Dalj ( Serbian Cyrillic : Даљ , Hungarian : Dálya , German : Dallia , Latin : Teutoburgium ) is a village on the Danube in eastern Croatia , near the confluence of the Drava and Danube, on the border with Serbia . It is located on the D519 road , south of its intersection with the D213 road and the Vukovar –Erdut railway.
15-562: Administratively, it is a part of the municipality of Erdut , Osijek-Baranja County . Although the namesake of the municipality is the Erdut village, Dalj is the largest settlement of the municipality and its administrative, cultural and economic center. One Scordisci archaeological site in Dalj dating back to late La Tène culture was excavated in the 1970s and 1980s as a part of rescue excavations in eastern Croatia. The archaeological site
30-560: Is a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia some 37 km east of the major city of Osijek . Lying on the border with neighbouring Serbia , it was the site of the signing of the 1995 Erdut Agreement , which initiated the UNTAES transitional administration over the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia . The village of Erdut is the third largest in the municipality, after Dalj and Bijelo Brdo . The municipality
45-745: Is between 50 and 76% of the Croatian average, and is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia . The municipality is home of Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja , and there is also Erdut Castle . D213 road (Croatia) D213 is a state road in Slavonia region of Croatia connecting Dalj and nearby Erdut border crossing to Serbia to D2 state road east of Osijek . The road
60-583: Is part of the Osijek-Baranja County in eastern Slavonia . The municipal center is in the largest village of Dalj. The name Erdut comes from the local Hungarian name ( Erdőd ) meaning "forest road". In other languages, the village in German is known as Erdung and in Serbian as Ердут. Due to the local minority population, the Erdut municipality prescribe the use of not only Croatian as
75-597: Is seat of the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja of the Serbian Orthodox Church . The Municipality of Erdut is one of seven Serb majority member municipalities within the Joint Council of Municipalities , inter-municipal sui generis organization of ethnic Serb community in eastern Croatia established on the basis of Erdut Agreement . As Serb community constitute majority of the population of
90-697: The Roman Catholic Church . Arkan soon set up a training camp for his Serb Volunteer Guard in Erdut, which became headquarters until the end of the war, when Croatian forces returned according to a peaceful Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium. On November 12, 1995, officials signed what is commonly called the Erdut Agreement in which the part of eastern Slavonia still occupied by Serbs would be integrated back into Croatia, gradually allowing some of
105-415: The exiled refugees to return to their homes. This agreement was the basis for the establishment of Joint Council of Municipalities . Erdut has been under Croatian control since 1998. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population is 7,308. The municipal population consists of Serbs (55,56%), Croats (37,96%) and Hungarians (5,06%). There are 4 settlements in municipality: Dalj
120-487: The local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Hungarians and Serbs of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members municipal minority councils of the Erdut Municipality. Erdut development index
135-586: The municipality it is represented by 2 delegated Councillors at the Assembly of the Joint Council of Municipalities, double the number of Councilors to the number from Serb minority municipalities in Eastern Croatia. The municipality assembly is composed of 13 representatives. As of 2021, the member parties are: Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting
150-423: The official language, but the Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet as well. The municipality has a total area of 158 km (61 sq mi) and is the largest member municipality of Joint Council of Municipalities . The Drava (5.6 km ) and Danube (34.825 km ) rivers flow through the municipality. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil. The elevation of
165-500: The time, was charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in relation to these atrocities. The ICTY also charged Hadžić with illegal detention of hundreds of civilians in Dalj police station and a hangar near village's railway station. The detainees were beaten and otherwise physically abused. After Hadžić was diagnosed with a terminal illness, his trial
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#1732772478321180-830: The village of Erdut is 158 m. It is located at the end of the D213 road near border crossing with Serbia. The railway station is located in Novi Erdut ( New Erdut ) hamlet, about 1 km south of the village, on the Vukovar -Erdut- Bogojevo (Serbia) railway. The settlement was first mentioned in 1335 under the Hungarian name Erdöd and then as a city in 1472. It was successively ruled by Ottoman Empire , Austrian Empire , Austria-Hungary , Kingdom of Yugoslavia , Independent State of Croatia and Yugoslavia . When Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, eastern Slavonia
195-699: Was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci . During the Croatian War of Independence , the village became the site of the Dalj massacre - killing of 39 prisoners of war in August 1991. The prisoners were Croatian policemen, Croatian National Guard troops and Civil defencemen and killed after the Yugoslav People's Army and Serbian paramilitaries captured Dalj on 1 August. Goran Hadžić , Croatian Serb political leader at
210-651: Was discontinued in 2015. He died in July 2016. According to the 2011 census the Erdut municipality (part of which is Dalj) has a population of 7,308. The municipal population consists of Serbs (55.56%), Croats (37.96%) and Hungarians (5.06%). Dalj High School is public high school in Dalj. School offers students the following educational programs: Economist, Commercial Officer (in Serbian), Agricultural Technician and Agricultural Technician General. Erdut Erdut ( Serbian Cyrillic : Ердут , [ěrduːt] )
225-493: Was soon overrun by the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries , led by the notorious warlord, Željko Ražnatović known by the name Arkan . The battle for Erdut quickly ended that summer as the entire Croatian population was expelled or killed along with other minorities including Czechs , Germans , Hungarians , Ruthenians and Ukrainians in an act of ethnic cleansing . Their homes were soon occupied by other Serbs. Many buildings and homes were destroyed, including
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