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f Našice two-storey building has been second half of the 13th century
restored. This building is now by the Aba counts. Today, the
Map F2. * 8,500. k Osijek, 42 km
(26 miles). £ (060) 333 444. @ (060) the Civic Museum. houses in Voćin are in ruins. All
334 030. n Trg dr. Franje Tuđmana 4, that remains of the Church of
(031) 614 951. ∑ tznasice.hr E Civic Museum St Mary (Sv. Marija), which was
Pejačevićev trg 5. Tel (031) 613 414. built by King John Corvinus in
A small plateau is the setting Open 8am–3pm Mon–Fri. & the first half of the 15th century,
for the town of Našice, which 8 (by appt). ^ ∑ zmn.hr is part of the apse wall.
is surrounded by vineyards
and woods. Built on the site
of an ancient settlement, it g Orahovica
was referred to in the first Map F2. * 4,300. k Osijek,
half of the 13th century under 62 km (38 miles). £ (033) 646 079.
the name of Nekche, as @ (033) 673 231. n Trg sv. Florijana
property of the Knights bb, (033) 673 540. _ Spring in
Templar. After the dissolution Orahovica: folklore event (Jun).
of this order in 1312, it passed ∑ tzgorahovica.hr
to the Gorjanski nobles and,
later, through marriage to the The town of Orahovica is well
counts of Ilok, before falling known in Croatia for its wines.
into the hands of the Turkish It was a feudal estate in 1228,
forces in 1532. and later a Turkish garrison,
After the expulsion of the acquiring its present-day look
Turks, Našice’s fortunes in the 18th century.
changed. The Franciscans On one of the hills around Ornate altar in the Baroque church
returned and restored the the town stand the ruins of the of St Roch, Virovitica
Church of St Anthony of castle Rose town (Ružica grad),
Padua (Sv. Antun Padovanski). one of the largest of Croatia’s h Virovitica
They also rebuilt their medieval forts. The walls were Map E2. * 16,000. k Osijek, 89 km
monastery, which had been 9m (29 ft) thick and enclosed (55 miles). £ Ulica Stjepana Radića,
founded here at the start of military buildings, a church, (033) 730 121. @ Trg fra. B. Gerbera 1,
the 14th century. Both needed and the governor’s residence. (033) 721 113. n Trg Kralja Tomislava 1,
repairing after war damage The complex was so large it (033) 721 241. _ Day of the City
suffered in 1991. was often referred to as a city. (16 Aug). ∑ tz-virovitica.hr
A short distance away is The Turks burnt down the fort,
a large manor house, built then partially restored it and Documents from the end of
at the beginning of the used it as a military garrison. the first millennium give the
19th century in Neo-Classical Liberated in 1690, the fort was town its name of Wereuche.
style by the Pejačević family, once again used for defence, It was declared a free town by
where the musician Dora and a village, inhabited by Serbs, King Coloman in 1234 and it
Pejačević (1885–1923) lived. developed around its base. developed into an agricultural
Situated in a large park, the and trading centre. Later
Environs occupied by the Turks, it
Along the road to remained under their rule until
Kutjevo, 5 km (3 miles) 1684. When it later flourished, all
south of Orahovica, Ottoman traces were destroyed.
near the village of The Baroque Church of
Duzluk, is the Orthodox St Roch (Sv. Rok), decorated
Monastery of St Nicholas by the sculptor Holzinger and
(Manastir Sv. Nikola), the painter Göbler, dates from
which has ancient the 18th century. On the site of
frescoes and the ancient Wasserburg Castle
illuminated manuscripts. stands the imposing Pejačević
Some 30 km (18 miles) Manor (1800–4), now the Civic
from Orahovica, Museum (Gradski muzej) with
following the road to archaeological and folklore
Virovitica, then turning collections and an art gallery.
left for Čeralije, is Voćin,
a small village where E Civic Museum
the destruction caused Dvorac Pejačević, Trg bana Jelačića 23.
by the war in 1991 is Tel (033) 722 127. Open 8am–3pm
still evident. The village Mon, Fri; 8am–7pm Tue–Thu;
lies at the foot of a large 10am–1pm Sat. & 8 (by appt).
Church of St Anthony of Padua in Našice castle built in the ^ ∑ muzejvirovitica.hr

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