Valpovo (Hungarian Valpó) is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river in the region of Slavonia, 25 km northwest of Osijek, altitude 91 m, with a population of 7,904, and a total of 12,327 in the municipality, absolute majority who are Croats (census 2001).
Officials in the communist Yugoslav regime established a camp for Germans which operated from 1945 to 1946.
Economy is based on farming, livestock breeding, forestry, wood a...
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Valpovo (Hungarian Valpó) is a town in Slavonia, Croatia. It is close to the Drava river in the region of Slavonia, 25 km northwest of Osijek, altitude 91 m, with a population of 7,904, and a total of 12,327 in the municipality, absolute majority who are Croats (census 2001).
Officials in the communist Yugoslav regime established a camp for Germans which operated from 1945 to 1946.
Economy is based on farming, livestock breeding, forestry, wood and timber and foodstuffs industries; close to the town are oil and natural gas deposits. Valpovo lies on a regional road that connects it to Osijek and Donji Miholjac, as well a road to Belišće.
Located close to the banks of the Drava river (5 km), Valpovo was an ancient dwelling of feudal families. Major tourist attraction include important cultural and historical heritage, (remains of a mediaeval fortification, the old brickwork bridge, churches) and a landscaped park, protected as a horticultural monument. Prandau-Normann Castle: Count...
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