Draž ( hu, Darázs, german: Darasch) is a village and municipality in
Osijek-Baranja County
Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...
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Croatia
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. There are 2,767 inhabitants in the municipality.
Geography
The municipality of Draž is situated between border with
Hungary
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in the north, border with
Serbia
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in the east, municipality of
Kneževi Vinogradi in the south, and municipality of
Popovac in the south-west.
The municipality of Draž includes the following settlements:
*Draž (pop. 505)
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Batina (pop. 879)
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Duboševica (pop. 554)
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Gajić (pop. 294)
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Podolje (pop. 140)
*
Topolje (pop. 395)
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2011 census):
*1931
Croats
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(69.79%)
*680
Hungarians
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(24.58%)
*90
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(3.25%)
During the
Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), 1300 people were expelled from the municipality. Nearly all have returned since.
Economy
The population is chiefly oriented towards crop and livestock farming. In recent times, there is a trend towards food processing and tourism (hunting and angling).
Five kilometers of
wine roads have been established.
Two major infrastructure projects underway are construction of the water supply network and the Batina harbor.
Draž is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the
First Category Area of Special State Concern by the
Government of Croatia.
See also
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Osijek-Baranja County
Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...
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Baranja
References
External links
Official site* http://www.tzbaranje.hr/hr/odredista/draz/
* http://www.zbirka-draz.net/
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Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County
Municipalities of Croatia
Baranya (region)