Donji Miholjac

Sister cities

• Siklós

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Donji Miholjac was a district capital in the Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Its name comes from Saint Michael. During the time of Ancient Rome, it was called Mariniana. There are several suggested etymology for the name "Mariniana". One is that it comes from the Roman personal name "Marinus". The other is that it comes from the Indo-European roots *mory and *h1ny, so that it means "marshy valley". If so, the same root is seen in the names "Mursa" and "Marsonia". Colonist settlements of Bockovac and Gložđe were established on the territory of the town municipality during the land reform in interwar Yugoslavia.

Most-observed species

• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  515
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  484
• Great Crested Grebe

  Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  445
• Ferruginous Duck

  Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) · Aves
  320
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  260
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  250
• White-tailed Eagle

  Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  225
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  204