Donji Miholjac

Donji Miholjac ( dt date: Under - Miholtz ) is a town in Slavonia, Croatia, only 5 km from the Drau ( Osijek - Baranja ). The population is according to the census as the year 2011 9.491 people.

Geography

For the urban area include the city of Donji Miholjac itself and the following six villages:

  • Golinci
  • Miholjački Poreč
  • Podgajci Podravski
  • Radikovci
  • Rakitovica
  • Sveti Đurađ

History

The city has been inhabited since the early days, as proven by archaeological finds. First, the Illyrian Andizeten populated the place for the following period Roman settlement traces have been found. The Roman settlement was called Mariniana. After the barbarian invasions first by the Avars settled down, then increasingly the Croats. In the 10th century the town came to the Kingdom of Croatia. After an attempt at conquest of Hungary had been repulsed, formed the Drava long time the rule limit.

In the 11th century, the area around the city came under more and more Hungarian influence. A document from the year 1057 first mentioned the city name St. Mihael ( Donji Mihojac ) according to the established Church of St. here. Michael. By 1102 closed union between Hungary and Croatia, the town belonged to Hungary since the 12th century.

After the Turkish occupation in the 16th and 17th centuries the city fell to Croatia and Hungary, and again from 1918 to 1991 it belonged to Yugoslavia. Since the independence of Croatia is a Croatian town with less than 10,000 inhabitants.

Buildings and Monuments

  • Church of Sts. Michael, Zweitbau; 1797 inaugurated.
  • Palace of the Counts Mailath, is one of the most beautiful palaces of Slavonia. It was built in the early nineteenth century and is surrounded by a well-designed park.
  • Prandau Palace ( 1687 )
  • Monument to Emperor Franz Joseph I. The monument commemorates a visit of the Austrian emperor in the city during military maneuvers Miholjac in September 1901. Was made ​​after an idea of the sculptor Robert Frangeš Mihanović and unveiled on 20 August 1905.
  • Freedom Monument in the park of Saint Florian. Collateral to the top of the pyramid of the sculptor Stephen Brlošić was posted on November 29, 1968 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the VI. Corps of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia inaugurated.
  • War Memorial, dedicated in 2002. In memory of all Croatian war dead of the former city Donji Meljani

Economy

Main economic activities are agriculture, rubber and plastic processing, production of vinegar, soft drinks and pasta. In Donji Miholjac also the metalworking companies Limex has its headquarters, the city has its own FM radio station.

Culture and Sport

  • KUD Matija Gubec - Folklore Association
  • LIKROB " - Kunstverein
  • DVD Donji Miholjac - Volunteer Fire Department
  • Dvorac Mailath
  • Football club - NK Jedinstvo (unit)
  • Handball Club - Rukometni club Mladost (Youth)
  • Anglers Club Amur
  • Hunters Association Vidra
  • Equipe Edson Carvalho - Croatia, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club Donji Miholjac
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