Vuka is a river in eastern

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

, a right tributary of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

river. At , it is the 13th-longest river flowing through Croatia and it has a drainage area of . The river is located in

Vukovar-Srijem County Vukovar-Srijem County ( hr, Vukovarsko-srijemska županija), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian county. It includes the eastern parts ...

, in the

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Bar ...

region. It empties into the Danube at the town of

Vukovar Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...

, which got its name from the river. The ancient name of Pannonian

Illyrians The Illyrians ( grc, Ἰλλυριοί, ''Illyrioi''; la, Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European-speaking peoples who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, a ...

for Vuka was Volcos.

Settlements along the river basin

* Borovik * Podgorje Bračevačko *

Razbojište Razbojište is a village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ra ...

* Budimci (2 km away) *

Krndija Krndija is a mountain in Slavonia, Croatia, extending eastwards from Papuk. It is located south of Orahovica and Našice and north of Požega. The westernmost point of Krndija is the mountain pass that connects Orahovica with Kutjevo; the eas ...

(1 km away) * Jurjevac Punitovački * Beketinci * Hrastovac * Vuka * Dopsin (1 km away) * Hrastin * Hudeston (Named after Huđï) * Petrova Slatina (0,5 km away) * Paulin Dvor (0,8 km away) *

Ernestinovo Ernestinovo ( hu, Ernőháza, german: Ernestinenhof, sr-cyr, Ернестиново) is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are a total of 2,189 inhabitants, 78% of whom are Croats, 19% are Hungarians, and 7% are Serbs. The ...

(1,5 km away) *

Ada Ada may refer to: Places Africa * Ada Foah, a town in Ghana * Ada (Ghana parliament constituency) * Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria Asia * Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, T ...

Laslovo Laslovo ( hu, Szentlászló) is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D518 highway. The village has a percentage of ethnic Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hu ...

* Podrinje *

Palača Palača ( sr, Палача), hu, Palacsa) is a small village in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. It is part of the Šodolovci municipality and it has a population of 241 (census 2011). The settlement was originally established as a pustara, a ...

(1 km away) *

Markušica Markušica ( sr-Cyrl, Маркушица, hu, Márkusfalva, german: Sankt Markus) is a village and a municipality in Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. Markušica is located south of the river Vuka and northwest of the town of Vinkovci ...

Gaboš Gaboš ( sr-Cyrl, Габош) is a village in Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia, population 516. The settlement was originally established as a pustara, a Pannonian type of hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shorten ...

* Antin (2 km away) *

Mlaka Antinska Mlaka Antinska ( sr-Cyrl, Млака Антинска, hu, Tótfalu) is a small village in the municipality of Tordinci, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia. Village is closely related with neighboring village of Antin. Mlaka Antinska is faced wit ...

* Ostrovo (2 km away) * Tordinci * Pačetin (2 km awayMarković, M. (2003). Istočna Slavonija: Stanovništvo i naselja. Naklada Jesenski i Turk. Zagreb.) * Nuštar (2 km away) * Marinci * Bršadin *

Bogdanovci Bogdanovci (Rusyn: ''Богдановци'', sr-Cyrl, Богдановци, hu, Bogdánfalva) is a village and municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. It is located a few kilometers south of Vukovar in eastern Slavonia. ...

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Settlements along the river basin

See also

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