Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

CROATIA 497

R Church and Monastery
of St James
Kapucinska 41, Gornji grad.
Tel (031) 201 182. # 6:30am–
noon, 4–8pm & by appt, daily.
The medieval Gothic Church
and Monastery of St James
(Crkva i samostan sv Jakov),
with a Capuchin monastery, is
the oldest building in the
Upper Town. In the sacristy
are mid-18th-century paint-
ings on the life of St Francis.

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

280 km (174 miles) E of

Zagreb. * 91,000. k 5 km

(3 miles) S of Osijek.

£ trg Ružičke. @ Bartula

Kašića. n Županijska 2,

(031) 203 755. _ Summer

Nights of Osijek (Jun–Aug),

City Day (2 Dec).

http://www.tzosijek.hr

Splendid Neo-Gothic Church of
Sts Peter and Paul

R Church of Sts Peter

and Paul

trg Marina Držića, Gornji grad.

Tel (031) 310 020. # 2–6:30pm

Mon, 9am–6:30pm Tue–Fri.

This imposing late 19th-century

Neo-Gothic church (Crkva sv

Petar i Pavao) is dedicated to

Sts Peter and Paul. It was

designed by Franz Langen-

berg. The 40 stained-glass

windows and some sculptures

are by the Viennese artist

Eduard Hauser.

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OSIJEK CITY CENTRE

Church of the Holy Cross 3

Church and Monastery of

St James 7

Church of St Michael 4

Church of Sts Peter

and Paul 8

Croatian National Theatre 9

Europska Avenija 5

Gallery of Fine Arts 6

Museum of Slavonia 1

Osijek Archaeological

Museum 2

Lavish interior of the Croatian National Theatre

Key to Symbols see back flap

P Croatian National Theatre

Županijska 9, Gornji grad.

Tel (031) 220 700.

Osijek has a long and rich

theatre tradition. The Croatian

National Theatre (Hrvatsko

narodno kazalište) was built

popular Croatian artists.
A special setion is dedicated
to works of art from the
Osijek school.

in Moorish style in the

19th century, but was

badly damaged during

the bombing by Yugoslav

forces in 1991. It has now

been restored and stages

a number of opera and drama

productions from September

to May.

Bus Station

400 m (440 yards)

Railway Station

Airport 400 m (440 yards)

5 km

(3 miles)

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Footbridge
Drava
Church of the
Holy Cross
Museum of
Osijek ArchaeologicalMuseum Slavonia
Croatian
National
Theatre
Church of
Sts Peter
and Paul
Church and Monastery
of St James
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Gallery of
Fine Arts
Church of
St Michael