Vrbanja, a village in the region of Spačva

Spacva

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, Croatia

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, 24 km southeast of Županja

Županja

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; elevation 87 m. Chief occupations include farming, livestock breeding and forestry. The village is located on the regional road Vinkovci

Vinkovci

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 - Gunja

Gunja

Gunja is a village and municipality in the hinterland of the left banks of the Sava in the region of Spačva, Croatia, 31.42 km southeast of Županja; elevation 84 m. In the 2001 census, the population was 5,003, with 64.3% declaring themselves Croats and 13.77% Bosniaks. Chief occupations...

 - Brčko

Brcko (city)

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 (Bosnia and Herzegovina

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). Vrbanja named after the willows (Croatian

Croatian language

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: vrbe). The municipality has a population of 5,174 people; absolute majority are Croats

Croats

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 (96.48%), with a small Slovak

Slovaks

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 minority (1.38%).
Vrbanja is surrounded by Drenovci

Drenovci

Drenovci is a municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in Croatia. According to the 2001 census, there are 7,424 inhabitants, 87.03% which are Croats. The municipality is part of Slavonia....

 and Soljani

Soljani

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.

This typical, Srijem-style, lowland village is located close to the famous forests of Spačva, abundant in wildlife. Pleasant accommodation facilities and venison specialities are offered in hunting lodges. The special forest vegetation reserve Radisevo comprises forests of common oak and hornbeam with beech.

The parish church of the Name of Mary was built in 1821.
Church was renovated in 2008.