

, Macedonians,

Rusyns Rusyns (), also known as Carpatho-Rusyns (), or Rusnaks (), are an East Slavic ethnic group from the Eastern Carpathians in Central Europe. They speak Rusyn, an East Slavic language variety, treated variously as either a distinct langu ...

and

Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Slovenci ), are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia, and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovene as their na ...

have one representative each. The Serbian Joint Council of Municipalities, consisting of

Erdut Erdut ( sr-Cyrl, Ердут, ) is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia some 37 km east of the major city of Osijek. Lying on the border with neighbouring Serbia, it was the site of the signing of the Erdut Agreement, which initiate ...

, Jagodnjak and

Šodolovci Šodolovci ( sr-Cyrl, Шодоловци, hu, Páznán) is a village and a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County in eastern Croatia. In 7 villages of the Šodolovci Municipality there was 1,653 inhabitants at the time of 2011 Census. Landscape ...

municipalities is active within the county.

Features

The Kopački Rit nature park is located within this county. Other notable attractions in the country include

Đakovo Cathedral The Đakovo Cathedral or Cathedral basilica of St. Peter ( hr, Katedrala bazilika Svetog Petra) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek in Đakovo, Croatia. Đakovo Cathedral is the biggest sacral newly built buildin ...

Tvrđa Tvrđa (''Citadel'') is the old town of the city of Osijek in Croatia. It is the best-preserved and largest ensemble of Baroque buildings in Croatia and consists of a Habsburg star fort built on the right bank of the River Drava. Tvrđa has been ...

, Bizovac spa, Đakovački vezovi,

Osijek Zoo and Aquarium Osijek Zoo and Aquarium ( hr, Zoološki vrt i akvarij grada Osijeka) is an zoo in Osijek, Croatia. It is located on the banks of the Drava river opposite the city of Osijek, and is the biggest Zoo in Croatia. Director of the zoo is Denis Vedlin. ...

, Urban Fest Osijek, Red fićo in Osijek, Battle of Batina monument, Eastern Continental wine region and other.

Sources

External links

* {{Authority control Counties of Croatia Slavonia Baranya (region)