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It's visible from afar. It commemorates the 1991 massacre.

A symbol of resistance

Nuštar is an old village in Slavonia. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages (12th century). From the very beginning, the village was inhabited almost exclusively by Croats.

The Osijek co-cathedral was built by the bishop of the then Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem, Josip Juraj Strossmayer. In 1866, he gave the first impetus for the construction of a new church. At that time, on the site of today's church, there was the Gornjograd parish church from 1732, which became too small and unsightly for the new buildings in Osijek. In 1870, the patron of the parish, the city of Osijek, determined the method of obtaining money for the construction of a new church. However, this process was very slow, until the arrival of the new pastor Josip Horvat. After his arrival, the process was accelerated, so in 1892 a tender for designs was announced. The German architect Franz Langenberg won the competition. In 1894, the old church was demolished, and then the construction of today's co-cathedral began, a magnificent neo-Gothic building with a 94-meter-high tower and three naves. The total area of the church is 1062 m².[2] In 1898, the outside of the church was completed, so the interior decoration continued. Two years later (1900), the present church was consecrated by Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer. The interior was completed between 1938 and 1942, when the leading Croatian painter Mirko Rački covered the walls and ceilings with brightly colored frescoes depicting famous episodes from the Old and New Testaments. The interior is a veritable treasure trove of neo-Gothic ornamentation, with a succession of superb altars above which are abundant stained glass windows. The entrance to the church is through a small door located to the right of the main portal, guarded by three fountains. During the Homeland War, in 1991, the co-cathedral was directly hit by missiles more than 100 times. Nevertheless, religious services were held in the co-cathedral during the war as well. Until June 18, 2008, this co-cathedral was only the parish church of St. Peter and Paul, popularly called the "cathedral" in Osijek, but with the establishment of the Đakovo-Osijek archdiocese, this church gained the dignity of a co-cathedral.

Beautiful view from the water tower on the Dunav river and the city of Vukovar

The appearance of the Cypriot colony in Ernestinovo marked not only the logical sequence of the Cypriot tradition in Slavonia, but Smajić's fundamental and integral work and his creativity. Even today, after 44 years, the Cyprus colony resists and defies time. Every year in August, enthusiastic artists, painters, and sculptors gather in the Sculpture Park in Ernestinovo, and diligently carve their marks into the Slavonian oak with a chisel. Made sculptures are placed in the park itself, and along the main street in Ernestinovo. Thanks to the enthusiasm of a small group of people, but not ordinary people, Ernestinovo is widely known for its unique Cypriot naive colony.

Retkovci is a populated place in the municipality of Ivankovo, Vukovar-Srijem County, Republic of Croatia

The tower dates back to 1840. The nave was built in 1860 under the patronage of the Khuen family, and the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I and the parish priest during the construction, Antun Bošnjaković, joined in with the donations. It was significantly damaged during the Homeland War, which was followed by its reconstruction, in which it was extended, and the reconstruction ended in 2003. It houses the organ of G. Peter Titz from 1863, made in Vienna. In them, in the player box, there is also a "psychharmonic", which plays independently of the speakers, and has 1st manual, 4th octaves and 8th registers. The altarpiece was painted by Fridrich Sturm in 1850.