DJAKOVO, a city of Croatia Slavonia, Yugoslavia. Pop. (i921) 7,987. Djakovo is a Roman Catholic Episcopal see, whose occupant bears the title of Bishop of Bosnia, Slavonia and Sirmium (Srijem). Bishop Strossmayer (1815-19o5), did much to foster the sense of racial kinship among the Yugoslays, and the town became a centre of religious and political activity. The cathedral, a basilica with a central dome and two lofty spires, was founded in 1866. Its style is Romanesque, chosen by Stross mayer as symbolical of the position of his country, midway be tween east and west. Djakovo has a thriving trade in agricultural produce. Many Roman remains have been discovered.
For a full description of the cathedral, in Serbo-Croatian and French, see the illustrated folio Stolna Crkva Djakovu, published by the South Slavonic Academy, 19oo.