GRAD U DRAVI - POPLAVA DRAVE U OSIJEKU 1965. GODINE
CITY IN DRAVA – 1965 DRAVA FLOOD IN OSIJEK

Summary/Abstract: From its beginning, 1965 was an exceptionally rainy year, which caused the rise in water lever of the rivers Danube and Drava. Osijek is a city that is located on the Drava river, 22km away from the mouth of the Danube. This is why the life of the city, which is also known as The City on the Drava, is inherently connected with the river. During the 20th century, the Drava flooded Osijek for four times – in 1926, 1954, 1965 and 1972. This research is concerned with the flood which happened in 1965. During the given period (May and June, 1965) Osijek daily news, The Voice of Slavonia ‘Glas Slavonije’, provides daily reports on the following: water level of the Drava river in Osijek, situation at the river bank and flood defense plans. The research is based on reconstruction of flood defense and residents’ fate based on the Voice of Slavonia’s texts as well as on the archive resources found in the Office for Urbanization of the Osijek District. The emphases is placed on the threatened Osijek settlements and their residents. The effects of the flood are migrations from the threatened areas into newly built settlements and the construction of a modern riverbank fort, which enabled Osijek to become more actively involved in the life of the river.

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