Topusko
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Topusko spa resort with St. Mary's church in the background
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_Topusko_Municipality.PNG) Location of Topusko commune within Sisak-Moslavina County |
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 Topusko
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| Coordinates: 45°17′35″N 15°58′20″E / 45.29306°N 15.97222°ECoordinates: 45°17′35″N 15°58′20″E / 45.29306°N 15.97222°E | |
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 Croatia
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| County | Sisak-Moslavina |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Topusko is a commune in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia. The seat of the commune is the spa town of Topusko. The commune also includes the settlements of Batinova Kosa, Bukovica, Crni Potok, Donja Čemernica, Gređani, Hrvatsko Selo, Katinovac, Mala Vranovina, Malička, Pecka, Perna, Ponikvari, Staro Selo Topusko and Velika Vranovina, Vorkapić
The population of the town of Topusko is 945, with a total of 2,985 people in the municipality (census 2011). There are 1865 Croats (62.48%), 893 Serbs (22.27%) and 139 Bosniaks (4.66%).
The first traces of humans in the Topusko area were found around 2,500 B.C. Numerous idols, fragments of ceramic dishes were found. Through the millennia, the Illyrians, the Celts, and most of all, the Romans testified to their existence and their fascination with this area of impulsive vivacity, and they made a statio, called Ad Fines.
The excavation of pre-historical artifacts shows that Topusko and its surroundings were inhabited in the Neolithic (8-5 ct. BC). The line of the monuments built in the honour of the Illyrian divinities Vidas and Thiana (Thana), points to the presence of the Illyrians (tribes the Japods and the Kolapijans, 3,000 years BC). In the area of Topusko we can also find traces of some other peoples, for example the Celts, the Goths, the French, the Hungarians etc.
The real development of Topusko begins after the arrival of the Romans. The most crucial event in the history of Topusko would be the building of the Roman road Via Eksecirtualis, which in turn sparked the creation of the Roman colony Ad Fines, which ultimately turned into modern day Topusko. The remnants of the luxurious architecture, the devices for heating the houses with hot water, the painted walls of the houses, the discovered altars dedicated to the Roman and domestic divinities, the grave-monuments, tools, ornaments, money (which was thrown into the thermal springs) are very valuable artifacts that tell us about the persistence of the colony through the whole antiquity.
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