Eltz Manor on the Danube waterfront of Vukovar, Croatia

Castle & Museum

Eltz Manor & the City Museum

Vukovar · Slavonia & Baranja

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CATEGORY: Castle & Museum
COUNTRY: Croatia
REGION: Vukovar · Slavonia & Baranja
DURATION: 1 day

ABOUT THIS ATTRACTION

Eltz Manor stands at the foot of the Danube waterfront: a baroque manor of the counts of Eltz, the German family that ruled Vukovar from the 18th century, now home of the city museum. Its collections follow the whole story of the city — the prehistoric Vučedol culture, the Roman Danube frontier, the baroque town and the 20th century — and the manor’s waterfront garden is the town’s favourite promenade.

HISTORY & BACKGROUND

The story behind it

The manor was built for the Eltz family in the 18th century on the site of the old castle of the Frankopans, and rebuilt in neo-baroque style in the 19th; it was heavily damaged in 1991 and carefully restored in the 2010s, reopening as the city museum. The Vučedol culture, whose museum stands on the hill above town, flourished here between 3000 and 2200 BC — one of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe.

WHAT TO SEE

What to see here

The restored baroque manor on the waterfront.

The city museum collections — Vučedol to the 20th century.

The Vučedol Museum on the hill above town (its own building, 2013).

GOOD TO KNOW

Facts & Curiosities

The manor was the seat of the counts of Eltz, who held Vukovar from 1736 until 1945.

It was damaged in the 1991 siege and restored in the 2010s — reopening as the City Museum.

The museum’s collections range from the Vučedol culture (3000–2200 BC) to the 20th century.

The Vučedol site above town is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe — the home of the famous Orion vessel.

WHY IT MATTERS

Why it matters

Vukovar is not only 1991: the Eltz manor and Vučedol tell 5,000 years of the Danube story.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Before you go

Access

On the Danube waterfront at the town centre; museum open year-round.

Best Time

Morning, before the memorial circuit.

Pairing

The natural start of the Vukovar day — museum first, memorials after.

THROUGH THE LENS

From the road

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