Sunja: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Mills, wooden footbridges, waterfalls and vegetation are part of the river landscape of Sunja in the town.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is registered as protected immovable cultural heritage under registration number Z-3338. A mill in Sunja was one of ten traditional mills restored as part of a Croatian monument preservation programme. The motifs “beli vez” and “sunjski loz” are considered symbols of Sunja’s traditional identity.

After liberation from Ottoman rule, Sunja developed into a market town in the late 17th century. Ceramic remains from a prehistoric fishing settlement on the nearby Pleće hill date back even further and indicate prehistoric settlement in the area around Sunja.

Water and Nature

The special ornithological reserve Đol Dražiblato in the municipality of Sunja includes wet meadows as well as ash, willow and poplar forests and is important for duck nesting. The banks of the Sunja in Sunja form a landscape value zone offering views of the watercourse and the area’s historic rural development.

The Sunjsko polje ecological network area is crossed by the Sunja; most of it is administratively part of the municipality of Sunja.

Routes and Events

The local PPLP 1 route is 23.7 kilometres long, connects Lonjsko polje with Sunjsko polje and leads via Sunjsko Selišće to Sunja. It includes a traditional ferry crossing of the Sava, where the ferry is carried across by the river’s current.

The state horse-breeding exhibition presents Croatian Posavac and Croatian Coldblood horses and includes a ceremonial procession of horse-drawn carriages and riders. Recreational fishing is well established in the fishing zone on the Sava; ŠRU Bijelka GME is one of five recreational fishing associations operating in the municipality of Sunja.

Location and Transport

Railway services in Sunja were established in 1881. Sunja is located on the Sisak–Hrvatska Dubica road, and the Sisak–Jasenovac–Novska railway line runs through the area of Sunja.

For your own travel planning, you may wish to make renting a holiday apartment in Sunja the focus of your trip.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Sunja.