Erdut

Erdut
Ердут (Serbian)[1]
Municipality
Municipality of Erdut
Općina Erdut
Општина Ердут
Villages of the Erdut Municipality
Flag of Erdut
Flag
Coat of arms of Erdut
Coat of arms
Erdut is located in Osijek-Baranja County
Erdut
Erdut
Location of Erdut in Croatia
Erdut is located in Croatia
Erdut
Erdut
Erdut (Croatia)
Erdut is located in Europe
Erdut
Erdut
Erdut (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°32′N 19°04′E / 45.533°N 19.067°E / 45.533; 19.067
Country Croatia
RegionSlavonia (Podunavlje)
County Osijek-Baranja
Municipal seat

Largest settlement		Erdut (nominal), Dalj (administrative)

Dalj
Government
 • Municipal mayorJugoslav Vesić (SDSS)
Area
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157.5 km2 (60.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
5,436
 • Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
 • Urban
561
 • Urban density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
31204 Bijelo Brdo
31205 Aljmaš
31206 Erdut
31226 Dalj
Area code031
Official languagesCroatian, Serbian[1]
Websiteopcina-erdut.hr

Erdut (Serbian Cyrillic: Ердут, [ěrduːt]) 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.

The village of Erdut is the third largest in the municipality, after Dalj and Bijelo Brdo. The municipality is part of the Osijek-Baranja County in eastern Slavonia. The municipal center is in the largest village of Dalj.

Name and languages

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See also: Minority languages of Croatia

The name Erdut comes from the local Hungarian name (Erdőd) meaning "forest road".[4] In other languages, the village in German is known as Erdung and in Serbian as Ердут.

Due to the local minority population, the Erdut municipality prescribe the use of not only Croatian as the official language, but the Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet as well.[5]

Geography

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The municipality has a total area of 158 km2[6] (61 sq mi) and is the largest member municipality of Joint Council of Municipalities. The Drava (5.6 km[6]) and Danube (34.825 km[6]) 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.

History

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Erdut Castle in 1608.

The settlement was first mentioned in 1335 under the Hungarian name Erdöd and then as a city in 1472.[4] It was successively ruled by Ottoman Empire, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Independent State of Croatia and Yugoslavia.

Croatian War of Independence

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Main article: Erdut massacre

When Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, eastern Slavonia was soon overrun by the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries, led by the notorious warlord, Željko Ražnatović known by the name Arkan.[7] 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.[8] Their homes were soon occupied by other Serbs.[8] Many buildings and homes were destroyed, including the Roman Catholic Church.[8]

Arkan soon set up a training camp for his Serb Volunteer Guard in Erdut, which became headquarters until the end of the war, when Croatian forces returned according to a peaceful Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium.

Erdut Agreement

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Main article: Erdut Agreement

On November 12, 1995, officials signed what is commonly called the Erdut Agreement[9] 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.[9] Erdut has been under Croatian control since 1998.[10]

Demographics

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Historical population
of Erdut municipality
YearPop.±%
1880 9,421—    
1890 10,451+10.9%
1900 10,904+4.3%
1910 11,373+4.3%
1921 10,543−7.3%
1931 10,976+4.1%
1948 10,177−7.3%
1953 10,324+1.4%
1961 11,440+10.8%
1971 11,353−0.8%
1981 11,035−2.8%
1991 10,197−7.6%
2001 8,417−17.5%
2011 7,308−13.2%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, DZS, Zagreb, 2005

Population

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According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population is 7,308. The municipal population consists of Serbs (55,56%), Croats (37,96%) and Hungarians (5,06%).[11]

There are 4 settlements in municipality:[12]

Settlement population
Aljmaš 610
Bijelo Brdo 1,976
Dalj 3,952
Erdut 818

Religion

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Dalj is seat of the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Politics

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Joint Council of Municipalities

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The Municipality of Erdut is one of seven Serb majority member municipalities within the Joint Council of Municipalities, inter-municipal sui generis organization of ethnic Serb community in eastern Croatia established on the basis of Erdut Agreement. As Serb community constitute majority of the population of the municipality it is represented by 2 delegated Councillors at the Assembly of the Joint Council of Municipalities, double the number of Councilors to the number from Serb minority municipalities in Eastern Croatia.[13]

Municipal government

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The municipality assembly is composed of 13 representatives. As of 2021, the member parties are:[14]

  Party Number of votes Number of seats
  Independent Democratic Serb Party 1.205 8
  Croatian Democratic Union 698 4
  Workers' Front 141 1

Minority councils

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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.[15] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Hungarians and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members municipal minority councils of the Erdut Municipality.[16]

Economy

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Erdut development index is between 50 and 76% of the Croatian average,[17] and is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[18]

Culture

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Points of Interest

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Erdut Castle
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja in Dalj

The municipality is home of Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja, and there is also Erdut Castle.

Notable natives and residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Erdut | Općina Erdut". Opcina-erdut.hr. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Povrsina, stanovnistvo, naseljenost" (PDF). Opcina-erdut.hr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. ^ "Transcript". Slobodan-milosevic.org. 2004-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  8. ^ a b c The New York Times; May 10, 1992
  9. ^ a b "Peace Agreements Digital Collection" (PDF). Usip.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  10. ^ "The Thorny Issue of Ethnic Autonomy in Croatia" (PDF). Ecmi.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  11. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  12. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Erdut". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  13. ^ "Konstituisan 6. saziv Zajedničkog veća opština l" (in Serbian). Zagreb: Privrednik. 1 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Konačni rezultati lokalnih izbora 2021 na području općine Erdut". 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  15. ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIV. OSJEČKO-BARANJSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Odluka o razvrstavanju jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave prema stupnju razvijenosti" (in Croatian). 27 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  18. ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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