What is the population of Erdut, Osijek-Baranja?

Erdut has a population of approximately 561 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Erdut, Osijek-Baranja located?

Erdut is located in Osijek-Baranja, Croatia, at approximate coordinates 45.5249°, 19.0613°.

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Erdut

Total population

561

Elevation158 m

Land area30.5 km²

Coordinates45.52°, 19.06°

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City facts

Elevation

158 m

Area

30.5 km²

Official website

www.opcina-erdut.hr

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Overview

Erdut 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 1995 Erdut Agreement, which initiated the UNTAES transitional administration over the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia.

History & geography

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1335 under the Hungarian name Erdöd and then as a city in 1472. The battle for Erdut quickly ended that summer as the entire Croatian population was expelled or killed along with other minorities including Czechs, Germans, Hungarians, Ruthenians and Ukrainians in an act of ethnic cleansing. Their homes were soon occupied by other Serbs. in which the part of eastern Slavonia still occupied by Serbs would be integrated back into Croatia, gradually allowing some of the exiled refugees to return to their homes. This agreement was the basis for the establishment of Joint Council of Municipalities.

Geography

The municipality has a total area of 158 km2 (61 sq mi) and is the largest member municipality of Joint Council of Municipalities. The Drava (5.6 km) and Danube (34.825 km) rivers flow through the municipality. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil. The elevation of the village of Erdut is 158 m. It is located at the end of the D213 road near border crossing with Serbia. The railway station is located in Novi Erdut (New Erdut) hamlet, about 1 km south of the village, on the Vukovar-Erdut-Bogojevo (Serbia) railway.

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