Darda, Croatia

Darda
—  Municipality  —
Darda
Coordinates: 45°37′34″N 18°41′33″E / 45.626082°N 18.692513°E / 45.626082; 18.692513
Country	Croatia
County	Osijek-Baranja County
Government
- Mayor	Anto Vukoje
Area
- Total	94.24 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
- Village	73.18 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Population
- Total	7,062
- Village	5,394
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Darda (in Hungarian: Dárda) is a village and a municipality just north of Osijek, Croatia, across the Drava river in Baranja. The population is 7,062 people.

Geography

The municipality of Darda includes following settlements:

• Darda (population 5,394)
• Mece
• Švajcarnica
• Uglješ

Demographics

Largest ethnic groups in the municipality are (census 2001):^[1]

• Croats (51.87%)
• Serbs (28.43%)
• Hungarians (8.23%)
• Roma (2.97%)
• Romanians (1.69%)

History

It was first mentioned in the end of 13th and beginning of 14th century as "Tarda". Ottoman traveler Evlija Celebija in 1663 described Darda as an important market place.

Darda was the place where the war for Croatian independence ended.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/Census2001/Popis/H01_02_02/H01_02_02_zup14.html

See also

• Osijek-Baranja County
• Baranja