{{short description|Mountain}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Dilj | image = Dilj gora.jpg | image_caption = Vineyards on the slopes of Dilj mountain near Brodski Stupnik | elevation_m = 471 | location = Croatia | map = Croatia | range_coordinates = | map_caption = Location of Dilj in Croatia | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | coordinates = {{coord|45|16|N|18|06|E|type:mountain_region:HR_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }} '''Dilj''' is a low mountain in south-central Slavonia, located in eastern Croatia. Of all the mountains in Slavonia, Dilj is the lowest-lying, at 471 meters. It is located north of Slavonski Brod and south of Krndija.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stbweb02.stb.sun.ac.za/iavs2008/docs/Tue_Skvorc.pdf |title=Variability of the forest communities of the Dilj Mountain (Croatia) along environmental gradients |accessdate=2009-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828004815/http://stbweb02.stb.sun.ac.za/iavs2008/docs/Tue_Skvorc.pdf |archivedate=2011-08-28 }}</ref> Dilj mountain contains a forest that spreads in an east–west direction of approximately 50 km, and a north–south direction of approximately 30 km.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://staging.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJZDM_Forest_on_Dilj_mountain_Slavonia_Region_Croatia|title=Forest on Dilj mountain - Slavonia Region, Croatia - Public Access Lands on Waymarking.com|website=staging.waymarking.com|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref> Forestation of the area includes a variety of plants, including Pannonian-Balkan forest oak.<ref name=":0" /> Areas not covered in forestation are mainly cultivated with Orchards, Vineyards and Dehesas.
==Mountain huts== In the 1935–1936 season, the ''Torbarevo sklonište'' mountain hut, at {{convert|423|m|ft}} in elevation, saw 127 visitors.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1936 |orig-date=1936-05-15 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=212–245 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=32 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193607.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|224}} In the 1936–1937 season, it was closed.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1937 |orig-date=1937-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=221–252 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=33 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193707.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|243}} In the 1937–1938 season, it was open.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1938 |orig-date=1938-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=222–254 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=34 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193807.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|243}}
== References == {{reflist}}
==Bibliography== ===Alpinism=== * {{cite book |date=February 1959 |first=Željko |last=Poljak |chapter=Dilj-gora |pages=6–7 |title=Kazalo za "Hrvatski planinar" i "Naše planine" 1898—1958 |series=Naše planine |issn=0354-0650 |volume=XI |issue=1–2 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/195901.pdf}} ===Meteorology=== * {{cite journal |date=2005-12-15 |first=Damir |last=Počakal |title=Influence of Orography on Hail Characteristics in the Continental Part of Croatia |pages=641–642 |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/64903 |journal=Hrvatski meteorološki časopis |issn=1330-0083 |issue=40}}
Category:Mountains of Croatia Category:Slavonia Category:Slavonski Brod Category:Hills of Croatia Category:Pannonian island mountains
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