Osijek

Osijek
City
Grad Osijek
City of Osijek
Palace of Slavonian General Command
Tvrđa
The City Guard
Saint Michael Church
European Avenue
Osijek Co-cathedral
Ante Starčević Square
Pedestrian bridge
Nicknames: 
Grad na Dravi (City on Drava), Nepokoreni grad (Unconquered City)
Osijek
Location of Osijek in Croatia
Osijek
Osijek (Croatia)
Osijek
Osijek (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°33′20″N 18°41′40″E / 45.55556°N 18.69444°E / 45.55556; 18.69444
Country Croatia
RegionSlavonia
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • MayorIvan Radić (HDZ)
 • City Council
31 members
 • Electoral districtIV
Area
 • City
174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
59.1 km2 (22.8 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City
96,313
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
75,535
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31000
Area code31
Vehicle registrationOS
ClimateCfb
Websiteosijek.hr

Osijek (Croatian pronunciation: [ôsijeːk] ) is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County. It is also the fourth largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021.[3] Osijek lies on the right bank of the Drava River, 25 km (16 mi) upstream of its confluence with the Danube, at an elevation of 94 m (308 ft). Osijek is 16 km (10 mi) west of the border with Serbia.

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).