Đakovo

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Đakovo
—  City  —
Đakovo
Coordinates: 45°19′N 18°25′E / 45.31°N 18.41°E / 45.31; 18.41
Country	Croatia
County	Osijek-Baranja County
Government
- Type	City
- Mayor	Zoran Vinković (SDP)
Area
- City	170 km2 (65.6 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
- City	27,798
- Urban	19,508
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	31400
Area code	+385 31
Vehicle registration	DJ
Arable land area	13,505 ha
Forested land area	2,044 ha

Đakovo (pronounced [d͡ʑâkɔ̝v̞ɔ̝]) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region (Croatian: Đakovština).

Geography

Đakovo is located 37 km (23 mi) to the southwest of Osijek and 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Našice; elevation 111 m.

It is located near the motorway A5/E73, at the intersection of the state road D7 to Osijek, the arterial roads D38 to Požega, D46 to Vinkovci and the connecting road D515 to Našice.

The railroad Ploče–Sarajevo–Vrpolje–Osijek–Budapest runs through the city.

Demographics

There is a total of 27,798 residents in the municipality (census 2011), in the following individual settlements:^[1]

• Budrovci, population 1,268
• Đakovo, population 19,508
• Đurđanci, population 428
• Ivanovci Gorjanski, population 574
• Kuševac, population 1,041
• Novi Perkovci, population 243
• Piškorevci, population 1,888
• Selci Đakovački, population 1,799
• Široko Polje, population 1,011

Economy

Chief occupations include farming, livestock breeding, leather and wool processing; horse selection centre; major industries are wood processing (furniture), textiles, chemicals and food processing, building material, printing and tourism.

Culture

St. Peter's Cathedral, Đakovo

The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Đakovo is the town's most famous landmark and the most important sacral object, not only in Đakovo but also throughout the whole region of Slavonia. The Cathedral was built 1866-1882 under Josip Juraj Strossmayer, then the bishop of the Đakovo and Srijem Catholic diocese. The landscaped park from the 19th century near the bishop's palace is a horticultural monument under special protection as well as the nearby Small Park (Mali Park) dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century.

The central traditional event is called Đakovački vezovi (Đakovo Embroidery). It is a folklore show of the regions Slavonia and Baranja that is organized yearly in the beginning of July, and it presents traditional folk costumes, folklore dancing and singing groups, customs. The Cathedral hosts choirs, opera artists, and art exhibitions are organized in the exhibition salon. The horse and wedding wagon show is a special part of the program. During the sports program, pure-bred white Lipizzaner horses can be seen on the racecourse. They come from the horse-breeding centre in Ivandvor, which has been breeding horses ever since 1506.

Đakovo

Đakovo

The town and the surroundings offer many sports and recreation facilities, such as tennis courts, racecourse, gym, swimming pool, etc. The lakes Jošava, Mlinac, Borovik as well as fishponds, backwaters and canals offer fine angling opportunities. High and low game hunting is possible in the immediate surroundings or farther on the Dilj and mountain to the southwest.

The traditional Slavonian cuisine, famous for its meat specialities (kulen smoked sausage, kobasica sausages, smoked ham), venison and freshwater fish dishes are offered both in Đakovo and its surroundings. Of particular interest are the exquisite wines of the Đakovo region: Weissburgunder, Traminer and Riesling.

The town is home to a monument to Croatian politician Stjepan Radić.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Cresswell, Peterjon; Atkins, Ismay; Dunn, Lily (10 July 2006). Time Out Croatia (First ed.). London, Berkeley & Toronto: Time Out Group Ltd & Ebury Publishing, Random House Ltd. 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SV1V 2SA. ISBN 978-1-904978-70-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=VZweAAAACAAJ. Retrieved 10 March 2010. 

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (in Croatian and English) (HTML). Statistical Reports (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/census2011/htm/E11_Zup25_1031.html. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
2. ^ Memorial to Radić in the centre of Đakovo^{[dead link]}

External links

• City of Đakovo
• Đakovo Profile Page from the Osijek-Baranja County Website
• Interesting-touristic-amusing city web site
• EBSW - Wi-Fi Network
• DJWireless - Djakovo Wi-Fi City Network
• Djacovo's Cathedral photos