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Osijek is a city in Osijek-Baranja County that has existed for almost two thousand years, and interestingly it has moved over time. Visitors will like that several different settlements are outlined in a single city. Roman Mursa extended over the area of today's Donji...

Near Josipovac, in the town of Osijek (Osijek-Baranja County), is the archaeological site of Vinogradi, southwest of the settlement at the Čibak site, along the Poganovačko-kravički canal. It is interesting because it shows how ancient and later settlements followed...

The building of the Gallery of Fine Arts on Europska avenija in Osijek was once a family villa, and today is a cultural institution. The villa of Dr Dragutin and Adela Neumann was designed by Josip pl. Vancaš in 1895. The house belonged to a distinguished citizen...

The Helfrich House in Osijek, at the corner of Keršovanijeva and Vukovarska streets, is an example of modern architecture in the town. It is located in Osijek-Baranja County, and was built from 1939 to 1941. The single-storey residential corner building was designed...

The chapel of St Roch stands on Solarski trg in Osijek's Upper Town, in Osijek-Baranja County. By its position it helps to shape a small Baroque square, so it is a pleasant point for a walk through the older part of the town. It is a single-nave building with a polygonal...

The silo of the former Union Steam Mill in Osijek is a remnant of an industrial complex that was once on the edge of the town and today is in the inner centre. The complex was founded in 1891 by a group of leading Osijek landowners and bankers: Pfeifer, Weissmayer,...

In Osijek, in Osijek-Baranja County, at Županijska street 4 stands the Virovitica County Palace. It is interesting to visitors as a representative building of Slavonian classicism that still serves the purpose for which it was built. The palace was built from 1834...

The church of the Holy Cross in Osijek, together with the neighbouring monastery, stands out as an achievement of the Baroque in the Slavonian metropolis. The street façade and the spacious interior attract lovers of Baroque architecture. The church was built from...

The church of St James with its monastery in Osijek is one of the Baroque complexes of the city on the Drava. It is located in Osijek-Baranja County and is of interest to visitors who want to learn about church architecture from the period of reconstruction after Ottoman...

The Croatian National Theatre in Osijek is located at 9 Županijska Street, built into a row of buildings along the street. For visitors it is of interest as an example of a 19th-century theatre building in Osijek-Baranja County. It was built in 1886 to a design by...

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, also known as the co-cathedral, is located in Osijek in Osijek-Baranja County. With a tower 90 metres high, it is one of the most recognisable buildings in the city and seems hard to miss in the picture of Osijek's panorama. It was...

The plague column stands in the centre of Holy Trinity Square in Osijek's Tvrđa, in Osijek-Baranja County. Visitors to Tvrđa can view here a Baroque monument that remains a landmark of the square today. It was erected in 1729 and 1730 by the widow of General Petraš...

Hotel Royal at 34 Kapucinska Street in Osijek is a representative building from the beginning of the 20th century. It is a good example of how the city once looked at the centre of social life, and today it is an important part of Osijek's heritage. The building, with...

St Ann's Cemetery is located in Osijek, in Osijek-Baranja County, in Sv. Ane Street. It is a historic city cemetery of interest to visitors for its gravestones, and with its layout and design it bears witness to the development of the city over several centuries. According...

The Urania Cinema is a building in Osijek, in Osijek-Baranja County, and is of interest to visitors who like Secession (Art Nouveau) architecture. This freestanding edifice is among the protected examples of the city's secular heritage. The design was made in 1911...

At the end of the nineties (in 1998), the stadium got seats and floodlights. The first match played under floodlights was between Dinamo from Zagreb, and the player who scored the first goal under the lights was Davor Rupnik. By installing seats, the stadium's capacity...

Slavonski Brod is a town in Slavonia with about 60,000 inhabitants. It is one of the most beautiful towns in the whole of Croatia, and certainly the most beautiful in Slavonia. The history of this town is very rich and goes back to Roman times. The most famous sights...