Daruvar

Also known as Daruvár, Daruwar, Aqua Balissae

Daruvar is a spa town and municipality in Slavonia, northeastern Croatia, with a population of 8,567. The area including the surrounding villages (Daruvarski Vinogradi, Doljani, Donji Daruvar, Gornji Daruvar, Lipovac Majur, Ljudevit Selo, Markovac, and Vrbovac) had a population of 11,633 in 2011.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Daruvar
Settlement.official_name: Town of DaruvarGrad DaruvarMěsto Daruvar
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Daruvar.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Main street in Daruvar
Settlement.image_shield: Daruvar.png
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Daruvar in Croatia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Slavonia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: border|23px Bjelovar-Bilogora
Settlement.leader_party: HDZ
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Damir Lneniček

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Daruvar
Country: Croatia
Located in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Population: 10105
Area: 8.5
Elevation: 161
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Shares border with: Đulovac
Official website: www.daruvar.hr
Image: Daruvar.JPG

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Commons category: Daruvar
native label: Daruvar
inception: 1771-00-00
member of: Climate Alliance
topic's main category: Category:Daruvar
topic has template: Q25754550
postal code: 43500

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Administration
Etymology
History
Climate
Demographics
Politics
Minority councils and representatives
Spas
Tourism
Sports
Economy
Education
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
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It is located in the foothills of the Papuk mountain and along the Toplica River. The main political and cultural centre of the Czech national minority in Croatia, Daruvar has a winemaking tradition reportedly dating back more than 2,000 years.

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