Bilje, Croatia

Bilje () is a municipality in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, in north-eastern Croatia. It is 5 km northeast of Osijek, on the edge of the Kopački Rit nature park.
Name.
Its name derived from the Slavic word "bilje" ("herb" in English). In German the village is known as "Belje", in Hungarian as "Bellye", and in Serbian Cyrillic as Биље.
Geography.
The municipality of Bilje include following settlements and population (2011 census):
Demographics.
There are 5,642 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census), including:
History.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bilje was part of the Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary.