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Franciscan church of St Antun Padovanski
diocletianvs Says: Early gothic church of St. Antun Padovanski was built soon after the Franciscan church order came to Nasice in the 13th Century. Before that period Nasice were ruled by Templars, who built their castle nearby. Franciscan order stayed in Nasice untill the 16th Century when...
diocletianvs Says: Next to the church there is a Franciscan monastery - a small two storeys building that got its final shape during the reconstruction in 1712. Besides their church role Franciscans were important since they established a grammar school here in 1650s. A High School of...
diocletianvs Says: Inside, the church of St. Antun Padovanski displays the richness of baroque decorations that it got in the reconstruction in 18th Century. Some of the baroque altars are very important as monuments of baroque church sculpture. Inside the church worth taking a look are...
diocletianvs Says: Few hundred meters away from the Large Manor, almost side by side, there is yet another manor know as The Small Manor. It was built by Marko VI Pejacevic, son of Teodor Pejacevic. The Small Manor is a charming H-plan shaped neoclassical one story building built in 1905. On...
diocletianvs Says: A large part of the park is designed around a lake that was made in the shape of swan. In the middle of the lake there are small islands with picturesque pavillions and bridges. The octagonal wooden pavillion, also known as Dora's Pavillion was destroyed during the WWII, but...
diocletianvs Says: A large landscape park surrounds the Large Manor and was probably designed in mid-19th Century. In front of the main entrance to the manor there was a small neoclassical garden while in the back the views open to a large, 35 hectares large landscape park. Park is now open to...
diocletianvs Says: Barons, and later Counts Pejacevic (Pejacsevich), the owners of Nasice estate were one of the most important noble families in 18th and 19th century Croatia. They ruled the huge area of Nasice and Virovitica estates from their large manors they built in both towns. Ladislav...
diocletianvs Says: Situated right in the middle of the town the late-Baroque Large Pejacevic manor still shows the dominant position Pejacevic family had in Nasice for more than two hundred years. After many rulers that ruled the area a large estate of 500 square kilometres was finally bought...
diocletianvs Says: Nasice are situated in Slavonia, 45 kilometres west from Osijek on the state road D2 ("Podravska magistrala" - Drava motorway). If you are arriving by car from Zagreb you can also take the A4 highway to Slavonski Brod, and then the D53 road to Nasice. All trains between...
diocletianvs Says: Nasice are not exactly a popular tourist destination, but it is worth a visit if you are in the area of Slavonia. There is a Tourist Office on the main square offering rather uninspiring collection of usual tourist brochures presenting Nasice, the local surroundings and...
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Situated right in the middle of the town the late-Baroque Large Pejacevic manor still shows the dominant position Pejacevic family had in Nasice for more than...
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Nasice - small town with two large manors
Nasice is a small town in Slavonia (population around 8,000) that is a great showcase of the history of this region. Its rulers changed many timed throughout the history - from religious orders of...
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