Slavonia, the nice part CROATIAN, picturesque granary, a wealth of unspoilt nature,
especially spačvanskog forest pools, rich in diverse flora and fauna, and
unique cultural and historical monuments. Her pearls cities and Slavonia, Šokac villages are located on numerous river meanders, and one of them is at the heart of Slavonia and Šokadija, City of Vinkovci, a town rich in history, culture, architecture, folklore, traditions, customs ...
Often many people are asking what we have especially in our town? It is widely Slavonian soul, as it is and this is our broad and fertile plains, and Slavonia, which it once familiar is always happy to return it. One of our famous Vinkovci writer said: "The modern man who has not experienced some of its plains travel the vastness of the country visited the city that never died, and already seven thousand years has not been forgotten. Then, when New York was not even a village, Vinkovci reported on all major maps of this part of Europe ... "
Vinkovci treasure trove of luxury, beauty and tradition. In every season you will find in this beautiful city and its surroundings something for your soul. So please visit this our Slavonian town rich in tourist attractions.
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In Slavonia, the eastern part of
Pannonian-Croatian Danube, on the northern edge Bosutska lowlands, where the river makes its own Bosut northernmost curve, is the largest village southeast of Slavonia and Western Sirmium, the former is very important
vojnokrajiško center and Šokac metropolis, the city of Vinkovci.
The old town and most of the city is located along the left bank Bosut, something
povišenijem, partly loess terrain, from 85 to 90 feet above sea level.
The town itself is located at 18 48 '30 "east longitude and 45 17' 22"
north latitude, therefore, almost half of the northern hemisphere, almost equally distant from the equator and the North Pole of Earth.
Space with such a geographical position and very low relief, climate, soil and hydrographical properties since ancient times has been attractive for settlement. The continuity of settlement with more than 7000 years is rare in the European context.
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Vinkovci belong to a group of cities sjevernohrvatskoga areas that are characterized by the significant architectural features. The architectural structure is the result of historical stages through which this space is going as well as various economic and construction impact and economic and financial power of its inhabitants. This is a city with very rich architectural heritage. Vinkovci today are spatially large city whose structure seen several major markets and major, long-street routes that were the basis of urban development.
In the same way Vinkovce marks several major parks and green public spaces, and a number of clearly identifiable plan of modern urban districts or villages. Although during the wars, especially the Homeland War, suffered great destruction and damage to most buildings of historical value restored, and the central part of Vinkovci seems nicer and better organized than ever before. The central square with distinct characteristics of Baroque urbanism and peripheral parts, which it closed, an area of high cultural and historical, urban, architectural, stylistic and aesthetic values of Vinkovci. Within the above-mentioned urban canopy covers the park that was created during Mayor Adolf Albrecht 1868th so they are in place
military ŤParadier Platz Ť planted trees. In the central part of the park almost from the beginning a monument to the Holy Trinity.
At the time Mayor Nikola Jankovic park was expanded and decorated in French style. The parish church was built in 1777th in Baroque style, a contemporary look
received in the early 20th century.
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Diversified tourism and hospitality facilities other than hotels "Slavonia" and "Admiral", which is located in the center of Vinkovci and have the first private hotel "Lady M" - a family type, as well as hotels, "Inter" and "Gem", and at the entrance to I town on the road Zupanja Vinkovci is located hotel "Kunjevci" and on the road Vinkovci - Bajakovo near the border crossing was opened hotel "Forest YARD - SPAČVA" - Company "SON-UGO-COR."
All these facilities are very nicely decorated and the star have two or three stars.
Vinkovci have three p.m. well-equipped specialized restaurants, and other types motelskog with Slavonian specialties, most of the town itself, and part of the road - the highway near the town. Also in the town of Vinkovci, great restaurants cafe-bars and summer terraces, a particularly interesting pnuda kind as well as cultural and artistic programs at the Vinkovci town promenade, which is experiencing its renaissance and image-image, which once had in the city.
In this part of Vinkovci is also building TOURIST town of Vinkovci, that the motivational and professional manner contributes to the beauty of the ecological-educative
Action "I love Croatia -" More flowers, less garbage, "and thus encourages all legal and
individuals to contribute to the beauty of the city by planting flowers and arranging green
area and private residential buildings, parks, squares, sports fields and picnic grounds of
most notably, "Sopot" and promenade Bosut.
Tourist Board Vinkovci gave the initiative to the ancient beauty of the rich and beautiful Slavonia used for development of rural tourism, as the villages on the island, Ivankovo, Rokovci-Andrijaševci, Lipovac and many others located in the beautiful ambience of the famous oak forest and the river meanders Bosut, Spačva, Biđ, Studva and their tributaries.
Come and Vinkovci in Slavonia to the sausage, tambourine and singing "Burning Lamp nasrid Vinkovci, accommodation and hospitality experience something new - and Slavonia Vinkovci.
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Hunting (hunting on 40,000 acres of forest spačvanskog pool) has a long tradition of diverse wildlife. These are red deer and fallow deer, hunters, known throughout Europe, followed by wild boar and pheasants. Near the city known as the hunting grounds "Kunjevci", "Spačva" and "Merolino.
Fishing is possible on the rivers Bosut, Spačva, Studva, insular and Muslim eddies.
Rivers abound in freshwater fish: carp, perch, catfish, tench, perch, crucian carp and pike.
It has been developed and numerous fishing competitions in cooking FISA.
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Tradition in a new light and the original, authentic Slavonian souvenirs are rich in bid
Tourist Office of Vinkovci. Since the end of Vinkovci in ethnological terms of one of the very rich, diverse and interesting area, tell us that the traditional
etnoobilježja culture and living in the future. These are different home
weaving, gold embroidery, lace, adorned with all kinds of jackets, sheepskin, bat, or reklji Spence, coats,
sash, shoes, bags, caps Slavonian, making authentic souvenirs of wood, leather, ceramics, glass, clay, souvenir dolls in folk costumes, and carp squash most authentic souvenir Slavonian and gingerbread hearts.
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Vinkovci been inhabited since the Neolithic period to the present.
In the prehistoric period, alternating the bearers of different cultures through the Neolithic, eneolitik, Bronze Age, Hallstatt and La Tene period.
At the time of Roman rule Vinkovci become an important commercial and resort obtničko - Colonia Aurelia Cibalae. Various barbarian tribes are systematically destroying the total destruction in the second half of the sixth century Croatian feature is related to the Brdo culture from the ninth century, which is also a substrate culture village of Sv. Elijah on meraj from which to develop today Vinkovci.
At the end of 11th and early 12th century along the western edge of the ruins of the Roman Cibalae, end restored early Romanesque church dedicated to St. Elijah has been created and developed the settlement, which begins with the history of modern Vinkovci. The first written mention of this medieval settlement dates from 1332, and enrolled by the papal legate during the tax collection in these areas.
On the old maps, in various churches and other documents, the settlement enrolled as: Szentelius, Szentilya, Zentheleye, Zenthylye, Hely St and the like. The village is named after the parish church which was dedicated to St. Elias.
This church was one of the oldest early Romanesque churches in the northern part of Croatian. In the Middle Ages in the 15th and 16 century
along with the name St. Elijah appeared and the name Vinko, Wanko and Wanka, and later Winkowcze, Winkoftzi and Vinkovci.
The reasons for the appearance of new names should be sought in the fact that the new altar of the Gothic church was dedicated to St. Vincent, then a favorite saint in these parts, the patron of wine growers, brick, potters and loggers. Vinkovci and its surroundings belonged to the 1538th The Srijem sanjak. The area around the church, who was formerly the cemetery, the Turks turned into a promenade, rest area or Plandiste - Turkish Meraja.
Name Meraja commonly accepted attitude to the inhabitants of Vinkovci and kept up to date.
From the indigenous Croatian population that has survived in the Turkish period and the new Croatian immigrants founded the Catholic šokački regiment. Many Vinkovci šokački families survive to this day.
Preserves and cherishes the traditional life, old customs, traditional costumes, dances and songs. Vinkovci rightly represent capital
Šokadija. Vinkovački Šokci are happy and cheerful nature. They love to sing and dance to your favorite tamburitza and put their solemn and beautiful national costumes, which they inherited from their grandparents.
Known as a hardworking and thrifty, and very wealthy people.
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In Vinkovci, the biggest town in South East Slavonia and Vukovar-Sirmium County for more than three and a half decades are held in September Vinkovci Autumn.
Vinkovci Autumn Festival are the largest and most famous folk, cultural, economic and tourist event, not only of Vinkovci and its surroundings, but Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, and even Croatian mainland as a whole.
In the fall folk elements participating groups from different parts of the Croatian, the diaspora and other countries in Europe and America.
First Vinkovci Autumn Festival held in September 1966th year.
In the beginning it was a local festival of Slavonian folklore of the original on which they performed folk groups from around Vinkovci and then Slavonia and Baranja.
1970. In addition to these groups to participate and the group Smotri Burgenland Croats and Russians and Ukrainians from Petrovac.
Later on Smotri appear folk groups from various parts of former Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, Polish, Slovak Republic, Romania, France, Sweden and the United States.
Since 1977 Vinkovci Autumn Festival are the original folklore of peoples and nationalities Croatian, since 1990. The original review of the Croatian folklore and folk elements which perform a group from the Diaspora.
Opening ceremony preceding the Autumn Dance evenings.
They are held several nights before the opening ceremony of the Autumn and they perform a group folk elements from the vicinity of Vinkovci, since 1993. years from the Vukovar-Sirmium County.
Since the eighties of the evening with folk elements of competitive character, and the best group acquired the right to participate in the International folklore festival in Zagreb and Đakovački berths.
The opening ceremony takes place on an open stage in the main square or near Bosut with the program which is the source and inspiration of Slavonia and Šokadija - its customs and traditions of Croatia.
In part the popular Croatian actors, tambura groups and singers of classical, pop and folk music.
At these events, high-cultural arts and entertainment level to bring together thousands of residents of the Bosut, County and visitors from different parts of the Croatian abroad.
Each event is directly transferred HRT.
One of the most interesting events Vinkovci Autumn Šokački sofas, created as an event that aims to evoke the original speech, games and entertainment and the spirit and mentality Šokci, Slavonia and restore the former superb.
The Vinkovci Autumns held since 1974. The most common in some villages Vinkovci surroundings.
Parade participants folklore festival streets Vinkovci feast for the eyes and ears. The column of all participants, after the solemn mass in St. Euzebia Polion and several kilometers long, is moving toward NK Dinamo stadium, keeping the short in front of the main stage outdoors.
Over tens of thousands of spectators who fill the streets and central square, can enjoy the beauty of the costumes and the sounds of folklore groups from Hungary, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak Republic, France, Sweden and other countries as guests participating in the fall.
Folklore festival with a parade of all participants and the introduction of horse-drawn carts the most attractive and most visited event Vinkovci Autumns.
From the initial group of twenty original and 700 performers Festival folklore gathers over seventy group with about 3,000 performers.
Special interests in the parade and exhibitions causes the appearance and performance of horse-drawn carts.
Kloparaju streets and squares decorated horse-drawn carts. They are especially beautiful and interesting wedding.
For Šokci, Slavonia, horses and carriages for the former ways of life have a special, almost mythical significance. Hence the great love and attention to these precious animals which are less and less.
Although the children participating in the fall from the very beginning, 1970. The resulting Male Vinkovci Autumn, which 1971st Children grow into the fall.
Sporting competitions, drawing on the sidewalk and billboards, performances of children's choirs, folklore and dance groups, writers, reciters and children are part of the Parade of content organized the children's fall.
In addition to these traditional performances and events in the fall held a series of other events of cultural, economic and sporting facilities.
In the autumn days in the city are held art exhibitions, literary evenings, concerts, scientific and professional meetings, conferences and commercial exhibitions, book promotions, sports events and more.
Vinkovci Autumn celebrate, preserve, nurture and show the original National Treasure, culture and customs, Slavonia, Croatian, and members of other nations as our beloved and esteemed guests.
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