Općina Velika: Hotels and Accommodations
Turski Grad is listed in the vicinity of Velika as a ruin site – a specific cultural feature for travelers interested in ruins. Pliš and Kaniška Glava are also listed in the vicinity of Velika as mountain features; Lapjak and Podlazje are listed there as peaks. In the surrounding area of Velika, Sveti Martin is listed as a monastery. In the wider regional area around Velika, Vrhovački Grad is also listed as a ruin site and Manastir Sveti Nikolaj as a monastery.
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Geographical Location
Velika is a municipality in Požega-Slavonia County, Croatia, and comprises the main settlement as well as 23 other settlements.
There is evidence of human settlement in Velika from the transitional period between the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.
Nature
Velika is a recreational and tourism center on the southern slopes of Papuk in the Požega Basin, approximately 12 km north of Požega and at about 270 meters above sea level. This geographical location is a specific indication for travelers seeking a mountain landscape as the focus of their stay in Općina Velika.
The area lies between two mountain ridges and includes the waterways Veličanka and Dubočanka; there are rapids on the Veličanka stream.
In the village of Potočani, a 6,200-year-old mass grave with at least 41 skeletons is reported, dated to the transitional period between the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.
Local archaeological finds are described as evidence of long-term settlement in Velika and the immediate surrounding area; the earliest surviving written mention of Velika dates from 1332.
Find more information about Trenkovo, Velika, and Toranj.
To the higher-level travel overview: Požega-Slavonia County.
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