• Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 107,784

• It is the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia as well as the administrative centre of Osijek- Baranja county

History

• Osijek is first mentioned in a document of the Croatian-Hungarian king Emerik, in 1196

• The area was inhabited by Huns,Romans,Turks,Slavs

Tradition of Bridges in Osijek• In 1566, Suleiman the Magnificent

built a famous, 8 kilometer-long wooden bridge in Osijek, considered to be one of the wonders of the world.

• railway bridge• beam bridge• suspension arch bridge• road bridge

Architecture• An eighteenth-century fortress –Tvrđa- the best-preserved Baroque buildings anywhere in Croatia

• European Avenue - unique example in Croatia of the representative secession houses with foregardens

• several parts of Osijek are very modern

• the tallest building “Four –leaf clover”-18 flours

Town of parks and greenery

• mostly named after Croatian kings

• Promenade along the river Drava => with unique monument to Pablo Picasso

Sightseeing Osijek• The concathedral of Sv.

Peter and Paul -built from the 1894 until the 1898, according to the plans of the German and Viennese architect, on the initiative of the most famous Osijek's Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer in neo-Gothic style

• Museums and Galleries– Archeoological , Exibition of Water life

• Beautiful squares

Town of Students• 19 elementary schools• 21 high schools• wide range of

universities –from Faculty of Philosophy to Art Academy including Puppetry

A few more Reasons to visit Osijek

• sports –extreme sports -Panonian Challenge• fishing and hunting• good food and excellent beer- 1st brewery in

Croatia• Osijek Antique Market -1st Saturday in a month• cafes, clubs and restaurants situated in Tvrđa• Volunteer Center

Hoşgeldiniz!

Dobro došli!

Pasveikinti!

Powitanie!

Benvenuti!

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Добре дошъл!

By Croatian team