Draž

Draž
Municipality
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Location of Draž in Osijek-Baranja County
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Coordinates: 45°50′32″N18°47′19″E / 45.84222°N 18.78861°E / 45.84222; 18.78861
Country	Croatia
Region	Baranya (Podunavlje)
County	Osijek-Baranja
Government [1]
• Načelnik	Stipan Šašlin
Area [2]
•  Municipality	149.5 km2 (57.7 sq mi)
• Urban	59.0 km2 (22.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
•  Municipality	1,949
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
•  Urban	355
• Urban density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Website	www.draz.hr

Draž (Hungarian : Darázs, German : Darasch, Serbian Cyrillic : Драж) is a village and municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 2,767 inhabitants in the municipality. ^[4]

Geography

The municipality of Draž is situated between border with Hungary in the north, border with Serbia in the east, municipality of Kneževi Vinogradi in the south, and municipality of Popovac in the south-west.

The municipality of Draž includes the following settlements: ^[4]

• Draž (pop. 505)
• Batina (pop. 879)
• Duboševica (pop. 554)
• Gajić (pop. 294)
• Podolje (pop. 140)
• Topolje (pop. 395)

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2011 census): ^[5]

• 1931 Croats (69.79%)
• 680 Hungarians (24.58%)
• 90 Serbs (3.25%)

During the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995), 1300 people were expelled from the municipality. Nearly all have returned since. ^[6]

Politics

Minority councils

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. ^[7] 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 Draž Municipality but the elections for Serb council were not held due to the lack of candidates. ^[8]

Economy

The population is chiefly oriented towards crop and livestock farming. In recent times, there is a trend towards food processing and tourism (hunting and angling). ^[6] Five kilometers of wine roads have been established. ^[1]

Two major infrastructure projects currently ^[update] underway are construction of the water supply network and the Batina harbor. ^[1]

Draž is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. ^[9]

Draž is known as a starting point for eco-tourism due to its pristine and unpolluted nature. ^[10]

See also

• Osijek-Baranja County
• Baranja

References

1. "Šašlin u Lokalu o investicijama u općini Draž". radio-baranja.hr (in Croatian). Radio Baranja. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Draž". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
5. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Osijek-Baranja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Općina Draž". draz.hr (in Croatian). Municipality of Draž. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
7. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
8. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIV. OSJEČKO-BARANJSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
9. Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
10. "O Baranji". Visit Baranja (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.

External links

• Official site
• http://www.tzbaranje.hr/hr/odredista/draz/ Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
• http://www.zbirka-draz.net/ Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)