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Velika Gorica - Sights

Zagreb

City of Velika Gorica is situated 16 km south of Zagreb and the center of the area of 552 square kilometers. District encompasses the City Turopoljsko valley, part of Posavina and Vukomeričke Gorica.

For forty years, the Museum Turopolja unavoidable point to anyone who wants to learn more about the history of this region. A recently renovated building located in the center of Velika Gorica in the eastern part of the city park itself is part of the tumultuous history of this area since she was a former municipal councilor of the Noble Turopolje built 1765th year. Turopolja Museum was established in 1960th year. It preserves the archaeological, ethnographic, cultural and historical materials velikogoričkog areas. The holdings of the Museum has about 3500 items and over 20,000 photographs and negatives.

Gate of Krča unique monument of human labor, built in the woods called Turopoljski lug. Wealth velikogoričkog area - trees, especially oaks are now remaining just endless forests which are over a century been the main feature of this area. Turopoljci were forced to deforest in order to create more arable land and space for the meadow. After such a clearing in the grove Turopolje that lasted from the 1774th the 1779th year, the country is divided into 1600 equal to the authorized land rights. In honor of this joint success at the border and the rest of the forest Krčevine Turopoljci raised so. "The door of Krča" - two wooden pillars, through which he provided a large beam.

The Posavina Šćitarjevo village located on the right bank of the Sava River, 12 km southeast of Zagreb, and 8 km from Velika Gorica, excavations of the Roman city Andautonia. Andautonija was built in the shape of elongated hexagon with water supply and bathing in the river port on the Sava. Collapsed after the migration period. Andautonija was the seat of the Illyrian tribe Andautonijaca and Roman municipality of Upper Pannonia. It is believed that the fugitive Andautonijci founders of today's Zagreb. Archaeological park Andautonija "in Scitarjevo, opened in 1994. year.

Old Town Lukavec first mentioned 1256th as "caput Lukavez", but the exact year nor place of construction not known. The original building was of wood in order to defend the fort against the Turks. In 1481st fort into the hands of Lord John medvedgradskog Tusza. Since 1749th in the castle keep Turopolje privileges and stamp, moats around the city are decorated 1762nd , and Odranski pastors serving Mass in the chapel of St.. Lucy on the first floor. Completion jurjevskih ceremony marks the burning bonfire in front of the castle Jurjevsko Lukavec.

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