Virovitica is a city near the Hungarian border, the capital of Virovitica-Podravina County. It is located near the river Drava and belongs to the historical region of Slavonia. Virovitica has 14,688 inhabitants, and the municipality has 21,291 inhabitants. The name Virovitica as magna villa Wereucha first appears in 1234 in Koloman's charter, by which Virovitica received the title of a free royal city. The city was part of the Ottoman Empire between 1552 and 1684.Virovitica is a city of rich cultural heritage. The beginning of all Virovitica's cultural treasures dates back to the time immediately after the Croatian National Revival; awakened Croatianhood and state, national, historical and cultural consciousness.
№330 in Cities of Croatia