Osijek-Baranja county

Area: 4 155 km²
Population: 330.506 (2001.g.)
City: 7
Municipality: 35
Its capital is Osijek.

Osijek-Baranja county is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek; other cities include Djakovo, Nasice, Valpovo, Belisce, Beli Manastir. The nature park Kopacki Rit is located within this county.

Osijek - the largest town of Eastern Croatia - is a great political, cultural and educational centre. It is situated on the right bank of the Drava river, 20 km from its entry into the Danube. In Roman times, Osijek was a significant strategic stronghold.

The Osijek Fortress and the series of buildings surrounding the main square are one of the most valuable baroque urban wholes in Croatia, and the Upper Town abounds with buildings dating back to Historicism and Secession.

Osijek is a tourist centre of the attractive Baranya region (the triangle between the Hungarian border, Drava and the Danube) with Beli Manastir and the famous Kopacki Rit marsh.