Belišće

Belišće (pronounced [bɛ̌liːʃtɕɛ]) is a town in Croatia, located in the region of Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja County, at the altitude of 93 m. The population of the town is 6,518 (2011), with 10,825 in the municipality. In 2011 census, the majority were Croats. This industrial town upon the Drava river lies near the border with Hungary north from here.

Belišće
Town
Grad Belišće
Town of Belišće
Belišće railway station
Belišće
Location of Belišće in Osijek-Baranja County
Belišće
Belišće (Croatia)
Coordinates: 45°41′N 18°24′E
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • MayorDinko Burić (Ind.)
Area
 • Town69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Town10,825
 • Urban
6,518
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Postal code
31551
Vehicle registrationOS

Chief occupations are forestry, timber and wood processing, (sawmill, chemical and mechanical wood processing), corrugated fiberboard, metal industry, chemicals and synthetic material processing.

The influential Gutmann family made a significant impact on the Belišće region in the 19th and 20th century. Once vast Slavonian oak forests were mostly replaced with farmland, and a section of the working-class quarters of Salamon H. Gutmann from 1884 became part of the present-day Belišće.

Major recreational activities include angling, rowing kayak and canoe on the Drava, river and its backwaters and hunting in the broader surroundings.

The settlements in the administrative area are:[1]

  • Belišće, population 6,518
  • Bistrinci, population 1,598
  • Bocanjevci, population 457
  • Gat, population 705
  • Gorica Valpovačka, population 165
  • Kitišanci, population 150
  • Tiborjanci, population 291
  • Veliškovci, population 685
  • Vinogradci, population 256

See also

References
  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Belišće". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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