Batina
Batina
Kiskőszeg | |
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      Batina | |
  Batina  Batina  Batina | |
| Coordinates:45°50′46″N18°51′00″E/ 45.846°N 18.850°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Baranya(Podunavlje) |
| County |  Osijek-Baranja County |
| Municipality | Draž |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.8 km2(8.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 594 |
| • Density | 26/km2(67/sq mi) |
Batina(Hungarian:Kiskőszeg,Serbian Cyrillic:Батина) is a port village on the right bank of theDanuberiver inBaranja,Croatia.It developed into the local center of the northeastern part of Baranja, in the part ofBansko brdohill where the slopes reach the Danube river.
Geography
[edit]Batina is located on theD212 state roadconnecting the village to the city ofOsijek.The most important connection between Baranja andBačkaleads through the village, where the bridgeMost 51. divizijewas built over the Danube river in 1974. Before the bridge was built, transport was done by ferry. The bridge is also a state border crossing.
Administratively, Batina is located in theDražmunicipality within theOsijek-Baranja county.
Batina's elevation is 105 m.
History
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In the bookHrvatski baranjski mjestopisibyAnte Sekulić,it is claimed that the settlement of Batina was known inRoman times,and was also recorded in 1316. It was originally recorded as Kurszug, then Hungarian Kőszeg (kőstone,szegedge).
Batina was officially founded in 1720 by the settlement of Croats, Serbs, Hungarians and Germans, while according to the bookTri stoljeća Belja,it was mentioned as a wasteland in the tax books as early as 1591: "It is assumed that it was also desolate during the liberation wars." In 1696, Serbian settlers probably settled there. In 1718, it was settled again by very poor South Slavs and Hungarians. In 1780, German settlers joined them. The area ofKarapandžaand the settlement of Kenđija belong to it.
The village is known as the site ofWorld War IIBattle of Batinawhich took place from 11 to 29 November 1944. It was a battle between the units of theRed Armyand thePeople's Liberation Armyagainst theWehrmachtand their allies. Today, a memorial site commemorates the battle which was one of the bloodiest World War II battles on Yugoslav soil.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia.WikidataQ119585703.
- ^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements"(xlsx).Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.2022.
- ^Batinska bitka: Iz stroja izbačeno čak 23 000 vojnika(in Croatian)
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