Novi Gradac

Novi Gradac is a Drava-region village in the Municipality of Gradina, set between cultivated lowlands and the river’s floodplain. Municipal sources single out the 9.27-hectare Novi Gradac wetland, while the county spatial plan identifies the village among local sites with potential for fishing, rural visits and outdoor recreation. Proximity to the Drava is more than a scenic detail: during high water, Novi Gradac is one of the area’s sensitive flood-defence points, and local records recall water reaching halfway through the village in 1972. The settlement also sustains a distinctive Hungarian minority culture. Its DZMH association promotes folklore, singing, children’s games and community events, while the Magyar bál brings together groups from Croatia and Hungary. A visit therefore has two clear themes: the flat Drava waterscape and a living local cultural tradition. Under the county timetable dated March 2026, direct buses connect Novi Gradac with Virovitica on working days, with selected services also operating on Saturdays.

Novi Gradac belongs to the Municipality of Gradina and its low-lying Drava belt along the municipality’s northern boundary. The local waterscape includes the 9.27-hectare Novi Gradac wetland, distinct from the larger wetlands around Budakovac and Detkovac. The village’s proximity to the river is also documented by an archaeological site examined about 1.5 kilometres north of the settlement on the Croatian bank of the Drava. Novi Gradac has a recognisable Hungarian cultural dimension: the local DZMH association works to preserve folklore, singing, music and traditional children’s games. This combination of river environment, cultivated plain and minority heritage gives the village an identity quite different from an urban Slavonian destination.