Požega-Slavonia County

Požega-Slavonia County consists of two spatially separate areas: the Požega Basin and the Pakrac-Lipik area. Although both belong to the same county, they do not form a continuous area. It is worth keeping this structure in mind when planning your trip. Regional themes range from sacred architecture and urban history to wetlands, fossils and hiking trails.

Nature and trails

Lake Sovsko is protected as a significant landscape and forms a wetland that provides a habitat for numerous waterbirds, including reed warblers, coots, divers and wild ducks. Those interested in birdlife will find a clearly defined nature theme here; it differs from the hiking trails, where the route itself is the main focus.

The Slavonski planinarski put is about 320 kilometres long. A shorter, clearly defined circular route is the Velika–Jezerce–Jankovac–Velika Geotrail: it covers 24.4 kilometres and starts and ends at the Church of St Augustine in Velika. These lengths illustrate the different scales of the routes: a hike of about 320 kilometres compared with a 24.4-kilometre loop. This gives you a concrete comparison of trail lengths when planning your trip.

Churches and urban history in Požega

Baroque arcades and the Kužni pil monument define Trg sv. Trojstva in Požega. The votive monument commemorates 798 people from Požega who died of the plague in the 18th century. The square thus combines Baroque architecture with a specific reminder of the city’s history.

Church architecture also offers different points of reference in time. The Church of the Holy Spirit on the square in Požega has one of the largest Romanesque portals from the 13th century. The Gothic Church of St Lawrence in Požega offers a different perspective, with its impressive 14th-century frescoes. The Romanesque portal and Gothic frescoes differ both in style and in their historical period. For culture-minded travellers, this offers a concrete comparison between two medieval church features in Požega.

Fossils and multimedia journeys through time

The House of the Pannonian Sea in Velika displays numerous fossils of ancient life forms, mostly marine animals, and conveys the distant past of the “Slavonian Archipelago”. Fossils and the idea of an archipelago give this place a natural history focus, distinct from Požega’s architectural history.

The Terra Panonica Interpretation Centre in Pleternica uses virtual reality and VR headsets to take visitors millions of years into the past. On the ground floor, Požeška kuća features a multimedia installation that takes visitors on a journey through Požega’s past. Both bring the past to life through different points of reference: Terra Panonica looks back millions of years, while Požeška kuća focuses on the history of Požega.

Here, Požega represents churches and urban history, while Velika and Pleternica offer other perspectives on the past through fossils and virtual reality, respectively.

Discover more subregions: Općina Brestovac, Općina Požega, Općina Pleternica, Općina Čaglin, Općina Kutjevo, Općina Lipik, Općina Velika, Općina Pakrac, Općina Jakšić.

For the broader travel overview: Croatia.