Dalj

Dalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Даљ, Hungarian: Dálya, German: Dallia, Latin: Teutoburgium) is a village on the Danube in eastern Croatia, near the confluence of the Drava and Danube, on the border with Serbia. It is located on the D519 road, south of its intersection with the D213 road and the Vukovar–Erdut railway.

Dalj
Даљ (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Clockwise, from top: Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković", Danube riverfront, Roman Catholic church, Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja, Dalj High School, Dalj Elementary School, Municipal building, Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj, central image: Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Dalj Planina
Dalj
Location of Dalj in Osijek-Baranja County
Dalj
Dalj (Croatia)
Dalj
Dalj (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°29′N 18°59′E
Country Croatia
County Osijek-Baranja
MunicipalityErdut
Government
  BodyLocal Committee
Area
  Total73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total2,877
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Daljac (♂) Daljanka ()
(per grammatical gender)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
31226
Area code+385 31
Vehicle registrationOS
Official languagesCroatian, Serbian

Administratively, it is a part of the municipality of Erdut, Osijek-Baranja County. Although the namesake of the municipality is the Erdut village, Dalj is the largest settlement of the municipality and its administrative, cultural and economic center.

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