Erdut ( Serbian Cyrillic : Ердут , [ěrduːt] ) 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 .
23-596: The village of Erdut is the third largest in the municipality, after Dalj and Bijelo Brdo . The municipality 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
46-470: A national minority is registered in the state electorate lists can participate in minority elections either as candidates or voters. Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. Minority council can be elected (but sometimes are not in
69-547: A total population of 3,871,833 out of which 240,079 were members of 22 national minorities with 123,892 Serbs , 24,131 Bosniaks , 17,980 Roma and 13,817 Albanians belonging to the largest groups. Predrag Ličina , director of the 2019 horror comedy The Last Serb in Croatia which won the Golden Arena for Best Actress and Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actress , prepared the humoristic promotional video ahead of
92-626: 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
115-656: 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. Administratively, it is a part of the municipality of Erdut , Osijek-Baranja County . Although the namesake of the municipality is the Erdut village, Dalj
138-445: Is at least 100 members of a certain minority in a municipality, town or county, but the number is below the requirement for a council election. Minority councils and representatives lists can be nominated by minority organisations or by at least 20 voters from the municipality, 30 from the city and 50 from the county with the cost of the elections being covered by the responsible local or regional unit. 2021 Croatian census reported
161-616: 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 . Dalj Dalj ( Serbian Cyrillic : Даљ , Hungarian : Dálya , German : Dallia , Latin : Teutoburgium )
184-597: 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
207-538: 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 was a part of the settlement network of Scordisci in the area of Vinkovci . During the Croatian War of Independence ,
230-924: 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. 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections The 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections ( Croatian : Izbori za članove vijeća i predstavnike nacionalnih manjina ) were held on 7 May in certain regional ( counties ) and local administrative units ( municipalities and towns & cities ). Elections were announced in Narodne novine following
253-546: 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 was soon overrun by the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitaries , led by the notorious warlord, Željko Ražnatović known by
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#1732780502571276-466: The absence of candidates) in each administrative unit in which there is at least 1,5% members of a certain minority population in the entire population, or alternatively if there is at least 200 or more individuals in a given municipality or town and 500 or more in a given county. 10 members are elected in each municipal, 15 in town & city, and 25 in county & City of Zagreb minority council. Individual minority representatives are elected when there
299-590: The decision of the Government of the Republic of Croatia . Each of 22 traditional national minority enumerated in the preamble of the Constitution of Croatia is entitled to elect local or regional council in administrative units in which legal conditions are met with many units electing multiple councils for different minorities. 14 minorities fulfilled conditions to organize councils elections and 19 to organize representative elections with many electing first or
322-428: The end candidates were registered only for 352 councils and 109 representatives. Out of total number of missing candidatures for 112 councils and 35 representatives 54 belonged to councils or representatives of Serbs of Croatia and 14 belonged to Bosniaks of Croatia with minority councils and representatives elections regularly facing very low levels of the electorate turnout. Only citizens whose identity belonging to
345-411: 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
368-464: 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 was discontinued in 2015. He died in July 2016. According to the 2011 census
391-403: The local minority population, the Erdut municipality prescribe the use of not only Croatian as 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
414-485: 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
437-584: 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
460-488: The municipality. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil. The elevation of 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
483-478: 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 the Roman Catholic Church . Arkan soon set up
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#1732780502571506-400: The second in different electoral units. The State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia announced the election in mid March of 2023. The State Electoral Commission called upon the electorate and candidates to check if their status is appropriately registered in the electorate lists no later than 26 of March 2023. Elections were called for 451 councils and 141 representatives but in
529-623: 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 the time, was charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for
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