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 ...

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. There are 2,767 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

The municipality of Draž is situated between border with

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in the north, border with

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in the east, municipality of

Kneževi Vinogradi Kneževi Vinogradi ( hu, Hercegszöllős; sr-cyr, Кнежеви Виногради) is a village and municipality in Croatia. It is situated in the Osijek-Baranja County, on the southern slopes of Bansko Brdo, 11 km southeast of Beli Man ...

in the south, and municipality of Popovac in the south-west. The municipality of Draž includes the following settlements: *Draž (pop. 505) *

Batina Batina ( hu, Kiskőszeg) is a port village on the right bank of the Danube in Baranja, Croatia. Its elevation is 105 m. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Geography Batina is locate ...

(pop. 879) *

Duboševica Duboševica is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is ...

(pop. 554) * Gajić (pop. 294) * Podolje (pop. 140) * Topolje (pop. 395)

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2011 census): *1931

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

(69.79%) *680

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Ural ...

(24.58%) *90

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their ...

(3.25%) During the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yu ...

(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.

References

External links

Official site
* http://www.tzbaranje.hr/hr/odredista/draz/ * http://www.zbirka-draz.net/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Draz Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County Municipalities of Croatia Baranya (region)

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Demographics

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