Batina
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Batina
Batina on the map of Croatia
Batina is a village and port on the right bank of the Danube in the region of Baranja, Croatia, 25 km northeast of Osijek; elevation 105 m. The chief occupation is farming.
Batina is located on the main road (M 17.1) Osijek-Batina-Bezdan. In 1974 the road bridge over the Danube was built. It is a state border crossing.
The recreational and bathing resort "Zeleni Otok" (Green Island) offers a number of opportunities in the warm part of the year, especially water sports. It is also the centre of the Baranja Art Colony.
A continuity of settlement from the Middle Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age has been discovered on the Gradac hill.
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