Island of Vukovar
| Disputed island Native name: Вуковарска ада Other names: Vukovarska ada |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Danube |
| Coordinates | 45°20′50″N 19°01′48″E / 45.34722°N 19.03000°ECoordinates: 45°20′50″N 19°01′48″E / 45.34722°N 19.03000°E |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 32,000 square metres (7.9 acres) |
| Length | 3.80 kilometres (2.36 mi) |
| Width | 595 metres (1,952 ft) |
| Administered by | |
| Serbia | |
| Claimed by | |
| Croatia | |
| County | Vukovar-Srijem County |
| Serbia | |
| Additional information | |
| Island maintained by Sports Recreation Society Dunav (Vukovar). | |
The Island of Vukovar (Serbo-Croatian: Vukovarska ada / Вуковарска ада, pronounced [ʋûkoʋaːrskaː ǎːda] or [-ǎda]) is a disputed island on the river Danube. It is situated close to the city of Vukovar.
During the existence of SFR Yugoslavia the island was part of SR Croatia. In 1991 Croatia declared independence. It was the opinion of the Badinter Arbitration Committee that the borders between the republics should become the borders between the countries, but it was under Serbian control like other parts of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (east Croatia) at the time. In the Croatian War of Independence, the Yugoslav People's Army and Serbian paramilitary forces occupied the island. After the Erdut Agreement in 1998, Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem were rejoined with Croatia, but the island of Vukovar was left under Serbian military occupation, as was the Šarengrad island.
In 2004 Serbia largely withdrew its army from the island, but the police completely took over border control in 2006.
In 2006, the island's beaches were opened to the public for the first time since the war. The island is maintained by Vukovar's Sports Recreation Society Dunav. Croatian citizens, for the first time in 16 years, were allowed on the island without passports or border permits. This border regime applies during summer months (until 15 September) between 7 am and 8 pm.
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