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Osijek

Slavonia

It is the largest city in Slavonia, the fourth largest city in Croatia and the seat of Osijek-Baranja county. The city is the industrial, administrative, judicial and cultural center.
Osijek
Osijek
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Osijek is a city on the river Drava with more than 150,000 inhabitants (the suburbs). Includes suburbs fortifications Podravlje, Josipovac, Višnjevac, Sarvas, Tenja Briješće, Elm, and Klis Nemetin. The city is located in the beautiful Danube valley on the right bank of the Drava River 22 km from the mouth of the Danube. Today is the seat of Osijek - Baranja County and the largest city in the eastern Croatian region. In the ongoing expansion of Osijek is a giant construction site where the building a great business center, new sports facilities and cultural facilities are renewed.

Osijek is made from old town - Fortress, built in the early 18th century in Baroque style, then the upper, lower and the new city with classicism, historicism and Art Nouveau, and Retfala Visnjevac.

The first theatrical performances were held in the baroque Osijek back in the 18th century and the first theater building, the Croatian National Theatre, built in 1866. year. Theatre is still the most important theatrical institutions in the region of Slavonia. Besides it, in effect, and Children's Theatre in Osijek.

In Osijek, the two museums of national importance: the Museum of Slavonia, in the building of the former City Magistrate in the Citadel, where he held a rich collection of items relating to the history of Slavonia, and the recently opened archaeological museum in the former building of the Main Guard. In one of the former barracks of the fortress, written history is kept slightly Slavonian State Archives in Osijek. Among other museums, there is a Gallery of Fine Art, a valuable collection of paintings from the 18th to 20 century.

What we are particularly proud of the citizens of Osijek and 17 parks with a total area of 394 000 m². Osječki parks are very nice and pleasant to walk, play or art photography. Latest projects on the "left" bank of the Drava River (hotel Zoo, Zoo land) and the announced projects around the "green" urbanization of the left bank, tell us in favor of the development and dissemination of Osijek, in the spirit of ecological and generally accepted standards of modern life.

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The oldest prehistoric settlement in the Osijek area was created at the Drava bank of the hill today, barely visible as it provides an east-west in the northern part Retfala.

At the end of the first century BC, the Romans conquered almost the whole of Pannonia, and the little elevated right bank of the Drava established a military camp named Mursa in the area of ​​today's Lower Town (from the Customs Office in the west to the Ban Jelacic Square in the east of Frankopanske Street south to Drava River in the north).

Attila's Huns destroyed Mursa 441st year. West of its ruins, the elevated terrace and a small hill near the coast of Drava, founded in the 7th century Slavic settlement. Visit ancient Slavic settlers named their village the name of Osijek, in whose name, according to some interpretations, contained the concept of something - odsječenog.

Late medieval Osijek was built in the wider area of ​​today's Fortress. In the historical sources of Osijek was first mentioned in a document Croatian-Hungarian king Emeric 1196th year, and to the Hungarian pronunciation Ezek. At that time, the Drava Osijek port and trading center. Knowing well the strategic importance of transport and Osijek, the Ottoman Turks conquered the Osijek 1526th and manage the city 161 years.

Austrian authorities, planning to build a military fortress, moved 1692nd the Turkish Palanka about 1,500 meters west of the city wall. Thus was established a new settlement - the Upper Town. In the summer or early autumn 1698th begins east of the fort, the establishment of the Lower City. The upper city along with the harder makes a single administrative unit to the 1702nd when it gets its own municipal government. The lower the city became a separate municipality 1704th Fort were modeled on the lowland Dutch fort, built by the Austrian authorities planned from 1 August 1712th to the 1722nd when it is mostly completed, although construction continued until the small-scale 60-ies of 18th century.

The new wall is built all the wall sheathing Turkish fortress. In the south metropolitan area 1792nd populated by mostly German immigrants from Banat and Backa, creating the fourth city entity called New Town.

Favourable geographical position of trade and handicrafts are the main features of Osijek 18 century. Strengthening Economic and followed the increase in population and development education, culture, sports and health care. More powerful strengthening of the city begins its parts unification striferidden 1786th and the declaration of Osijek free royal city 1809th year.

The momentum building during the 19th and early 20 century were built many buildings and whole streets that significantly alter the appearance of Osijek. At the time, Osijek, after Zagreb, Croatian industrially most developed city. In the postwar period after 1945. Much of what is changing: the overall political, administrative, economic, cultural and social life.

After the war and the proclamation of a sovereign and independent Republic of Croatian Osijek stepped into a new political, economic and cultural life. Osijek in the 21 century enters its bridges and roads, pointing to the Adriatic and the Danube.

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The average temperature is 11 º C (11 ° spring, summer 21 º C, 11.8 º C Autumn, Winter 0.2 º C). The air is quite humid, and fall and winter with a lot of fog. Such a climate is especially beneficial for plant growth, and life of humans and animals. Osječani thanks to a pleasant continental climate throughout the year can engage in sports and sports activities outdoors. During recent years the development of sport in the city of Osijek and building many new facilities and urbanization of the left bank of the Drava create conditions for dealing with almost all kinds of sports activities in Osijek. Although global weather (not) affect the opportunities and the region in which the city of Osijek, we still have hot summers, rainy autumns, cold winters and beautiful spring blooming.

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Travel offers the city of Osijek and the surrounding area by many rich and varied. Valuable and unique historical sites, sporting and hunting / fishing, habitat endemic plants and animals, gastronomic delights and rich culture and history of Osijek is on its way, unique. To Osijek its citizens say they have a soul and when you walk through its 17 parks, you can feel the breath of the past, clean scents of nature and ancient history. Osijek is a city of gentle people are very cordial and friendly mood towards strangers and guests. In Osijek after visiting tourist attractions and enjoy the culinary delights you can relax in the many hotels, motels and inns, or maybe just stroll along the promenade on the river Drava - Osijek promenade ...

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Hunt in the vicinity of Osijek be almost everywhere, and wildlife that inhabits this area is:
deer, wild boar, roe deer, pheasant, wild duck, hare, fox.
Hunters Association: Hunter-alliance-osijek.hr

Go fishing in the area of ​​Osijek means to enjoy the peace and quiet and beautiful untouched nature in which the pure air, the environment is often an unforgettable experience you and give you some of the wild bird population or interesting approaches, and observe your activities. Osijek is rich with places for good fishing and the lake and its Kopačevo Drava and Danube rivers with numerous backwaters and stagnant waters.

These areas are rich in all kinds of fish, especially catfish, which reaches a greater weight of 100 pounds, big pike, perches and carps. In places Aljmaš good catch sterlet. In Osijek, on the old Drava hold national, international and world fishing competition.

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Osijek Fort Complex was built in the 18th century, the imposing ramparts and city gates, Romanesque core, and the square the main square, Osijek and the most important military, economic, administrative and cultural center of Slavonia. Harder of the most significant old Croatian city centers and the largest baroque harmony military buildings preserved to this day.

The emphasis is on building the main guard of the 1730th with arcades and četverouglatim tower for a tour of the guards. Elongated one-story barracks known as the imenuma Neutor, Donati, Zeichenamt, Jugend Kaserne. The Citadel are pretty well-preserved noble and civic buildings, baroque St. kužni pil. Trinity (1729-1730), Fountain, Building the Museum of Slavonia, the old grammar school, St.. Michael with a valuable inventory and equipment (keep the chalice with enamel medallions depicting the life of St. Francis Xavier with a stamp from Vienna in 1764). The Franciscan monastery was started in 1699th in which the 1735th Slavonia had its first college (mudroslovlja studies and theology). That same year there was established the first printing shop in Slavonia.

Gornji grad - of Osijek is a historical treasure trove: the old religious, cultural and historical monuments, the neo-Gothic church of the Capuchin Monastery of St.. Peter and Paul's Chapel St.. Anne, a classicist palace Virovitica county, theater building, Chamber of Commerce, ...

The Lower Town is a series of late baroque urban houses, the new city, a series of late baroque and art nouveau buildings in Retfala worth Pejačević family castle (18th century) and Church of the Holy. Cross the mausoleum of the Counts gladiator sandals. Land Administration (1735th-1737th year) with a beautiful baroque portal and two pools from the 1761st years from the Baranja reddish stone front is one of the Slavonian najvelebnijih buildings. Among the oldest buildings in Osijek includes the seat of the municipality and city (1700th to 1702nd). The Gallery of Fine Arts in Osijek in Slavonia landowners valuable portraits of the 18th st

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The park spaces are in the nature of the planned planted ornamental plants and trees, with landscaped paths, fountains and decorative sculptures. The treasure of the beauty of Osijek include parks, walking trails, vistas, chestnut, linden and plane trees and bridges that imparts the Drava River Drava and joined the coast. Osijek is unimaginable without its parks and walkways that are deeply woven into the urban image of the city.

The largest ensemble of the Upper park bordering on the baroque Citadel and the river Drava, followed by Parks, directly or indirectly. European and national values ​​of garden and park heritage of Osijek second half of 18 century to early 20th origins of the ideas and incentives for a meaningful and harmonious landscape architecture and farm machinery. Osijek is, after Zagreb, the gardens of the richest city in Croatia.

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Gastronomic pleasure in Osijek means that you will try something new, otherwise the piece of history, tradition and a few grams of love. Osijek Slavonski livestock is a table top enriched dairy products. Slavonci wealth fields, forests, rivers and the pen has always been known to turn into a tasty morsel, and boast an abundance of good food. It is particularly well osječko milk, cream and cheese that the country is still prepared in the traditional manner and then brought into the city and sold on the market.

Slavonian sausage, onions and cracklings, and sausages are delicious by the Slavonian attics drought and prepare for the winter when enjoy them with onions and cheese with Slavonian brandy and wine. The highlight of the Slavonian skills in making kulen and Kulen seke led to world-famous delicacy in creative food preparation. Slavonian sausage is made from the finest pieces of meat for months been nourished and do not add to any modern components. With love, commitment and effort, it is the best recipe for this unique delicacy.

Certainly no less well known and Slavonian shepherd's stew that is made from lamb and venison and certainly the best when it has as many kinds of meat. The same goes for the fish stew that is as good as a self-cooking techniques and know how of course there are different kinds of meat in it. (The best combination of carp, catfish and a small pike)

All these delicacies are best when well watered with fine Slavonian wines (white and black) that are nurtured in the old Slavonian cellars and vineyards. Slavonian brandy as they say, and medicine and cure all diseases when taken boiled and cooked wine was a favorite drink among all the Slavonian, and likewise the people of Osijek.

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