Gornji Grad, Osijek Explained

Gornji Grad
Native Name Lang:hr
Settlement Type:City district of Osijek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Name1:Osijek
Established Title:Formation
Established Date:1732
Leader Party:HDSSB
Leader Title:President of Council
Leader Name:Rudika Gmajnić
Population Total:16,520
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Official Name:Gradska četvrt Gornji grad
Gornji Grad City District
Established Date1:2 December 1786
Established Title1:Unification with Donji grad and Tvrđa

Gornji Grad ("Upper Town") is a city district in the center of Osijek, Croatia. It has 16,520 inhabitants distributed in 6,210 households. It is the biggest and the most important district of Osijek. The most famous attractions of Osijek are located in Gornji Grad, such as Co-cathedral, Ante Starčević Square, Croatian National Theatre, County palace and Pedestrian bridge.

Day of the city district is on 29 June, on feast of Saint Peter and Paul.

History

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Gornji Grad has been built urbanistic systematic and properly.

In 1732 it was built church of Saint Peter and Paul, on whose place will be later erected today co-cathedral.

Some streets, such as European Avenue, Županijska, Jägerova, Sunčana, Zrinjevac, Kačićeva, Radićeva, Kapucinska, Neumannova, Stepinčeva and Reisnerova Street have been built between 1866 and 1910.

From 1894 to 1898 the new, bigger church of Saint Peter and Paul was built, which is today Osijek co-cathedral and one of the most notable symbols of Osijek.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kratki povijesni prikaz gradskih četvrti i prigradskih naselja / Osijek / Osijek - Grad Osijek . 2012-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618165253/http://www.osijek.hr/index.php/cro/Osijek/Kratki-povijesni-prikaz-gradskih-cetvrti-i-prigradskih-naselja . 2012-06-18 . dead .