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Revision as of 08:55, 7 October 2006 by Hadžija (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) ErdutErdut (Croatia)Erdut (Serbian: Ердут) is a small town and a municipality in Croatia. It is located in the Osijek-Baranja County, eastern Slavonia, 37 km east of Osijek. Its elevation is 158 m. The majority of the population are Serbs.
The supreme quality wines of the Erdut wine-cellars and large wooden casks are well-known among wine connoisseurs. The largest cask, made of 150-year old oak-wood, with a content of 75,000 l, was included in the Guinness Record Book.
The picturesque elevations rising above the Danube, between Aljmaš and Erdut, are protected as an important landscape. The loess deposits on the remains of old elevations have already grown, and the slopes toward the Danube are cut sharply and rise 70 m above the river. Hunting and angling opportunities in the immediate vicinity. The local cuisine offers Slavonian delicacies, venison and freshwater fish with the famous Erdut wines.
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