River Bosut

Collection title

Cultural Heritage

ID

HRT00082

Source

HRT (HR)

First broadcast date

2011

Production year

2011

Abstract

Just like Slavonia itself river Bosut is wide and slow, grown broad and lazy, sluggish in its flow. Flows one way in the morning, the other in the afternoon. This feels like sailing on a calm lake. The Bosut originates as the Biđ (or Bič) river in central Slavonia region, on the southern slopes of the Dilj mountain, northwest of the city of Slavonski Brod. Generally flowing to the northeast, it has no major settlements though some larger villages are in the vicinity of the river (Donji Andrijevci, Vrpolje and Strizivojna). Biđ is 66 km long. The Berava is a small river that rises south of Velika Kopanica, meanders eastwards near Gundinci and Babina Greda, and turns north near Gradište, south of Cerna. In the village of Cerna, the Biđ receives the river Berava from the south and from this point it is known as the Bosut. Some maps though, indicate that name Bosut is used before the river reaches Cerna, and some other apply the name also for the lowest part of the Berava's course, between Gradište and Cerna. Bosut is turning north from there, the river flows into the region of Syrmia, and the villages of Andrijaševci and Rokovci, reaching the biggest settlement on its course, the city of Vinkovci. From there, the rivers turns to the southeast, which is the direction it will follow for the rest of its course, except for a large U-bend south of Vinkovci. It passes through Kunjevci, Nijemci, Podgrađe, Apševci and Lipovac, where it receives the river Spačva from the right, and after the flow of 151 km through Croatia crosses the Serbian border.

Type

video

Production companies

• HRT - Own production

Broadcaster

HRT - HRT

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Landscapes and environment

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites

Credits / Cast

• Marotti Luka - Photographer
• Dubravec Edda - Journalist
• Petrović Damjan - Photographer

Period of events

• 2011

Map locations

• Croatia - Slavonia - Vinkovci

Original language

croatian

Media running time

14m59