Talk:Podunavlje (Croatia)

Merge
This is duplicated content that is already covered with Podunavlje article whose introduction section clearly says that it speaks about "the Danube river basin parts located in Serbia and Croatia". I do not see why should we have an separate article that speaks only about part of the region located in Croatia. Similar articles about regions which are divided among several countries are usually covering whole region in a single article (see examples: Syrmia, Baranja, Banat). PANONIAN 19:09, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If you think this is a better solution I have nothing against it. I made article since Croatian sources often called this area Hrvatsko Podunavlje which primarily relates to area of former Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. This is relatively common name for this area. And to your question about percentages of population, I use croatian census 2001 for area of former Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. I did not make exact calculation but only an superficial estimate because I planned to change this part. In short, this part can be removed if you consider it as unacceptable. Perhaps it is better to have both articles connected, although I have no idea how to do that technicaly. If you know, you can do it. Have a nice day/night.--MirkoS18 (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I concur with Panonian, especially given the article's structure, i.e. sections such as "Geography", "Climate", "Nature", which can hardly be treated separately from the main subject. I'd suggest a merge to Podunavlje. GregorB (talk) 00:09, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, MirkoS18, term Hrvatsko Podunavlje was used for former Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia, but the important thing is that it was used during the existence of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia and there is no evidence that it is also used today with that specific meaning. In another words you created an article that aims to speak about Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia in present time implying that Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia still exists geographically and that is simply incorrect. By my opinion, modern usage of the term Podunavlje in Croatia would rather cover only those settlements and municipalities that are directly connected to the river Danube and that certainly does not cover entire territory of former Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. Sure, we can mention in history section that term Hrvatsko Podunavlje was once used for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia, but as I said, there is no evidence that current usage of the term have exactly same meaning. PANONIAN  09:52, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Demographics
Which source claims that Podunavlje region in Croatia is populated by 55-60% Croats and 30-35% Serbs? As far as I know term "Podunavlje" does not have defined borders and it would be debatable how far from the river Danube Podunavlje might extend i.e. we cannot specify an exact territory that could be described as "Podunavlje" and therefore we also cannot specify exact ethnic composition of that territory. PANONIAN 19:23, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * answer in first comment of first question.--MirkoS18 (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2012 (UTC)