Tvrđa, the Osijek citadel

Collection title

Cultural Heritage

ID

HRT00076

Source

HRT (HR)

First broadcast date

04/04/2008

Production year

2010

Abstract

Tvrđa (Citadel) is the Old Town of the city of Osijek in Croatia. It is the best preserved and largest ensemble of Baroque buildings in Croatia and consists of a Habsburg star fort built on the right bank of the River Drava. Tvrđa has been described by the World Monuments Fund as "a unique example of an eighteenth-century baroque military, administrative, and commercial urban center".

Type

video

Production companies

• HRT - Own production

Broadcaster

HRT - HRT

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Architecture

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Museum

Credits / Cast

• Dubravec Edda - Journalist
• Kovač Ivan - Photographer
• Marotti Luka - Director

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Croatia - Slavonia - Osijek

Original language

croatian

Media running time

14m57