Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vinkovci is a town in the Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In 2001 census, the population of the town was 35,455, making it the largest town of the County. Surrounded by many large villages, it is a local transport hub, particularly because of its railways. The site of Vinkovci (German: Winkowitz, Hungarian: Vinkovce, Latin: Colonia Aurelia Cibalae) was inhabited well before the Roman period The area of the town has been inhabited continually from the Neolithic period. Under the Romans the town was known as Colonia Aurelia Cibalae and was the birthplace of Roman emperors Valentinian I and Valens. The Roman thermal bath is still preserved underground as are several other Roman buildings located near the center of today's Vinkovci.