Daruvar

Daruvar (Czech: Daruvar, German: Daruwar, Hungarian: Daruvár, Serbian: Дарувар, Latin: Aquae Balissae) is a spa town and municipality in Slavonia, northeastern Croatia, with a population of 8,567. The area including the surrounding villages (Dar. Vinogradi, Doljani, Donji Daruvar, Gornji Daruvar, Lipovac Majur, Ljudevit Selo, Markovac, and Vrbovac) has a population of 11,633 as of 2011.

Daruvar
Town
Town of Daruvar
Grad Daruvar
Město Daruvar
Main street in Daruvar
Daruvar
Location of Daruvar in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.592895°N 17.223685°E / 45.592895; 17.223685
Country Croatia
CountyBjelovar-Bilogora
Government
  MayorDamir Lneniček (HDZ)
Area
  Town64.7 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
  Urban
8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Town10,105
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
  Urban
7,440
  Urban density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitedaruvar.hr

It is located in the foothills of 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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