Erdut
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Erdut Ердут (Serbian) |
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| Municipality of Erdut Općina Erdut |
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Danube river in Erdut
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 Erdut
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| Coordinates: 45°32′N 19°04′E / 45.533°N 19.067°E | ||
| Country |
 Croatia
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| County |
 Osijek-Baranja
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| Government | ||
| • Municipal mayor | Jugoslav Vesić | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 7,308 | |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal codes | 31204 Bijelo Brdo 31205 Aljmaš 31206 Erdut 31226 Dalj |
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| Area code(s) | 031 | |
| Website | www |
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Erdut (Serbian Cyrillic: Ердут) is a village in eastern Croatia, located some 37 km east of the major city of Osijek, lying on the border with neighbouring Serbia. The village of Erdut administratively belongs to the eponymous municipality, which also contains three other villages - Aljmaš, Bijelo Brdo and Dalj. The municipality is part of the Osijek-Baranja County in eastern Slavonia.
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 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 have total area of 158 km2 (61 sq mi) and is the largest member municipality of Joint Council of Municipalities. River Drava (5.6 km) and Danube (34.825 km) flows through the municipality. The territory of the municipality is completely flat very fertile black soil. The elevation of the village of Erdut is 158 m. Municipality of Erdut include following settlements: It is connected by D213 road (Croatia) with rest of country.
There are 4 villages in municipality:
The settlement was first mentioned in 1335 under 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.
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