There is a city worth a visit which can be found in the eastern Croatian, Vukovar-Srijem County, and is called Županja. Although it is the third largest city in the region, there are just over 12,000 residents in Županja. The wide streets and low Posavina houses are imprinted into the fertile valley through which runs one of the largest Croatian river, the Sava river. Tame is the most common epithet that describes this region, and this adjective is so prominent here. Županja is the peaceful place on the crossroads of roads, compounds Europe and the East, a bridge between Croatia and BiH. The name of the city is found in the 16th century on a large map of Hungary in historical documents, and after the long Turkish siege, Županja became the seat districts in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Županja town today offers a unique holiday in a grassy bed of the Sava river and the opportunity to explore the natural beauty of this micro-region, known for its hunting grounds and exceptional cuisine. Županja majors in storytelling, stories of the traditions of this region, which are still kept from oblivion, and the best way to get to know the tradition and enjoy the hospitality and kindness, by which the inhabitants of this fertile lowlands are famous, is to teke the road named Zlatne niti (Golden thread) which connects all the towns of this micro-region: Babina Greda, Kruševica, Cerna, Bošnjaci, Drenovci, Stitar and others. Stay at one of the farms or in one of the
apartments or roooms in Županja or the surrounding area, and afford the sweet respite from the bitter daily life, literally, for Županja is known for its sugar factory, and woman of Županja are famous for their excellence in the preparation of cakes and other desserts. Less known facts are those of Županja been the place where the first football and tennis game were played, and activities are not lacking there even today. If you take the road from Zagreb to Županja, you`ll swallow just 250 kilometers, and the nearest major cities in the north and west are the Vinkovci and Slavonski Brod. Visit them as well and get to know our greenest and sweetest region of Croatia!
