Vukovar Attractions

The town of Vukovar on the banks of the Danube River was a beautiful and prosperous place not that long ago. Unfortunately the Patriotic War in 1991 brought the town to a crashing halt. With both a large Serb and Croat population, tensions ran high in Vukovar leading up to the war and exploded by August of 1991. The main town center was in ruins following the war and much of it still is. Many of the public buildings, including museum, art galleries, and libraries were looted and many of the historic buildings were reduced to rubble. Some buildings have been restored and the effort is on going, but Vukovar is a lot different today than it was before the war. The economy has suffered greatly and the population has fallen drastically. If nothing else, it is an excellent example of a post war town.

There is an 18th Century Franciscan monastery which sits upon a hilltop and the Town Museum, which are both worth visiting. Vukovar also has a number of churches and Baroque buildings in the town center, all of which were heavily damaged.