Bilje, Croatia

Bilje
Bellye (Hungarian)[1]
Bilje Municipality
Općina Bilje
Flag of Bilje
Coat of arms of Bilje
Bilje is located in Osijek-Baranja County
Bilje
Bilje
Bilje is located in Croatia
Bilje
Bilje
Bilje is located in Europe
Bilje
Bilje
Coordinates: 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E / 45.60694°N 18.74389°E / 45.60694; 18.74389
Country Croatia
RegionBaranya (Podunavlje)
County Osijek-Baranja
Government
 • Mayor of MunicipalityŽeljko Cickaj
Area
 • Municipality259.5 km2 (100.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality4,772
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,163
 • Urban density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Websitebilje.hr
Map of Bilje municipality

Bilje (Hungarian: Bellye) is a municipality in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, in north-eastern Croatia. It is 5 km northeast of Osijek, on the edge of the Kopački Rit nature park. Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736) constructed a hunting lodge here, Bilje Castle, which later became property of the Teschen branch of the Habsburg family.

  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 34. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.