Vukovar

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Vukovar is a Croatian city on the Danube River best known for its heavy destruction and symbolic significance during the Croatian War of Independence.

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Vukovar canonical 20
Stalingrad of Croatia 1
Vukovar, Croatia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
attackedBy Serb paramilitary forces
Yugoslav People's Army
conflict Battle of Vukovar
country Croatia
countryDuringConflict Croatia
defendedBy Croatian forces
linked to: Croatian Army
economicActivity food industry
river transport
tourism
hasAnnualCommemoration Vukovar Remembrance Day
linked to: Battle of Vukovar
hasLandmark Eltz Manor
Vukovar Water Tower
hasMemorial Ovčara Memorial Centre
Vukovar Memorial Cemetery
hasMinorityLanguage German
Hungarian
Roma
Rusyn
linked to: Rusyn language

Serbian
Slovak
Ukrainian
hasPortOn Danube
hasUniversityComponent Lavoslav Ružička Polytechnic in Vukovar
historicalRegion Syrmia
isAdministrativeCenterOf Vukovar-Srijem County
knownFor heavy destruction during the Croatian War of Independence
symbolic significance in Croatian War of Independence
locatedIn Vukovar-Srijem County
locatedInRegion Slavonia
locatedNearBorderWith Serbia
locatedOnRiver Danube
namedAfter Slavic personal name Vuk
officialLanguage Croatian
partOf Croatian War of Independence
population about 25,000 (early 2020s)
postalCode 32000
reconstructionBegan 1990s
remembranceDayDate November 18
siegeEndDate 1991-11-18
siegeStartDate 1991-08
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinnedWith Knin
Vinkovci
Vukovar (Syrmia) – Borovo Naselje urban area
Šibenik
wasPartOf Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia

Socialist Republic of Croatia

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