Pozega Attractions
Pozega is a small town southeast of Zagreb and west of Osijek. It is often overlooked by travelers but is worth a stop for the beautiful Baroque style Trg Sv Trojstvo, main square. On the square is the Church of the the Holy Spirit (Crkva Sv Duha) built by the Franciscans in 1280.The church was used as a mosque by the Ottomans in the 16th and 17th Centuries, during the Turkish occupation. The adjacent monastery was built in the 18th Century.
Nearby, the Gothic Church of St Lawrence (Crkva Sv Lovre) dates to the 14th Century but was renovated in the early 1700s in Baroque style. The Town Museum (Gradski Muzej) with a variety of artwork and archeological finds, is also on the main square.
As well, there are a number of Baroque townhouses with stuccowork around the square. In the center of the Trg Sv Trojstvo is a column built in 1749 to commemorate victims of the Plague.
Nearby, the Gothic Church of St Lawrence (Crkva Sv Lovre) dates to the 14th Century but was renovated in the early 1700s in Baroque style. The Town Museum (Gradski Muzej) with a variety of artwork and archeological finds, is also on the main square.
As well, there are a number of Baroque townhouses with stuccowork around the square. In the center of the Trg Sv Trojstvo is a column built in 1749 to commemorate victims of the Plague.
