Beljevina

Beljevina is one of the fourteen settlements in Đurđenovac municipality, set within the level agricultural landscape of western Osijek-Baranja County. County road Ž4073 runs directly from the village to Đurđenovac over 3.44 kilometres; at its other end it meets Ž4058, the route between Beničanci and Feričanci. This road pattern explains Beljevina’s everyday orientation toward the municipal centre while also providing a straightforward continuation to Bokšić, Feričanci and the D2 state road. The municipal spatial plan recorded a density of 71 residents per square kilometre in Beljevina using the 2001 census, noticeably above several neighbouring villages in the same municipality. A separate village cemetery is marked beside the settlement, while straight fields, drainage channels and farm tracks reveal the productive role of the surrounding land. Beljevina is therefore not a detached hamlet at the end of a lane, but a compact Slavonian village on the short connection between Đurđenovac and the municipality’s western arm. Its character emerges from roadside homes, open farmland and a close physical link to the local administrative centre.

Beljevina’s identity comes from its place within the Municipality of Đurđenovac and the western edge of Osijek-Baranja County. The settlement covers roughly 10.7 square kilometres at an elevation of about 105 metres. St Martin’s Church links the village to the Parish of St Peter the Apostle in Bokšić, with the local feast celebrated on 11 November. The football ground and the former NK Zagorac reflect the role village sport has played in Beljevina. This makes the settlement better suited to a quiet stop in the Našice hinterland and an unhurried look at local life than to a full-day tour of major monuments.