Municipality of Velika: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Turski Grad is a ruin site in the vicinity of Velika. This particular feature appeals to travelers interested in ruins and cultural monuments. You can rent a holiday apartment in the Municipality of Velika for your stay. In the vicinity of Velika, Pliš and Kaniška Glava are also listed as mountains, while Lapjak and Podlazje are listed as peaks. Sveti Martin is recorded as a monastery in the surrounding area of Velika. In the wider region of Velika, Vrhovački Grad is recorded as a ruin site and Manastir Sveti Nikolaj as a monastery.
Geographical Setting
Velika is a municipality in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia; it comprises the main settlement and 23 other settlements.
Human settlement in Velika dates back to the transitional period from the Neolithic to the Chalcolithic.
Nature
Velika lies on the southern slopes of Papuk in the Požega Basin, about 12 km north of Požega and approximately 270 m above sea level. At the same time, Velika is a recreation and tourism center.
The area lies between two mountain ridges and includes the waterways Veličanka and Dubočanka; there are rapids on the Veličanka waterway.
History and Culture
In the village of Potočani, a 6,200-year-old mass grave containing at least 41 skeletons from the transitional period between the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic is reported.
Local archaeological finds are described as evidence of long-term settlement in Velika and its immediate surroundings. The earliest surviving written mention of Velika dates to 1332.
The overview of localities continues with the pages on Velika, Toranj, and Trenkovo.
To the higher-level travel overview: Požega-Slavonia County.
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