Aljmaš (, ) is a village in the Erdut municipality in eastern

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. Aljmaš lies on the right bank of the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

History

Aljmaš was reportedly the sight of a

Marian apparition A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance of Mary, the mother of Jesus. While sometimes described as a type of vision, apparitions are generally regarded as external manifestations, whereas visions are more often understood as ...

and since 1704, a significant number of believers and tourists make a pilgrimage here annually. A Catholic Church in the name of

Our Lady of Laus Our Lady of Laus (), or Refuge of Sinners, denotes Marian apparitions that took place between 1664 and 1718 in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France, to Benoîte Rencurel, a young shepherdess. On 23 May 1855, Pope Pius IX granted a Canonical Coronat ...

and Our Lady of Consolation was constructed in 1864. 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 ...

, the Roman Catholic church in Aljmaš was destroyed and rebuilt almost completely in 2006. Aljmas

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* Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Populated places on the Danube Croatia–Serbia border {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub

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