Vukovar is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia.
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Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County and the second largest city in the county after Vinkovci.
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In SFR Yugoslavia, the municipalities were generally larger, and the Vukovar municipality spanned the region from Vera and Borovo in the north, Ilok in the east and Tovarnik in the south, but it has since been divided into several municipalities.
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Vukovar is located in the Eastern part of Croatia and is the centre of the Vukovar-Syrmia County.
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The Vukovar harbour is an important import and export station.
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Beginnings of today's Vukovar should be sought very early, as confirmed by archaeological data.
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Vukovar was mentioned first in the 13th century as Volko, Walk, Wolkov .
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Vukovar lost its strategic significance, but remained an important trading and craft center on an important traffic route.
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Vukovar is the center of trade for the whole of western Srijem.
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Quality wines from Vukovar have been recognized at world economic exhibitions.
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Since 1840, Vukovar has been involved in permanent steamship traffic on the Danube.
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The port of Vukovar is the largest transshipment port in the Croatian regions.
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Vukovar has been receiving electricity from these plants since 1909.
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Between 1918 and 1922, Vukovar was the administrative seat of the county of Syrmia, and between 1922 and 1929 it was the administrative seat of Syrmia Oblast.
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Violence in and around Vukovar worsened after the independence referendum, with gun and bomb attacks reported in the town and surrounding villages in June 1991.
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Ethnic Serbs in Vukovar were subjected to forced interrogations, kidnappings and summary executions in addition to having their homes and cafes blown up.
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Battle of Vukovar began on 25 August 1991 and lasted until 18 November 1991.
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Vukovar's trial was abandoned in 2014 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer; he died two years later at the age of 57.
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Vukovar remained in Serb hands until 1998 serving as the facto seat of the self-proclaimed Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia.
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Vukovar's population was ethnically mixed and had 28 ethnic groups before the war.
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Vukovar Synagogue was built in 1889, and was devastated by the Nazis in 1941.
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Economy of Vukovar is based on agriculture, trade, viticulture, food industry, textile industry, building materials industry, footwear industry and tourism.
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Borovo, a manufacturer of footwear located in Vukovar, ended up devastated and demolished in 1991 during the war.
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Business Innovation Centre BIC-Vukovar is a rounded concept for the support of innovative, technologically-oriented entrepreneurship independent of the size or maturity of the company.
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Since the end of the war, much of the infrastructure in Vukovar has remained unrestored and unemployment is estimated to stand at 40 percent.
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Vukovar is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.
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Vukovar is located in the northeastern part of the Republic of Croatia and is the seat of the Vukovar-Srijem County.
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Vukovar has seven primary schools and five high schools, including one gymnasium and one music school.
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