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That the first theatre play in Croatian and in the Croatian "što" dialect called 'Juraj and Sofija' or 'Turks under Sisak' was played on October the 2nd, 1938...

That the first drama in the Croatian "što" dialect was held in Veliki Kaptol...

That Granik, the first steam loader for the cargo ships, was installed in 1903...
1. Mali Kaptol, Kupa, dusk... 2. The Old bridge, walking...
3. High school, park, day... 4. Roman city of Siscia, night...

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SEGESTICA - Celtic town
All that remains from prehistoric inhabitants on this area are small statues of idols and tools. Indigenous Illyrian tribes were conquered in the 4th century by the Celts. Celts ethically and culturally mixed with Illyric tribes and established on the right bank of the river Kupa a settlement called Segestica.
Illyric and Celtic tribes succeeded in withstanding Roman pressures until the year 35 BC when Emperor Octavian with 12,000 soldiers conquered Segestica after a thirty - day siege.

SISCIA - roman town
After Romans had conquered Segestica, they built Siscia on the left bank of the river Kupa (right below the centre of today's Sisak). Siscia was the capital town of the Province of Pannonia Savia, where 40,000 inhabitants resided. The town had the forum, basilicas, temples, an empire mint, a theatre and two ports.
Christianity was spreading unstoppably and encompassed the town of Sisak. The first known Bishop of Sisak was Kvirin from 284 AD until his martyr's death, probably in the year 303 AD.
With gradual collapse of the Roman Empire, the importance of Sisak declined and the great migration brought to Sisak Huns, Gauls, Avars and Slavs. Slav tribes remained in this area and eventually the Slav language became dominant.

SISSEK - the mediaeval Croatian settlement
In the history of the town in the 9th century Croats appeared and they, at that time, accepted the authority of the Franks. Wishing to realize his country from this vassal relationship, Ljudevit Posavski, the leader of Panonic Croatia, came into conflict with the Francs and for his stronghold in 819 chose the town of Sisak. With the establishment of the Zagreb Bishopric in 1904, Sisak came under the ownership of the Bishop of Zagreb. The "King's Bull" was granted to Zagreb in 1215 and Sisak became incorporated into the Zagreb metropolis. During the rule of Bela IV, Sisak attained the status of a District. Because of the incursions of the Turks on the river mouth of the Kupa into the Sava, from 1544 to 1550, town fortifications were built. On the 22nd June 1593 the Turks were heavily defeated.
The town was, as a bulwark of Christianity "antemurale cristianitatis" exhausted by wars with the Turks so that in the 17th century it experienced stagnation. In the 18th century the town again started to develop and a church, a school, an Inn, a surgery, a pharmacy, a granary and a grain market were established.

SZISZEK - the biggest Croatian river port
At the beginning of the 19th century the town of Sisak was divided, the left bank belonging to the Zagreb metropolis and the right bank to the Vojna krajina (Cordon militair). In the year 1838 the town of Sisak gained the status of a free market town, with a magistrate court and coat of arms. Amateurs of Sisak drama school performed on the 2nd of October 1839 the play by Ivan Kukuljević "Juran and Sophia" that marked the beginning of the new Croatian drama written in 'što' dialect.
The town was economically developing thanks to the opening of river transport in the year 1842., following the building of the railway and a wooden bridge over the Kupa river. By the collapse of the Vojna Krajina in the year 1871, The Civil and Military administration of Sisak were united into one town council and Sisak became, in the year 1874, a royal free town.

Saint Kvirin
The town of Siscia was the center of bishopric at the end of the 3rd century. The first known Bishop was Kvirin, who was caught and martyred during Christian persecution under Diocletian. He was announced saint and became the protector of the city of Sisak.

 Lonja Field
On the left bank of the river Sava, downstream from Sisak, one finds the Nature Park ''Lonja Field''. It's an area flooded by the river Sava, with well preserved rich and colorful flora and fauna.
 The Old Town
This defense fortress was built from 1544. until 1550. close to the estuary of Kupa and Sava rivers. It was built with the bricks made during the period of antic Siscia and its purpose was to defend the city from Turkish attacks. Right there, under the walls of the Old Town Turks were defeated on 22 of June, 1593

SISAK - the town of Croatian victories
The 20th century brought industrialization, which was particularly visible after the end of the Great War. Before the beginning of the Second World War Sisak was an important center of river transport, metallurgical, chemical, timber and food industries. In the very early stages of war, local resistance fighters established a partisan unit name "The Sisak partisan detachment".
Since the end of the Second World War the town of Sisak has become one of the most industrially developed towns in Croatia.
When at the beginning of the year 1991 Sisak became the target for Serbs and the hijacked federal army, Croatian volunteers established the first army unit of the "Croatian National Guard". On the Sisak battlefield and other areas of conflict throughout Croatia, the 2nd guard brigade "Grom" and units of police played an important role. The price that Sisak paid for the liberation of the town was more than 250 dead Croatian heroes. Sisak had once again succeeded in defending itself.