The State Archives in Vukovar (, sr-Cyrl, Државни архив у Вуковару) is the primary public institution responsible for preservation of archival materials in the

Vukovar-Srijem County Vukovar-Srijem County (), 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 of the region of Slavonia and the wes ...

located in

Vukovar Vukovar (; sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, , ) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern Regions of Croatia, regions of Syrmia and Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka (river), Vuka and the Danube. Vukova ...

in eastern

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The State Archives houses approximately 243 collections, totaling over 1,500 linear meters of archival material.

History

The archive was established by the decision of the

Government of Croatia The Government of Croatia (), formally the Government of the Republic of Croatia (), commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government (), is the main executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the Prime Minister of Croatia, president o ...

in 2007 and it started its operations in 2008. The archive is organizationally divided between two locations, with formal seat and administration in Vukovar and archival materials with experts in

Vinkovci Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city settlement's population was 28,111 in the 2021 census, while the total population was 30,842, making it the largest town of the county. It is a local tr ...

. With Vinkovci being the largest and centrally located urban settlement in the county many other public institutions in the area are divided between the two cities. Prior to the opening of the archive the whole region was served by the

State Archives in Osijek The State Archives in Osijek () is the primary public institution responsible for preservation of archival materials in the Osijek-Baranja County located in Osijek in eastern Croatia. The State Archives in Osijek houses approximately 1,500 collec ...

References

External links

Official website
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Buildings and structures in Vukovar History of Slavonia History of Syrmia History of Vukovar

History

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