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Croatian word oseka ' ebb tide
- The name was given to the city due to its position on elevated ground, which prevented the city being flooded by the local swamp waters. Its name Osijek derives from the Croatian word oseka ' ebb tide '.
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The name was given to the city due to its position on elevated ground, which prevented the city being flooded by the local swamp waters. Its name Osijek derives from the Croatian word oseka 'ebb tide'.
Its present name was first recorded in 1196. An important trade and transportation centre from early times, Osijek was controlled by the Ottoman Empire from 1526 to 1687. In the 19th century a brewery and a match-making factory were established in the town.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Beginning with its origins as an Illyrian settlement, the tiny hamlet of Mursa was turned into an official colony in the year of 131 AD, when the Roman Emperor Hadrian granted it certain privileges, in order for it to prosper. However, its early history enjoyed only a brief period of calm before Mursa turned violent.
- The picturesque location on the Drava river. The city of Osijek is a central European city placed in north-east Croatia, on the right bank of the Drava river in the region called Slavonia.
- Pannonians and Celts were the first inhabitants of Osijek. The native tribe of Pannonians were conquered by Celts in the 4th century BCE. The community of native tribes and Celts was named Scordisci with the Celtic dominance of their culture.
- The cycling city of Croatia. How else to call the city with more than 40 km of cycling trails all over it? The city that is also a home to the largest extreme sports event in the region – the Pannonian Challenge which includes, among others, competitions in BMX and Mountain biking?
- The longest and the most beautiful river promenade in Croatia. Osijek is situated on the right bank of the Drava river where the city promenade is also located.
Osijek owes its name to the term “oseka” which means low tide. This land was therefore suitable for settlement, especially at ebb tide. Osijek has other names because of its past and its history within the Habsburg monarchy and then briefly within the Ottoman Empire, but also because of the presence of German and Hungarian minorities.
Apr 1, 2016 · In 16th century, under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, for the first time there was mention of uniting the town, more exactly uniting the left and the right side of Drava, with a bridge 8 kilometers long and it was named Sultan’s bridge.
Sep 9, 2024 · History of Osijek. In Roman times, a settlement named Mursa stood where Osijek is today although it was in the 6th century that Slavs came to the region. Osijek was first mentioned in 1196 (in its Hungarian form, Eszek) when what was then Croatia was united with the Kingdom of Hungary.
