Editing Vukovar (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Torre del agua-Vukovar.jpg|thumb|left|''[[Vukovar water tower]]'', a symbol of the suffering of the city and the [[Croatian War of Independence]].]]
 
The city is positioned on important transport routes. Since time immemorial transport routes from the northwest to the southeast were active in the Danube Valley through the Vukovar area.

After steam ships were introduced in the mid-19th century, and with the arrival of present-day tourist ships, Vukovar is connected with Budapest and [[Vienna]] upstream and all the way to Romania downstream. The Vukovar harbour is an important import and export station. The Danube has always been and remains the connection of the people of Vukovar with Europe and the world.

Vukovar is located {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Vinkovci and {{convert|36|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Osijek]], with an elevation of {{convert|108|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Vukovar is located on the main road [[D2 road (Croatia)|D2]] Osijek—Vukovar—[[Ilok]] and on the Vinkovci—Vukovar railway (and road [[D55 road (Croatia)|D55]]).