City of Sisak, Grad Sisak, Croatia, Europe

That Čigoć, a village near Sisak, is declared the European village of storks...

That Mali Kaptol is one of the oldest brick built buildings in Sisak, completed at the end of 18th century...

That the Old Town fortress was built using the construction materials from antic Siscija and completed in 1936...


1. Mali Kaptol, Kupa, dusk...	2. The Old bridge, walking...

3. High school, park, day...	4. Roman city of Siscia, night...

Mali kaptol
Rimska bb
44 000 Sisak

++ 385 44 521-575

Tourist center of Sisak
Rimska bb
44 000 Sisak

++ 385 44 522-655

++ 385 44 521-615
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The city of Sisak is located southeast of Zagreb where the rivers of Odra and Kupa, and Kupa and Sava meet. Its geographical location and natural beauties influenced the development of the city. Because of this, Sisak became the center of one of the biggest counties in Croatia.

PUBLIC INSTITUTION
''Park of nature Lonja Field''
Trg kralja P. Svačića bb, 44324 Jasenovac
tel./fax ++385 (0) 44 672-080
web: www.pp-lonjsko-polje.hr
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Not far from Sisak downstream, along the left bank of the river Sava Park of Nature "Lonjsko polje" is spread. In its major part it is inundated area of the river Sava with preserved wealth of various flora and fauna. The picturesqueness of the area is stressed by the villages located along the Sava and its backwater.
Lonjsko polje is famous for the autochthonous breed of hors and pig and also it is one of the biggest fish - spawning sites.
The uniqe and well - preserved architecture of wooden houses on which numerous stork nests are found, is another appealing sight. Due to a great number of storks, the village of Čigoć was declared the EUROPEAN VILLAGE OF STORKS.

ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK SISCIA
Located between the square, the main county church and the city park

Preserving archaeological researches have resulted in discovering a town complex of Roman Siscia. The quality of the finds has initiated the decision of archaeological presentation in situ. The main subject of the presentation of Roman architecture is the town rampart with an interior tower, defensive canal and part of a late roman instrumental building. The site is located at the intersection of the square in front of the parish church and the town park.

Mali kaptol
One of the oldest bricklaid buildings built at the end of the 18th century; today it houses the Tourist Office

City Museum
Kralja Tomislava 10
tel: 044/520-294
fax: 044/543-225
e-mail:

web:www.muzej-sisak.hr

Veliki kaptol
The place of having held the first theatrical performance in the Štokavian dialect in modern Croatian literature

Village tourism
Private accomodation
TOPIĆ MARIN,
Gušće 247, 44 203 Gušće
tel: 044/715 250
mob: 091/7646 274

"DVIJE SESTRE"
Kratečko 138, 44 213 Kratečko
Katica Perković i Marica Čavlović
mob: 098/ 9750 586
mob: 091/ 7841 913
e-mail: mirica.cavlovic@sk .htnet.hr

"IŽA NA TREM", OBItelJ SEVER
Čigoč 57, 44213 Kratečko
tel: 044/715 167

Other
Nikola Nikolić
Lonja 5, 44213 Kratečko
tel: 044/ 710 635
mob:091/ 724 5965
web: www.pp-lonjsko-polje.hr

The Old Town
The defense fortress was built from 1544 until 1550., close to the estuary of Kupa and Sava rivers. It was built with the bricks made during the period of antic Siscia and its purpose was to defend the city from Turkish attacks. Right here, under the walls of the Old Town Turks were defeated on the 22 of June, 1593.

Čigoć
European village of storks
Info centar Čigoć
tel: 044 715-115
mob: 098 / 222 085

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