Bilje (Hungarian: Bellye) 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.
Bilje
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Municipality | |
| Bilje Municipality Općina Bilje | |
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Bilje Bilje Bilje | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′25″N 18°44′38″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Baranya (Podunavlje) |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor of Municipality | Željko Cickaj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 260.21 km2 (100.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,642 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | www |

Its name derived from the Slavic word "bilje" ("herb" in English). In German the village is known as Belje, in Hungarian as Bellye,[3] and in Serbian Cyrillic as Биље.
The municipality of Bilje include following settlements and population (2011 census):[4]
There are 5,642 inhabitants in the municipality (2011 census),[4] including:[5]
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bilje was part of the Baranya County of the Kingdom of Hungary.
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