Sisak
05-13-2013, 04:14 AM
Vinkovci (pronounced [v̞îːnkɔːv̞t͡si]) is a city in Croatia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County. In the 2011 census, the total population of the city was 35,375. The city is located near the Bosut river.
Also found in this Slavonian town was the oldest Indo-European calendar Orion, which is about 4500 years old. The city is rich with tourist attractions and is particularly known for its cultural events, most notably the `Vinkovci Autumns` - the largest festival of original folkore in this part of Europe.
Vinkovci, located on the edge of an oak jungle, is the oldest continuously settled location in Europe, counting over 8 thousand years of existance, and symbols a victory of man over jungle.
The area of the town has been inhabited continually from the Neolithic period. Under the Romans the town was known as Colonia Aurelia Cibalae and was the birthplace of Roman emperors Valentinian I and Valens. The Roman thermal bath is still preserved underground as are several other Roman buildings located near the center of today's Vinkovci.
The Battle of Cibalae, between the armies of Constantine I and Licinius, was nearby.
It was part of Ottoman Empire between 1526 and 1687 and was managed in Sirem sanjak (Its center was Dimitrofça) in Budin Eyalet. It was captured by Habsburg Empire in 1687 and was left to her according to Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Habsburg rule lasted until 1918.
Train route between Vinkovci and Slavonski Brod was the place where the Orient Express breaks down in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
Also found in this Slavonian town was the oldest Indo-European calendar Orion, which is about 4500 years old. The city is rich with tourist attractions and is particularly known for its cultural events, most notably the `Vinkovci Autumns` - the largest festival of original folkore in this part of Europe.
Vinkovci, located on the edge of an oak jungle, is the oldest continuously settled location in Europe, counting over 8 thousand years of existance, and symbols a victory of man over jungle.
The area of the town has been inhabited continually from the Neolithic period. Under the Romans the town was known as Colonia Aurelia Cibalae and was the birthplace of Roman emperors Valentinian I and Valens. The Roman thermal bath is still preserved underground as are several other Roman buildings located near the center of today's Vinkovci.
The Battle of Cibalae, between the armies of Constantine I and Licinius, was nearby.
It was part of Ottoman Empire between 1526 and 1687 and was managed in Sirem sanjak (Its center was Dimitrofça) in Budin Eyalet. It was captured by Habsburg Empire in 1687 and was left to her according to Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. Habsburg rule lasted until 1918.
Train route between Vinkovci and Slavonski Brod was the place where the Orient Express breaks down in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.