Profile of the Region
The position of Vukovar and the surrounding areas is at the intersection of important transportation routes, connecting Central Europe with the Balkans, as the Danube region with Dinaric and Mediterranean area of Europe, and thus has combined diverse social and civilization influences. From the Western and Eastern civilization, to Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Islam, this all resulted in a dynamic social development.
Due to its many natural advantages (fertile land, forests, rivers) and despite turbulent and far-reaching historical events, this area always had been attractive for settlement. In fact, the area has been settled for 8000 years. The right bank of Danube River was settled by members of the Vucedol Culture at the beginning of the third millennium BC. The needs for cooper resulted in the expansion of the Vucedol Culture into the broader region of Central and South East Europe. This predominant cultural phenomenon had a great influence on other contemporary cultures and it is also left traces in the European heritage. (Orion the first Indo European calendar).
These favorable natural conditions for life attracted not only those who wanted to establish their homes but also those who want to rule the area. Therefore, various armies passed through area, robbing its natural and economic heritage, and forcing its people into exile. There are numerous archaeological sites in the Vukovar area, many of which tell us about the lives of Illyrians and Celts. The Romans reached the Danube in their conquests during the final decades B.C. and brought the first vineyards. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Migration Period and the Avar and Slavic expansion from the sixth century onward brought about significant changes.
Due to its many natural advantages (fertile land, forests, rivers) and despite turbulent and far-reaching historical events, this area always had been attractive for settlement. In fact, the area has been settled for 8000 years. The right bank of Danube River was settled by members of the Vucedol Culture at the beginning of the third millennium BC. The needs for cooper resulted in the expansion of the Vucedol Culture into the broader region of Central and South East Europe. This predominant cultural phenomenon had a great influence on other contemporary cultures and it is also left traces in the European heritage. (Orion the first Indo European calendar).
These favorable natural conditions for life attracted not only those who wanted to establish their homes but also those who want to rule the area. Therefore, various armies passed through area, robbing its natural and economic heritage, and forcing its people into exile. There are numerous archaeological sites in the Vukovar area, many of which tell us about the lives of Illyrians and Celts. The Romans reached the Danube in their conquests during the final decades B.C. and brought the first vineyards. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Migration Period and the Avar and Slavic expansion from the sixth century onward brought about significant changes.