Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium

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Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium is a region in eastern Croatia that was formerly Serb-held during the Croatian War of Independence and later peacefully reintegrated into Croatia under UN administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
administeredBy UNTAES
United Nations
borderedBy Hungary
Serbia
borderFunction forms part of Croatia–Hungary border
forms part of Croatia–Serbia border
capitalDuringUNAdmin Vukovar
conflict Croatian War of Independence
controlledBy Republic of Serbian Krajina
Serb forces
country Croatia
demilitarization implemented under UNTAES
demining post-war demining operations conducted
economy agriculture
cross-border trade
river transport
ethnicComposition ethnically mixed Croat and Serb population
governedBy Croatian counties of Osijek-Baranja and Vukovar-Srijem
historicalSignificance last Serb-held region in Croatia to be reintegrated
includesCity Vukovar
includesTown Beli Manastir
Ilok
Vinkovci
language Croatian
Serbian
largestCity Osijek
locatedIn Baranja
Slavonia
Syrmia
eastern Croatia
majorRiver Danube
Drava
minorityRights Serb minority rights guaranteed by Erdut Agreement
partOf Croatian War of Independence
peaceAgreement Erdut Agreement
postConflictProcess refugee return and reconstruction
postWarStatus fully integrated into Croatian state
reintegration peaceful reintegration into Croatia
reintegrationCompleted 1998
relatedEvent Battle of Vukovar
Operation Storm (indirectly, as it influenced negotiations)
linked to: Operation Storm
timePeriod 1991–1995
UNAdministrationPeriod 1996–1998
UNMission United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium

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Erdut Agreement region Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium
UN Security Council Resolution 1037 subject Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium