SLAVONIA AND BARANJA

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The name of the region come from the Slavic word 'bara', which means 'swamp', thus the name of Baranya means 'a swamp land'. Even today large parts of the region are swamps, such as the natural reservation Kopački Rit in its southeast. Another theory states that the name of the region come from the Hungarian word 'bárány', which means 'lamb'.

SLAVONIA AND BARANJA

History
The region of Baranya was settled by the Slavs in the 6th century, while Hungarians arrived in the 9th century.
Baranya county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century.
In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire conquered Baranya, and included it into the sanjak of Mohács, an Ottoman administrative unit, with the seat in the city of Mohács. In the end of the 17th century, Baranya was captured by Habsburg Empire, and was included into Habsburg Hungary. In 1848, the proclaimed borders of Serbian Vojvodina included Baranya, but the Serbian troops did not manage to take control of the region. In 1918, the entire Baranya region was captured by Serbian troops and was administered by the newly created Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. By the Treaty of Trianon (part of the Versailles peace) in 1920, the Baranya region was formally divided between Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, but de facto remained under the administration of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (the later Yugoslavia) until 1921.
On August 14, 1921, the Serb-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic was proclaimed. It included Baranya and northern part of Bačka region, and was lead by the President of the Executive Committee (14 August 1921 - 25 August 1921 Petar Dobrović, born 1890 - died 1942). On August 21-25, 1921, the territory of the Republic was divided between Hungary (represented by Hungarian Commissioner Károly Soós Bádoki) and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, as was previously decided by the Treaty of Trianon (June 4, 1920, one of the Versailles peace treaties after World War I, concerning Habsburg's former Hungarian lands).
The northern part of Baranya in Hungary was included into Baranya county. The southern part of the region was part of Bačka county between 1918 and 1922, part of Bačka oblast between 1922 and 1929, and in 1929 it was included into the Danube Banovina, a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1941, the Yugoslav Baranya was occupied by Hungary, but it was returned to Yugoslavia in 1944.
Since 1945, Yugoslav Baranya was part of the Socialist Republic of Croatia. Between 1991 and 1995, the region was part of the Republic of Serbian Krajina, between 1995 and 1997 was part of Srem-Baranja Oblast under the administration of the United Nations, while in 1997 it was included into Croatia. Today, it is part of that republic's Osijek-Baranja county.

Kopački Rit
Kopački Rit (Kopački Tršćak) is a nature park in eastern Croatia. It is located northwest of the confluence of the Drava and the Danube, situated at the border with Serbia and Montenegro. It comprises many backwaters and ponds along the Danube. It is one of the most important, largest and most attractive preserved intact wetlands in Europe. The vicinity of the big city of Osijek and its surroundings, as well as excellent communications (by road, railway, plane and ship) enable a high visiting rate. The beauty of "intact" nature, the multitude of waters, flora and fauna attract not only excursionists and visitors but also many experts and scientists from the whole of Europe.
A part of Kopački Rit has been designated as a special zoological reserve. Around 260 various bird species nest here (wild geese and ducks, Great White Egret, White Stork, Black Stork, White-tailed Eagle, crows, coots, gulls, terns, kingfishers, Green Woodpecker, etc.), and there are many other species using this area as a temporary shelter on migration from the northern, cooler regions to the southern, warmer areas and vice versa.
There are 40-odd fish species (pike, ide, tench, bream, carp, catfish, pike-perch, perch, etc.). Several various mammal species inhabit the land (red deer, roe deer, wild boar, wild cat, pine marten, stone marten, weasel, sable, otter, etc.). Rich plant life, typical of wetlands, is found also in Kopački Rit.
Guided tourist visits by panoramic ships, boats, team of horses or on foot are available. Some packages offer the possibility of photographing or video-recording animals, birds in particular.
Angling and hunting are allowed in certain parts of Kopački Rit, which are put under less strict protection.
The specialities of Kopački Rit (fish stew, grilled carp, venison, Belje wines, etc.) can be tasted in the nearby restaurant

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