Požega, Croatia

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Požega
| official_name = ''Grad Požega''<br /> City of Požega
| settlement_type = [[List of cities and towns in Croatia|City]]
| image_skyline = Holy Ghost - Pozega.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Holy Ghost
| image_flag = Vlag_pozega.gif
| image_map =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 12
| mapframe-marker = city
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Požega
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Croatia|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Slavonia]] ([[Požega Valley]])
| subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Croatia|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Požega-Slavonia}}
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 12th century
| leader_party = [[Croatian Democratic Union|HDZ]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Borislav Miličević
| area_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 133.8
| area_urban_km2 = 24.6
| elevation_m = 311
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 22294
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 16867
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = HR-34 000
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in Croatia|+385 34]]
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Croatia|PŽ]]
| website = {{URL|pozega.hr}}
}}

'''Požega''' ({{IPA|hr|pôʒeɡa|pron}}) is a city in western [[Slavonia]], eastern [[Croatia]], with a total population of 22,364 (census 2021).<ref name="Census 2021"/> It is the administrative center of the [[Požega-Slavonia County]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Croatia-Slavonia |volume=7 |page=475 |first=Kingsley Garland |last=Jayne}}</ref>

==Name==
Between 1921 and 1991, the town was known as ''Slavonska Požega''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=eVlvWhU= |title=Pȍžega |website=Hrvatski jezični portal}}</ref> In [[German language|German]], the town is known as ''Poschegg'', in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] as ''Pozsega'', in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] as ''Pojega'', and in [[Latin language|Latin]] as ''Incerum'' (-i, n.) and ''Possega''. There is a town in Serbia with same name (see: [[Požega, Serbia]]).
"Požega" is supposed to be related to the Croatian word "požar", meaning "forest fire". "Incerum" is supposed to come from Proto-Indo-European words *h1eyn (valley) and *kjer (heart), so that it means "the heart of the valley".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://linguistforum.com/outside-of-the-box/croatian-toponyms/|title=Croatian toponyms - Linguist Forum|website=linguistforum.com}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2017}}

==Geography==

Požega (elevation: {{convert|152|m|abbr=on}}) is located in the south-western part of the Valley of Požega, or Požega basin, in Croatian: ''Požeška kotlina''. This fertile valley has been important since the antiquity - its [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] name was ''Vallis Aurea'', meaning "[[gold]]en valley".

The valley is formed by the Slavonian mountains of [[Požeška Gora]], [[Psunj]], [[Papuk]], [[Krndija]] and [[Dilj]].

Two [[State roads in Croatia|state roads]] run [[Road concurrency|concurrently]] through the city: the [[D38 (Croatia)|D38]] [[Pakrac]] — Požega — [[Pleternica]] — [[Đakovo]] and the [[D51 (Croatia)|D51]] [[Nova Gradiška]] — Požega — [[Našice]], as well as a [[railroad]]: [[Nova Kapela]]/[[Batrina]] — [[Pleternica]] — Požega — [[Velika, Croatia|Velika]].

==Climate==
Since records began in 1949, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|40.0|C|F}}, on 6 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref> The coldest temperature was {{convert|-27.6|C|F}}, on 16 January 1963.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn&param=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}</ref>

==Demographics==

The total population of the city administrative area is 22,364 according 2021 census. Population decreased 14.79 per cent from 26,248 in 2011, when constituent [[naselje|settlements]] had this population:<ref name="census2011">{{Croatian Census 2011|S|11|3514}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Alaginci]], population 198
* [[Bankovci, Požega-Slavonia County|Bankovci]], population 109
* [[Crkveni Vrhovci]], population 30
* [[Ćosine Laze]], population 27
* [[Dervišaga]], population 890
* [[Donji Emovci]], population 181
* [[Drškovci]], population 411
* [[Emovački Lug]], population 32
* [[Golobrdci]], population 332
* [[Gornji Emovci]], population 138
* [[Gradski Vrhovci]], population 46
* [[Komušina]], population 82
* [[Krivaj, Požega-Slavonia County|Krivaj]], population 79
* [[Kunovci, Croatia|Kunovci]], population 88
* [[Laze Prnjavor]], population 10
* [[Marindvor (Požega)|Marindvor]], population 116
* [[Mihaljevci]], population 752
* [[Nova Lipa, Croatia|Nova Lipa]], population 88
* [[Novi Mihaljevci]], population 291
* [[Novi Štitnjak]], population 136
* [[Novo Selo, Požega-Slavonia County|Novo Selo]], population 432
* Požega, population 19,506
* [[Seoci, Croatia|Seoci]], population 108
* [[Stara Lipa, Croatia|Stara Lipa]], population 213
* [[Šeovci]], population 121
* [[Škrabutnik]], population 22
* [[Štitnjak]], population 54
* [[Turnić, Požega-Slavonia County|Turnić]], population 88
* [[Ugarci, Croatia|Ugarci]], population 57
* [[Vasine Laze]], population 29
* [[Vidovci]], population 1,582
{{div col end}}

By ethnicity, the population is 93.24% [[Croats]], 4.66% [[Serbs of Croatia|Serbs]], 0.56% undeclared, 0.38% [[Albanians]], 0.15% [[Czechs of Croatia|Czechs]], and others.<ref>{{Croatian Census 2011|E|11}}</ref>

{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=City of Požega |p1857=5191 |p1869=6139 |p1880=6310 |p1890=7871 |p1900=9437 |p1910=11020 |p1921=12054 |p1931=12393 |p1948=13715 |p1953=15450 |p1961=19508 |p1971=24939 |p1981=26708 |p1991=28157 |p2001=28201 |p2011=26248 |p2021=22294}}

==Politics==
===Minority councils===
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.<ref name="T-Portal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/manjinski-izbori-prve-nedjelje-u-svibnju-krecu-i-edukacije-20230313 |title=Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije |date= 13 March 2023 |author= |publisher=[[T-portal]] |access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections]] [[Serbs of Croatia]] fulfilled legal requirements to elect 15 members minority council of the Town of Požega.<ref name="PSŽ-Manjine-2023">{{cite web | url=https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z11_POZESKO_SLAVONSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | title=Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XI. POŽEŠKO-SLAVONSKA ŽUPANIJA | date=2023 | author= | publisher=Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske | page=9 | language=hr | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123125/https://www.izbori.hr/site/UserDocsImages/2023/Manjinski%20izbori%202023/Rezultati/Z11_POZESKO_SLAVONSKA_ZUPANIJA.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Medieval pozega.jpg|thumb|left|Fortress and city of Požega (early 18th century)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lopašić |first=Radoslav |title=Dva hrvatska junaka: Marko Mesić i Luka Ibrišimović |publisher=Matica hrvatska |year=1989 |isbn=86-397-0073-7 |location=Zagreb |pages=123}}</ref>]]
[[File:Pozega - bishop palace.jpg|thumb|left|Bishop's Palace]]
The first mention of the city of Požega is found in the [[Gesta Hungarorum]], by an anonymous notary of [[Béla III]] (1172–1196) where he mentions the conquest of three forts in [[Slavonia]] - as the area between rivers [[Danube]] and [[Sutla]] was then called: [[Zagreb]], Vlco ([[Vukovar]]) and Posega. The fortress of Požega, an elongated hexagonal fortification located on a hill in the present-day city center, was probably built during the 11th century, although the first documents that clearly mention Požega county date from 1210, while the city of Požega was documented for the first time in a charter of [[Andrew II of Hungary|Andrew II]] on January 11, 1227.<ref name="tourist">{{cite web |title=City & History |url=https://pozega-tz.hr/en/vidi-i-dozivi/grad-povijest/ |website=pozega-tz.hr |publisher=Požega Tourist board}}</ref>

Požega was originally the residential estate of the Croatian-Hungarian queen and was exempt from the authority of the viceroy and the county. Although no such charter survives, the privileges that citizens enjoyed fully corresponded to a free royal city.<ref name="tourist" />

The fortress doesn't exist anymore, and the irregularly-shaped central city square is Romanic in nature. Only fragments of walls remain to remind that there once stood a fortress. The remaining monuments from that age are the Church of St. Lawrence (first mentioned in 1303), and the Church of the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] (built in 1235).<ref name="tourist" />

By the late 14th century, the city started to decline economically due to insecurity from Ottoman raids. In the 15th century, city walls were built, replacing a moat that existed before. This proved an insufficient defense as the Turks seized Požega in 1537.<ref>{{cite web |title=The time of the Ottoman conquest |url=https://www.gmp.hr/qr/22-turci |website=www.gmp.hr |publisher=Gradski muzej Požega}}</ref>

During the 150-year-long Ottoman rule, Požega was seat of a [[Sanjak of Pojega|Sanjak of Požega]] and given certain prominence. After a considerable economic decline, in 1537, at the time of the Ottoman conquest, Požega reportedly had 110 houses and 15 businesses. However, by 1579, there were 160 craftsmen in Požega as a result of improved security and an increase in population.

The death of [[Hasan Predojević]] the Požega Sanjak [[Bey]] in the [[Battle of Sisak]] in 1593, marked the first Ottoman defeat in Europe, and after years of steady decline, Ottoman rule grew weaker until Požega was finally liberated on 12 March 1688 by citizens led by friar Luka Ibrišimović. This day is now celebrated as the day of the city. However, Ottomans retook Požega in 1690 and held it for a year.<ref name="tourist" />

After the liberation in 1691, Požega came under [[Habsburg]] rule, and in 1745, Požega county was restored and the city thus returned to the authority of Croatian viceroy. Požega underwent a period of vigorous development: In 1699, a grammar school opened - only the fifth in Croatia.<ref name="tourist" /> In 1727, [[Jesuits]] built a theatre, and in 1740, the city's first pharmacy. Today the city theater ([[Požega City Theater]]) is located on Square of the Holy Trinity (''Trg Svetog Trojstva''). There used to be also a philosophical college for Franciscan novices - the first such institution in Slavonia since the Ottoman rule. Finally, the Academia Posegana opened in 1760, placing Požega, along with Zagreb, among the first Croatian centres of highest education.

In 1765, Empress [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] granted Požega a royal free city charter and supported the construction of the present-day [[Požega cathedral|Cathedral of St.Teresa of Ávila]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Požega- Slavonia county and the city of Požega |url=https://www.gmp.hr/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/28-mali-perec-alijas-pijanci?Itemid=140 |website=gmp.hr |publisher=Gradski muzej Požega}}</ref>

In 1847, Požega was the first city in Croatia to introduce the Croatian language in official use, and the achievements of its notable citizens earned it the nickname of "Slavonian Athens".<ref name="tourist" />

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Požega was the seat of the [[Požega County]] of the [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia]].

From 1941 to 1945, Požega was part of the [[Independent State of Croatia]]. During this period [[war crimes]] were committed against the [[Serb]] and [[Jew]]ish population, allegedly under former police chief [[Milivoj Ašner]].<ref name="iht">"[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/28/world/europe/28iht-hungary.2970014.html Nazi hunters identify convicted war criminal]", Nicholas Wood, ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', September 28, 2006</ref> The [[volunteer fire department|DVD]] Zvečevo of Požega was founded in 1942.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022 |first1=Nikola |last1=Jagodin |first2=Vedran |last2=Runjić |title=Popis vatrogasnih organizacija s datumima osnivanja |url=https://mhv.hr/popis-vatrogasnih-organizacija-s-datumima-osnivanja |website=Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130104803/https://mhv.hr/popis-vatrogasnih-organizacija-s-datumima-osnivanja |language=hr |trans-title=List of Firefighting Organisations with Date of Founding}}</ref>

On October 29, 1991, during the [[Croatian War of Independence]], 26 predominantly Serb villages in Požega were [[Požega villages massacre|targeted by Croatian forces]]. It is estimated that 44 Serbs were killed, thousands displaced and over 1,000 buildings and homes destroyed in the operation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milekic |first1=Sven |last2=Nikolic |first2=Ivana |title=Croatian Serbs' Killers Unpunished 24 Years On |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2015/10/29/croatian-serbs-mourn-1991-killings-10-29-2015/ |website=BalkanInsight |publisher=BIRN |date=29 October 2015}}</ref>

Požega County was abolished along with other Croatian counties in 1923, and was restored in 1993, following the independence of Croatia. Furthermore, in the footsteps of its tradition as an educational center as well as a church center, Požega became a [[Diocese|diocesan]] see in 1997, and a graduate-degree college was opened in 1998.

==Economy==
[[File:12.02.97 Požega 7121.019 & 7121.022 (11740962795).jpg|thumb|right|Požega railway station in 1997]]
Chief occupations include farming, viticulture, livestock breeding, metal-processing ([[foundry]], machines and tractors, household [[Major appliance|appliance]]s), foodstuffs (chocolate, sweets and drinks), textiles (ready-made), wood and timber, building material (bricks, roof tiles) and printing industries.

==Festivities and events==
The city has an 800-year-old cultural and historical heritage. Its carefully cherished traditions underlie the tourist development of Požega.

The central town square with a number of nice buildings (the church of the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]], the [[Franciscan]] monastery, the Town House, etc.) and a [[plague column]] is one of the most beautiful squares in Croatia.

Požega hosts a number of traditional cultural events and performances. ''Grgurevo'' or St. Gregory's Day is a traditional show of canons and mortars, exhibited on the central square (12 March). The event includes the mortar fire in Požega [[vineyard]]s, which symbolizes the chasing of the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]] from the region and commemorates the victory over the Turks on Sokolovac Hill in 1688. The [[Croatian Minute Movie Cup]] — an international festival featuring one-minute-long [[Film|movie]]s — and the national dog show are held in May The events in June are St. John's Bonfire (21 June), ''Kulenijada'' — a special event dedicated to presentation and tasting of the very best [[kulen]] (Slavonian [[paprika]]-flavoured sausages), served with quality local wines.

The events in September are ''Fišijada'' (fishing and preparing of Slavonian-style fish specialities) and the important music festival Golden Strings of Slavonia (first weekend in September). This event is a contest of [[folk music]] performers and singers but also includes other events (grape harvest, [[beauty contest]], the most "swaggering" peasant girl, national costumes show, etc.). [[Organ (music)|Organ]] music evenings are organized on the occasion of the town's day and in commemoration of its patroness, St. Teresa of Avila (15 October). There is a quiz contest each April, [http://kvizoljupci.wixsite.com/sova "Spring Open Vallis Aurea" (SOVA)], organized by the [http://kvizoljupci.wixsite.com/kviz Quiz lover's club]. SOVA arouse from Pub quiz, a popular event that is usually organized on Fridays bi-weekly, and become probably the largest independent quiz contest in the country.

== Education ==
There are three primary schools and seven secondary schools in Požega.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grad Požega - Osnovna škole |url=https://www.pozega.hr/index.php/ustanove/osnovne-skole.html |website=pozega.hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920101931/https://www.pozega.hr/index.php/ustanove/osnovne-skole.html |archive-date=20 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Srednje škole u Požeško - slavonskoj županiji |url=https://e-usmjeravanje.hzz.hr/srednje-skole-psz |website=e-usmjeravanje.hzz.hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421211311/https://e-usmjeravanje.hzz.hr/srednje-skole-psz |archive-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

The Gymnasium in Požega was founded in 1699 and it is one of Croatia's oldest educational institutions. From 1761 to 1776 it was part of the high schools listed under the name of Academia Posegana, and had two faculties – the Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Theology.<ref name="gimnazia">{{cite web |title=A brief survey of Gymnasium |url=https://www.gimpoz.hr/rubrika/english |website=Gimnazija Požega |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209225512/https://www.gimpoz.hr/rubrika/english |archive-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>

Today the Gymnasium is an independent high school which carries out general and natural sciences-mathematics syllabus and curriculum.

==Sports and recreation==
[[File:Orljava in Pozega.jpg|thumb|Orljava river]]
Internationally, the most important sporting event in Požega is the annual international [[judo]] tournament held in October, organized by the local Judokan judo club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://slavonski.hr/medunarodni-judo-turnir-pozega-open-2014-judo-klub-judokan-iz-pozege-osvojio-prvo-ekipno-mjesto/ |title=MEĐUNARODNI JUDO TURNIR "Požega open 2014"– Judo klub "Judokan" iz Požege osvojio prvo ekipno mjesto |access-date=2014-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210210648/http://slavonski.hr/medunarodni-judo-turnir-pozega-open-2014-judo-klub-judokan-iz-pozege-osvojio-prvo-ekipno-mjesto/ |archive-date=2014-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Among other significant sporting events in Požega, in May there is a [[motocross]] race as a part of the Croatian championship, in June there is car race held on Glavica race track, and in September there is a [[basketball]] tournament.

The sports hall Grabrik, the [[Orljava]] river and the surrounding hills are the major sports and recreational areas of Požega. [[Angling]] opportunities are provided on the Orljava and Veličanka rivers, and there is also small game [[hunting]] in the lowlands and high game in the nearby hills. Traditional Slavonian specialities and wines are offered throughout the region.

The local chapter of the [[Croatian Mountaineering Society|HPS]] is ''HPD "Sokolovac"'', which had 106 members in 1936 under the Julije Strepački presidency.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1936 |orig-date=1936-05-15 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title="Sokolovac" — Sl. Požega |page=240 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=32 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193607.pdf |language=hr}}</ref> Membership fell to 97 in 1937,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1937 |orig-date=1937-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=221–252 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=33 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193707.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|248}} and to 96 in 1938 under the Antun Mihelčić presidency.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1938 |orig-date=1938-05-05 |first=Josip |last=Plaček |title=Izvještaj tajnika |pages=222–254 |magazine=Hrvatski planinar |issn=0354-0650 |volume=34 |issue=7–8 |url=https://www.hps.hr/hp-arhiva/193807.pdf |language=hr}}</ref>{{rp|225}}

On 17 May 2013 the first ever professional boxing event was held in Grabrik sports hall with [[Mark de Mori]] fighting Adnan Buharalija for the WBU Heavyweight World title. de Mori, whose wife Milijana Vojnovic is from Pozega, won the bout in the 5th round when Buharalija retired in his corner. The event was promoted by Pozegans Nail Mahmutović and Tomislav Jakobovic.

The [[NK Slavonija Požega]] is the major football club who play in the third tier of the Croatian football pyramid.

==Notable people==
* [[Luka Ibrišimović]] (1626–1698), friar and military commander in the Ottoman wars
*[[Antun Kanižlić]] (1699–1777), writer, among the first "Slavonian spiritual rebirth" authors
*[[Julije Kempf]] (1864–1934), historian, writer, teacher, founder of the City Museum
*[[Miroslav Kraljević]] (1885–1913), born in [[Gospić]], family originally from Požega area, painter, among the founders of Croatian modern painting, created his most important works in Požega
*[[Friedrich Salomon Krauss]] (1859–1938), sexologist, ethnographer, folklorist, and Slavist
*[[Dragutin Lerman]] (1863–1918), writer, African explorer, East Congo commissioner
*[[Ante Šercer]] (1896–1968), physician, academician
*[[Andrija Štampar]] (1888–1958), physician, founder of School of Public Health in Zagreb
*[[Armin Pavić]] (1844–1914), literary historian
*[[Mia Oremović]] (1918-2010), actress
*[[Stjepan Mesić]] (born 1934), born in [[Orahovica]], attended Požega gymnasium, [[President of Croatia]] (2000–2010)
*[[Marko Kopljar]] (born 1986), handball player
*[[Predrag Stojaković]] (born 1977), [[Serbs|Serbian]] NBA basketball player
*[[Vesna Pisarović]] (born 1978), singer
*[[Dino Jelusić]], singer, winner of the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003]]
*[[Ivana Kindl]] (born 1978), singer
*[[Boris Hanžeković]], (1916-1945), athlete
*[[Matej Mitrović]] (born 1993), footballer, member of the [[Croatia national football team]]
*[[Zlatko Bourek]] (1929-2018), Croatian Jewish film director
*[[Predrag Matić]] (born 1962), Member of European Parliament
*[[Vjekoslav Babukić]] (1812-1875), linguist, translator, revivalist
*[[Dobriša Cesarić]] (1902-1980), poet, translator
*[[Tvrtko Jakovina]] (born 1972), historian
*[[Dejana Milosavljević]] (born 1994), Croatian handball player
*[[Dino Jelusić]] (born 1992), rocksinger

==International relations==
Požega is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Yokneam Illit|Yokneam]], [[Israel]] and
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Gornji Milanovac]], [[Serbia]].

== References ==
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book|last1=Cresswell|first1=Peterjon|last2=Atkins|first2=Ismay|last3=Dunn|first3=Lily|title=Time Out Croatia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VZweAAAACAAJ|access-date=10 March 2010|date=10 July 2006|publisher=Time Out Group Ltd & Ebury Publishing, [[Random House|Random House Ltd.]] 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SV1V 2SA|edition=First|location=London, Berkeley & Toronto|isbn=978-1-904978-70-1}}
{{Refend}}

==See also==
* [[Požgaj]]

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