Požega (Hungarian Pozsega) is a town in Croatia; elevation 152 m, population 28,948 (2001). It is located in the south-western part of the Valley of Požega (Požeška kotlina) in central Slavonia. It is the center of the Požega-Slavonia county. Slavonia is a region in eastern Croatia. ... Požega-Slavonia county, or Požeško-slavonska županija, is a Croatian county in central Slavonia. ...

Požega is located on the main road (M1.6) Nova Gradiška - Požega - Našice and the railroad Nova Kapela/Batrina - Požega. Nova Gradiška is a scenic city located in the Brod-Posavina county of Croatia, population 15,833 (2001). ... Našice is a town in the Osijek-Baranja county of Croatia, population 17,320 (2001). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Economy

Chief occupations include farming, viticulture, livestock breeding, metal-processing (foundry, machines and tractors, household appliances), foodstuffs (chocolate, sweets and liqueurs), textiles (ready-made), wood and timber, building material (bricks, roof tiles) and printing industries. Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... The term foundry originally was a synonym for a steel mill or general metal works where metal casting operations were performed. ... A major appliance is a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. ... Chocolate comes in dark, light, and white varieties with cocoa contributing the brown coloration. ... The term confectionery refers to food items rich in sugar. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe clusters of trees. ...

Festivities and Events

City is located in the middle of the fertile valley and has 800-years old cultural and historical heritage, carefully cherished traditions which underlie the tourist development of Požega. The importance of the region may also be seen in its Roman name: Vallis Aurea, or the Golden Valley. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ...

The central town square with a number of nice buildings (the church of the Holy Spirit, the Franciscan monastery, the Town House, etc.) and a plague column is one of the most beautiful squares in Croatia. The Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, in Trinitarian Christian belief, is God, the third Person of the Holy Trinity; the word Spirit commonly translates the Greek New Testament word pneuma. ... The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ...

Požega hosts a number of traditional cultural events and performances. Grgurevo or St. Gregory's Day is a traditional show of canons and mortars, exhibited on the central square (12th of March). The event includes the mortar fire in Požega vineyards, which symbolizes chasing of the Ottomans from the region and commemorates the victory over the Turks on the Sokolovac hill in 1688. The festival of Croatian one-minute films and the national dog show are held in May. The events in June are the St. John's Bonfire (21st of June), Kulenijada — a special event dedicated to presentation and tasting of the very best kulen (Slavonian paprika-flavoured sausages), served with local quality wines. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... A vineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Species Capsicum annuum Paprika is a sweet-to-mildly hot cultivar of the chile pepper (Capsicum annuum, of the family Solanaceae). ...

The events in September are Fišijada (fishing and preparing of Slavonia-style fish specialities) and important music festival Golden Strings of Slavonia (third weekend in September). This event is a contest of folk music performers and singers but also includes other events (grape harvest, beauty contest the most "swaggering" peasant girl, national costumes show, etc.). Organ music evenings are organized on the occasion of the Town's Day and in commemoration of its patroness, St. Teresa of Avila (15th of October). Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide: includes a comprehensive and flexible Genre and Style system MusicWiki: A Collaborative Music-related encyclopedia Science... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ...

Sports and recreation

The major sports event, auto and motor cycling race (in June and August), is held at the Glavica race-track. There are a variety of sports involving racing motorcycles. ...

The sports hall Grabrik, a track and field athletics stadium, the Orljava river and the surrounding hills are major sports and recreational facilities of Požega and its surroundings. Angling opportunities are provided on the Orljava and Veličanka rivers, and there is also small game hunting in the lowlands and high game in the nearby hills. Traditional Slavonia-style specialities and wines are offered in Požega and its surroundings. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is both the recreation and sport of catching fish (for food or as a trophy), and the commercial fishing industry of catching or harvesting seafood (either fish or other aquatic life-forms, such as shellfish). ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ...

External links

• Požega (http://www.pozega.hr/)
• Požega - in Croatian (http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/hrvati_u_svijetu/upoznajte_hrvatsku/04_hrvatski_gradovi/pozega/pozega.html)