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Vukovar
VUKOVAR
CITY DAY
3.5.2021.
3.5.2021.
VUKOVAR
The surface of the Vukovar is 100,26 km2.
Before the war there were about forty-five thousand people in Vukovar.
After that after war according to the 2011 census there were about twenty-five thousand people in Vukovar.
Then according to some numbers from 2020 in Vukovar live approximately ten thousand people.
Vukovar was heavily damaged during the Croatian War of Independence.
The army of Croatia (1800 defenders) defended the city for 87 days against approximately 36000 civilians were forced into exile.
In that war defenders of Vukovar and civilians were forced into exile.
This is the main reason why the population declined considerably at that time.
The name Vukovar means "town on the Vuka river" (Vuka from the Vuka river, and vár from the Hungarian word for "fortress").
Vukovar is located in the Eastern part of the Republic of Croatia.
The surface of the Vukovar is 100,26 km2.
Before the war there were about forty-five thousand people in Vukovar.
After that after war according to the 2011 census there were about twenty-five thousand people in Vukovar.
Then according to some numbers from 2020 in Vukovar live approximately ten thousand people.
Vukovar was heavily damaged during the Croatian War of Independence.
The army of Croatia (1800 defenders) defended the city for 87 days against approximately 36000 civilians were forced into exile.
In that war defenders of Vukovar and civilians were forced into exile.
This is the main reason why the population declined considerably at that time.
The name Vukovar means "town on the Vuka river" (Vuka from the Vuka river, and vár from the Hungarian word for "fortress").
Vukovar is located in the Eastern part of the Republic of Croatia.
Vukovar water tower
The Vukovar water tower is a building in Vukovar.
It is the symbol of the town's suffering and resistance during the Homeland war.
The Vukovar water tower is a building in Vukovar.
It is the symbol of the town's suffering and resistance during the Homeland war.
Vuchedol culture
Vuchedol is an archeologoical center in Vukovar. Some very old items have been found there such as Vuchedol's dove and Vuchedol's boot. That is a real treasure in Vukovar.
Vuchedol is an archeologoical center in Vukovar. Some very old items have been found there such as Vuchedol's dove and Vuchedol's boot. That is a real treasure in Vukovar.
