Osijek-Baranja County

Osijek-Baranja County Osječko-baranjska županija
—  County  —
Osijek-Baranja County (light orange) within Croatia (light yellow)
County seat	Osijek
Government
– Župan	Vladimir Šišljagić (HDSSB)
Area
– Total	4,155 km2 (1,604.3 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	330,506
– Density	79.5/km2 (206/sq mi)
Area code	031
ISO 3166 code	HR-14
Website	http://www.obz.hr/

Osijek-Baranja county (Croatian: Osječko-baranjska županija) 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:

• City of Osijek (county seat)
• Town of Beli Manastir
• Town of Belišće
• Town of Donji Miholjac
• Town of Đakovo
• Town of Našice
• Town of Valpovo
• Municipality of Antunovac
• Municipality of Bilje
• Municipality of Bizovac
• Municipality of Čeminac
• Municipality of Čepin
• Municipality of Darda
• Municipality of Donja Motičina
• Municipality of Draž
• Municipality of Drenje
• Municipality of Đurđenovac
• Municipality of Erdut
• Municipality of Ernestinovo
• Municipality of Feričanci
• Municipality of Gorjani
• Municipality of Jagodnjak
• Municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi
• Municipality of Koška
• Municipality of Levanjska Varoš
• Municipality of Magadenovac
• Municipality of Marijanci
• Municipality of Petlovac
• Municipality of Petrijevci
• Municipality of Podravska Moslavina
• Municipality of Podgorač
• Municipality of Popovac
• Municipality of Punitovci
• Municipality of Satnica Đakovačka
• Municipality of Semeljci
• Municipality of Strizivojna
• Municipality of Šodolovci
• Municipality of Trnava
• Municipality of Viljevo
• Municipality of Viškovci
• Municipality of Vladislavci
• Municipality of Vuka

County government

Flag of the County

Current Župan (prefect): Krešimir Bubalo (HDSSB)

The county assembly is composed of 47 representatives, organized as follows:

• Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) 17
• Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 8
• Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 6
• Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 4
• Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 3
• Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) 3
• Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) 3
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 1
• Independent 2

Minorities

Several minorities in Osijek-Baranja County have their Minority Councils. Here's the list of minorities' Councils with links to their respective Statutes and name of Osijek-Baranja County in their language. On the territory of the County is also active Joint Council of Municipalities.

Minority Council	Council Seat	Statute	Name of Council
Albanians	Valpovo	[1]	Kshilli i pakicës kombtare shqiptare i Prefekturës së osijekut e baranjës
Magyars	Prosvjetno-kulturni centar Mađara u RH, Osijek	[2]	Eszék-Baranya Megyei Magyar Kisebbségi Önkormányzat
Germans	Osijek	[3]	Rat der deutschen Minderheit der Osijeker-baranjaer Gespanschaft
Roma	Jagodnjak	[4]
Slovaks	Jelisavac	[5]	Rada slovenskej narodnostnej menšiny Osječko-baranjskej župy
Serbs	Osijek	[6]

Bosniacs, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Rusyns and Slovenes have one representative each.

Features

The nature park Kopački Rit is located within this county.

Sources

1. ^ Statute, since Feb 15, 2004
2. ^ Statute, since July 10, 2003
3. ^ Statute, since Oct 29, 2003
4. ^ Statutes, since May 26, 2004
5. ^ Statute, since Sep 17, 2003
6. ^ Statute, since Nov 26, 2003

External links

• Osijek-Baranja County official site
• Latest news from the works of Osijek-Baranja County

Coordinates: 45°38′13″N 18°37′05″E / 45.637°N 18.618°E / 45.637; 18.618