Osijek
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Summary
Osijek is a town in Croatia[1]. Osijek ranks in the top 6% of town in croatia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,105 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Osijek-Baranja County[3]
- Country: Croatia[4]
- Instance of: city[5]
- Shares border with: Trpinja[6], Erdut[7], Šodolovci[8], Antunovac[9], Čepin[10], Petrijevci[11], Darda[12], Bilje[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Pécs[14], Maribor[15], Pforzheim[16], Ploiești[17], Tuzla[18], Nitra[19], Prizren[20], Subotica[21], Lausanne[22], Vicenza[23], Budapest District XIII[24], Elbasan[25], Kranj[26]
- Postal code: 31000[27]
- Commons category: Osijek[28]
- Licence plate code: OS[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[30]
- Local dialing code: 031[31]
- Significant event: Siege of Osijek[32], Siege of Eszczyk[33]
- Official website: https://www.osijek.hr[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Osijek[35]
- Population: 84,104[36], 96,313[37]
- Time of earliest written record: 331[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Encyclopaedia Hebraica[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Capital of: Osijek-Baranja County[44]
- Official name: Osijek[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Osijek[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Osijek[47]
- Native label: Osijek[48]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Osijek[49]
- Owner of: Gradski vrt Hall[50], Jug Sport Hall[51], Gradski Vrt Stadium[52], Zrinjevac Sport Hall[53]
- Elevation above sea level: 95 m[54]
- Area: 174.9 km²[55], 59.1 km²[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Osijek include Osijek-Baranja County[57], a county of Croatia[58], in Croatia[59]; Osijek Airport[60], an airport[61], in Croatia[62]; and The City Guard in Osijek[63], an architectural structure[64], in Croatia[65], founded in 1729[66].
Why It Matters
Osijek has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Osijek is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Osijek include Osijek-Baranja County[57], a county of Croatia[58], in Croatia[59]; Osijek Airport[60], an airport[61], in Croatia[62]; and The City Guard in Osijek[63], an architectural structure[64], in Croatia[65], founded in 1729[66].