Osijek
2013
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia, and the largest city of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia. Osijek is located on the right bank of the Drava River, about 15 miles upstream of its confluence with the Danube. During the war in Croatia from 1991 to 1995, the city avoided heavy destruction (unlike nearby Vukovar), but did sustain moderate damage. Close to one thousand civilians died in the daily shelling of the town.
Drava River in Osijek, spanned by the Franjo Tuđman (Tudjman) bridge. Tudjman was the first president of Croatia after the breakup of Yugoslavia. He is regarded as a war hero, although there have been allegations (some substantiated) of war crimes in what is now Bosnia.
Fortress at Osijek
Osijek city flag over one of the fortress defense towers
Catholic church inside the walls
Osijek city hall
Main town square in Osijek
Trinity statue in main square
Remnants of the fighting with the neighboring Serbians
