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This article is about the village in Baranja. For the village near Kutina, see Batina, Sisak-Moslavina County. Place in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia
Batina
Country Croatia
CountyOsijek-Baranja County
MunicipalityDraž
Population
 • Total879

Batina is a village and port on the right bank of the Danube in the region of Baranja, Croatia, 25 km northeast of Osijek. Its elevation is 105 m. The chief occupation is farming. Administratively, it is located in the Draž municipality within the Osijek-Baranja County.

Geography

Batina is located on the main road (M 17.1) Osijek-Batina-Bezdan. In 1974 the road bridge over the Danube was built. It is a state border crossing.

Features

The recreational and bathing resort "Zeleni Otok" (Green Island) offers a number of opportunities in the warm part of the year, especially water sports. It is also the centre of the Baranja Art Colony.

History

A continuity of settlement from the Middle Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age has been discovered on the Gradac hill.

A memorial site commemorates the Battle of Batina (1944), one of the bloodiest World War II battles on Yugoslav soil.

See also

References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Batina". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Batinska bitka: Iz stroja izbačeno čak 23 000 vojnika Template:Hr icon

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