Osijek-Baranja County (, , ) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja which is defined part of the Pannonian Plain. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and Beli Manastir.
History
thumb|300px|[[Population pyramid of Osijek-Baranja county per the 2011 Census]]
Osijek-Baranja County was established in 1992, with border changes in 1997.
Stifolder
The Stifolder or Stiffoller Shvove are a Roman Catholic subgroup of the so-called Danube Swabians. Their ancestors arrived ca. 1717 - 1804 from the Hochstift Fulda and surroundings (Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda), and settled in the Baranja area, such as in Jagodnjak, etc. They retained their own German dialect and culture, until the end of WW2. After WW2, the majority of Danube Swabians were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria as a consequence of the Potsdam Agreement.
Only a few people can speak the old Stiffolerisch Schvovish dialect. A salami is named after the people.
Administrative divisions
Cities and towns
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! width="40" | Population <br>
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| Beli Manastir
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| Beli Manastir, Branjin Vrh, Šećerana, Šumarina
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| Belišće
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| Belišće, Bistrinci, Bocanjevci, Gat, Gorica Valpovačka, Kitišanci, Tiborjanci, Veliškovci, Vinogradci
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| Donji Miholjac
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| Donji Miholjac, Golinci, Miholjački Poreč, Podgajci Podravski, Radikovci, Rakitovica, Sveti Đurađ
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| Đakovo
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| Budrovci, Đakovo, Đurđanci, Ivanovci Đakovački, Kuševac, Novi Perkovci, Piškorevci, Selci Đakovački, Široko Polje
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| Našice
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| Brezik Našički, Ceremošnjak, Crna Klada, Gradac Našički, Granice, Jelisavac, Lađanska, Lila, Londžica, Makloševac, Markovac Našički, Martin, Našice, Polubaše, Ribnjak, Rozmajerovac, Velimirovac, Vukojevci, Zoljan
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| Osijek
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| Brijest, Briješće, Josipovac, Klisa, Nemetin, Osijek, Podravlje, Sarvaš, Tenja, Tvrđavica, Višnjevac
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| Valpovo
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| Harkanovci, Ivanovci, Ladimirevci, Marjačanci, Nard, Šag, Valpovo, Zelčin
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Municipalities
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! width="70" | Municipality
! width="40" | Area
! width="40" | Population <br>
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| Antunovac
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| Ivanovac
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| Bilje
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| Kopačevo, Kozjak, Lug, Podunavlje, Tikveš, Vardarac, Zlatna Greda
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| Bizovac
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| Brođanci, Cerovac, Cret Bizovački, Habjanovci, Novaki Bizovački, Samatovci, Selci
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| Čeminac
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| Grabovac, Kozarac, Mitrovac, Novi Čeminac
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| Čepin
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| Beketinci, Čepinski Martinci, Ovčara, Čokadinci, Livana
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| Darda
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| Mece, Švajcarnica, Uglješ
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| Donja Motičina
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| Gornja Motičina, Seona
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| Draž
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| Batina, Duboševica, Gajić, Podolje, Topolje
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| Drenje
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| Borovik, Bračevci, Bučje Gorjansko, Kućanci Đakovački, Mandićevac, Paljevina, Podgorje Bračevačko, Potnjani, Preslatinci, Pridvorje, Slatinik Drenjski
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| Đurđenovac
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| Beljevina, Bokšić, Bokšić Lug, Gabrilovac, Klokočevci, Krčevina, Ličko Novo Selo, Lipine, Našičko Novo Selo, Pribiševci, Sušine, Šaptinovci, Teodorovac
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| Erdut
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| Aljmaš, Bijelo Brdo, Dalj
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| Ernestinovo
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| Laslovo, Divoš
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| Feričanci
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| Gazije, Valenovac, Vučjak Feričanački
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| Gorjani
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| Tomašanci
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| Jagodnjak
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| Bolman, Majške Međe, Novi Bolman
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| Kneževi Vinogradi
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| Jasenovac, Kamenac, Karanac, Kotlina, Mirkovac, Sokolovac, Suza, Zmajevac
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| Koška
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| Andrijevac, Branimirovac, Breznica Našička, Ledenik, Lug Subotički, Niza, Normanci, Ordanja, Topoline
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| Levanjska Varoš
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| Borojevci, Breznica Đakovačka, Čenkovo, Majar, Milinac, Musić, Ovčara, Paučje, Ratkov Dol, Slobodna Vlast
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| Magadenovac
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| Beničanci, Lacići, Kućanci, Malinovac, Šljivoševci
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| Marijanci
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| Bočkinci, Brezovica, Čamagajevci, Črnkovci, Kunišinci, Marjanski Ivanovci
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| Petlovac
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| Baranjsko Petrovo Selo, Luč, Novi Bezdan, Novo Nevesinje, Sudaraž, Širine, Torjanci, Zeleno Polje
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| Petrijevci
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| Satnica
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| Podravska Moslavina
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| Gezinci, Krčenik, Martinci Miholjački, Orešnjak
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| Podgorač
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| Bijela Loza, Budimci, Kelešinka, Kršinci, Ostrošinci, Poganovci, Razbojište, Stipanovci
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| Popovac
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| Branjina, Kneževo
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| Punitovci
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| Josipovac Punitovački, Jurjevac Punitovački, Krndija
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| Satnica Đakovačka
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| Gašinci, Satnica Đakovačka
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| Semeljci
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| Kešinci, Koritna, Mrzović, Vrbica
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| Strizivojna
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| Sikirevačko Merolino, Soljak
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| Šodolovci
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| Ada, Koprivna, Palača, Paulin Dvor, Petrova Slatina, Silaš
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| Trnava
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| Dragotin, Hrkanovci Đakovački, Kondrić, Lapovci, Svetoblažje
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| Viljevo
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| Blanje, Bockovac, Cret Viljevski, Ivanovo, Kapelna, Krunoslavlje
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| Viškovci
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| Forkuševci, Vučevci
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| Vladislavci
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| Dopsin, Hrastin
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| Vuka
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| Hrastovac, Lipovac Hrastinski
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Politics
County Assembly
thumb|[[County Palace, Osijek|County Palace in Osijek]]
Following the 2025 Croatian local elections the Assembly of the Osijek-Baranja County was composed of 41 elected representatives. Out of a total of 233,684 eligible voters 94,407 (40.40%) participated in the elections and 94,3673 (40.38%) submitted their ballots. As Serbs of Croatia were underrepresented in the county assembly compared to their number in county's population they elected one additional representative from the Independent Democratic Serb Party. This increased the total number of elected representative to 42.
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
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| bgcolor=#002FA7|
|align=left valign=top|Croatian Democratic Union||48,466||54.14||24
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| width=5px bgcolor=#E60026|
|align=left valign=top|Social Democratic Party of Croatia<br>We Can!||18,454 ||20.61||9
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| width=5px bgcolor=#4C516D|
|align=left valign=top|Home and National Rally<br>The Bridge<br>Croatian Sovereignists<br>Bloc Pensioners Together<br>Croatian Party of Rights||8,983 ||10.03||4
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| width=5px bgcolor=#DADD98|
|align=left valign=top|Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja<br>Croatian Peasant Party<br>Croatian Party of Pensioners||5,723 ||6.39||2
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| width=5px bgcolor=#DAA06D|
|align=left valign=top|Coalition of Strength of Slavonia and Baranja<br>Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats<br>Republic<br>Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party||4,589 ||5.12||2
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| bgcolor=#89CFF0|
|align=left valign=top|Independent Democratic Serb Party||3,300||3.68||0<br>
+1 <small>(additional elections)</small>
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|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||4,852|| 5.14||—
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|align=left colspan=2|Total||94,407||100||—
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|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||233,684||40.40||—
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250 px|center
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|align=left colspan=8|Source: At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Albanians, Germans, Hungarians, Roma, Serbs and Slovaks of Croatia each fulfilled legal requirements to elect 25 members minority councils of the Osijek-Baranja County while Bosniaks, Macedonians, Montenegrins and Slovenes of Croatia electing individual representatives. Numerous municipalities, towns or cities in the county elected their own local minority councils as well.
| Kshilli i pakicës kombtare shqiptare i Prefekturës së osijekut e baranjës
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| Magyars
| Osijek
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| Eszék-Baranya Megyei Magyar Kisebbségi Önkormányzat
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| Danube Swabians
| Osijek
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| Rat der deutschen Minderheit der Osijeker-baranjaer Gespanschaft
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| Romani
| Jagodnjak
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| Slovaks
| Jelisavac
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| Rada slovenskej narodnostnej menšiny Osječko-baranjskej župy
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| Serbs
| Osijek
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Bosniaks, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Rusyns and Slovenes have one representative each.
The Serbian Joint Council of Municipalities, consisting of Erdut, Jagodnjak and Šodolovci municipalities is active within the county.
Features
thumb|right|200px|Kopački Rit
The Kopački Rit nature park is located within this county. Other notable attractions in the country include Đakovo Cathedral, Tvrđa, Bizovac spa, Đakovački vezovi, Osijek Zoo and Aquarium, Urban Fest Osijek, Red fićo in Osijek, Battle of Batina monument, Eastern Continental wine region and other.
See also
- Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary
- Virovitica County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia