Aljmaš

Aljmaš stands on the right bank of the Danube, 2.5 kilometres downstream from the Drava confluence and below the vineyard-covered Erdut ridge. Its position between a major river, a loess plateau and the Aljmaš wetlands has shaped both the village landscape and its fishing traditions. The defining landmark is the Shrine of Our Lady of Refuge, whose story began in 1704. Today’s church followed the wartime destruction of its predecessor: the damaged votive statue was recovered from the ruins, returned to Aljmaš in 1998, and placed in a new church consecrated by Bishop Marin Srakić on 1 August 2004. Inside are Vladimir Meglić’s Marian triptych and three mosaics. Since 2023, a memorial centre beneath the Calvary has presented old Aljmaš, the village’s wartime suffering and the construction of the new sanctuary. From the village, visitors can walk through oak woodland toward Gospa pod lipom or explore the river landscape of Aljmaški rit, which follows the Drava’s final 12 kilometres before the confluence. The local tourist board also highlights June’s Fishermen’s Evenings, rooted in the traditions of Aljmaš fishermen and Danube cuisine. Aljmaš therefore combines pilgrimage, memorial heritage and the meeting landscape of two rivers in one compact excursion.

Aljmaš is a Danube village and landing place situated 2.5 kilometres downstream from the point where the Drava enters the Danube. Behind its houses rises the Erdut ridge, or 192-metre Čvorkovo brdo, with vineyards covering its slopes. Aljmaš was a medieval trading and craft centre, whereas its modern identity is shaped chiefly by its Marian shrine, pilgrims and the fishing heritage of the local river fishermen. The Shrine of Our Lady of Refuge has developed since 1704, and the contemporary church also recalls the village’s destruction during the war of the early 1990s. Between Nemetin and Aljmaš, the Aljmaš wetlands encompass the Drava’s final 12 kilometres before the confluence.