Editing Valpovo

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| name                = Valpovo
| official_name       = ''Grad Valpovo''<br /> Town of Valpovo
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| leader_party        = Independent
| leader_title        = Mayor
| leader_name         = Giovini Valpovo (Panjolo)
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| area_total_km2      = 141.2
| area_urban_km2      = 40.1
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| elevation_m         = 91
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| population_as_of    = 2021
| population_total    = 9784
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| population_urban    = 6332
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'''Valpovo''' is a town in [[Slavonia]], [[Croatia]]. It is close to the [[Drava]] river, {{convert|25|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Osijek]]. As of 2021, the population of Valpovo is 7,406, with a total of 11,563 in the municipality.<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011|S|14|4715}}</ref>

==Name==
In [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] the town is known as ''Valpó''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kocsis |first1=Károly |last2=Kocsis-Hodosi |first2=Eszter |title=Ethic Geography of the Hungarian Minorities in the Capathian Basin |date=1998 |publisher=Geographical Research Institute Research Centre For Earth Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences |location=Budapest, Hungary |isbn=9637395849 |page=238 |url=https://hungarian-geography.hu/konyvtar/kiadv/Ethnic_geography.pdf}}</ref> and in [[German language|German]] as ''Walpach''.<ref name="HE">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.enciklopedija.hr/clanak/valpovo|title=Valpovo|encyclopedia=[[Croatian Encyclopedia]]|publisher=[[Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography]]|language=hr|access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> In antiquity, it was called Iovalum. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valpovo.hr/povijest-grada-valpova/|title=Povijest grada Valpova}}</ref> There are several suggested etymologies. One is that it comes from the Latin root *Iov-, meaning "divine". However, the ending can't be explained by Latin. One explanation is that it comes from the Indo-European words *yow and *h2elut, so that it means "magical beer." The other, more likely, is that it comes from the Indo-European roots *yow and *h2elom, so that it means "magical herb", whatever plant that signified. Perhaps the simplest explanation is that it comes from the Indo-European word *wel, meaning "valley", whatever "Io-" meant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://linguistforum.com/outside-of-the-box/croatian-toponyms/|title = Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum}}</ref>{{unreliable source|date=August 2017}}

==Climate==
Since records began in 1964, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|40.4|C|F}}, on 20 July 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref> The coldest temperature was {{convert|-25.0|C|F}}, on 13 January 2003.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref>

==Demographics==
The settlements in the municipal area of Valpovo are:<ref name="census2011"/>
* [[Harkanovci]], population 506
* [[Ivanovci, Osijek-Baranja County|Ivanovci]], population 460
* [[Ladimirevci]], population 1,587
* [[Marjančaci]], population 308
* [[Nard, Croatia|Nard]], population 516
* [[Šag]], population 429
* Valpovo, population 7,406
* [[Zelčin]], population 351

In the census of 2011, the absolute majority {{clarify|date=November 2015}} were [[Croats]].

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Valpovo |p1857=6805 |p1869=7390 |p1880=7126 |p1890=8154 |p1900=8888 |p1910=9159 |p1921=8900 |p1931=9033 |p1948=8920 |p1953=9483 |p1961=10515 |p1971=11509 |p1981=12107 |p1991=12607 |p2001=12327 |p2011=11563 |p2021=9784}}

==History==
[[File:Kulturni centar-Valpovo.JPG|thumb|right|Valpovo Culture Center]]
The town is first mentioned in 1332.<ref name="HE"/>  In June of 1543, during Sultan Suleiman's campaign into Hungary, [[Siege of Valpovo|Valpovo was besieged]], taken, and annexed to the [[Ottoman Empire]]. It was initially a kaza centre in the [[Sanjak of Pojega]] until 1601. It was later in sanjak centre in [[Kanije Eyalet]] until [[Austria]]n conquest in 1687.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Valpovo was part of the [[Virovitica County]] of the [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]]. In March 1945, German forces launched [[Operation Spring Awakening]].  On the southern arm which moved north through Valpovo was the [[1st Cossack Cavalry Division]]. The operation was as disastrous as it was ambitious. Yugoslav partisans of the [[3rd Army (Yugoslav Partisans)]] continuously harassed and delayed the Cossacks. Shortly after the end of [[World War II]], officials in the communist Yugoslav regime established a [[Valpovo work camp|labor camp]] for [[Germans of Croatia|Germans]] which operated until May 1946.<ref name="HE"/>

==Economy==
Economy is based on farming, livestock breeding, forestry, wood and timber and foodstuffs industries; close to the town are oil and natural gas deposits. Valpovo lies on a regional road that connects it to [[Osijek]] and [[Donji Miholjac]], as well a road to [[Belišće]] and to [[Bizovac]] through [[Ladimirevci]].

==Attractions==
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Located close to the banks of the Drava river (5&nbsp;km), Valpovo was an ancient dwelling of feudal families. Major [[tourist]] attraction include important cultural and historical heritage, (remains of a mediaeval fortification, the old brickwork bridge, churches) and a landscaped [[park]], protected as a horticultural monument. [[Prandau-Normann Castle]]: Count Normann-Ehrenfels and Baron Prandau-Hilleprandt had a magnificent castle that was rebuilt seven times. They planted 121 herbal sorts on 250,000 square meters. Valpovo's park is one of the most beautiful in [[Slavonia]].

The most important annual event is the Valpovo Summer ({{langx|hr|Ljeto valpovačko}}), attended by a number of cultural clubs with [[folklore]], [[music]], theatrical and other performances. Angling opportunities are provided on the nearby rivers [[Karašica (Drava)|Karašica]], [[Vučica (river)|Vučica]], [[Drava]], as well as on lakes and fishponds; hunting grounds are offered nearby. Slavonian specialities, [[venison]] and freshwater [[fish]], and quality wines add to the visitor opportunities of the Valpovo region.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Valpovo}}
*{{official|http://www.valpovo.hr/}} {{in lang|hr}}

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