Draž is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County

Osijek-Baranja County

Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, Beli Manastir.-Administrative divisions:Osijek-Baranja county is divided into:...

, Croatia

Croatia

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. There are 2,763 inhabitants in the municipality.

Geography

The municipality of Draž is situated between border with Hungary

Hungary

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 in the north, border with Serbia

Serbia

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 in the east, municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi

Kneževi Vinogradi

Kneževi Vinogradi 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 Manastir. Its elevation is 103 m...

 in the south, and municipality of Popovac

Popovac

Popovac is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 2,427 inhabitants in the municipality.-Name:Its name derived from the Slavic word "pop"...

 in the south-west.

The municipality of Draž includes the following settlements:

• Draž (pop. 505)
• Batina
  Batina
  Batina is a village and port on the right bank of the Danube in the region of Baranja, Croatia, 25 km northeast of Osijek. Its elevation is 105 m. The chief occupation is farming. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County.-Geography:Batina is...
  
   (pop. 881)
• Duboševica
  Duboševica
  Duboševica is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 690 people.-See also:*Osijek-Baranja county*Baranja...
  
   (pop. 548)
• Gajić
  Gajic
  Gajić is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 354 people.-See also:*Osijek-Baranja county*Baranja...
  
   (pop. 287)
• Podolje
  Podolje
  Podolje is a settlement in the region of Baranja, Croatia. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County. Population is 138 people as of 2011.-References:...
  
   (pop. 138)
• Topolje (pop. 396)

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2001 census):

• 2278 Croats
  Croats
  Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
  
   (67.88%)
• 874 Hungarians (26.04%)
• 94 Serbs
  Serbs of Croatia
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   (2.80%)

During the Croatian War of Independence

Croatian War of Independence

The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...

 (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.

External links

• Official site
• http://www.tzbaranje.hr/hr/odredista/draz/
• http://www.zbirka-draz.net/