History of the city of Sisak
10 MILLION YEARS AGO IN THE AREA OF THE CITY OF SISAK AND THE OTHER REGION THERE WAS THE PANNONIAN SEA WHICH WAS DRYING UP, THE SEA COVERED THE WHOLE OF EASTERN EUROPE, THE REASON FOR THE DRYING UP WAS THE LOSS OF SALINITY AND THE GREAT GEOGRAPHIC MOVEMENT OF THE TECTONIC PLATES.
In the 4th CENTURY B.C., THE CELTS INVADERED THE AREA OF THE CITY OF SISAK WHERE THE INDIGENOUS ILLIAN TRIBES ALREADY WERE, THE CELTS FAILED TO CONQUER SISAK, BUT THEY STILL SUCCEEDED IN 35. YEARS BEFORE CHRIST, THE EMPEROR OCTAVIAN INVADES AND CONQUERS SISAK, FROM THE ORIGINALLY BUILT MILITARY CAMP, SISCIA BECAME A FREE CITY WITH STRONG MILITARY, TRAFFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
THE MONEY THAT RAISED SISCIA IS A ROMAN COIN BY WHICH SISAK BECAME KNOWN TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
WITH THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY, THE EARLY CHRISTIAN DIOCESE WAS FOUNDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 3rd. CENTURY, THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL THE BISHOPS OF SISICA WAS ST. QUIRIN WAS BISHOP FROM 284. TO 303. YEAR WHEN THE LAST PERSECUTION OF THE CHRISTIANS BY THE ROMANS HAPPENED.
TODAY, IN SISAK, THE CHURCH IS DEDICATED TO ST. QUIRINU, IT IS CALLED THE CHURCH OF ST. QUIRINE WHICH WAS OPENED AND DEDICATED IN 2002. BY CARDINAL JOSIP BOZANIĆ.
1593. THERE WAS THE BATTLE OF SISAK WHEN THE DEFENDERS OF SISAK FIGHTED WHEN THERE WERE 500 AGAINST 10,000 SOLDIERS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE DEFENDERS OF SISAK HAD THE ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE MILITARY FORT OF SISAK, WHICH TODAY IS NAMED THE OLD TOWN OF SISAK, THE DEFENDERS WON THE VICTORY.
1874. THE YEAR WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR THE CITY OF SISAK BECAUSE CIVIL AND MILITARY SISAK WERE MERGERED, WHICH THEN GOT THE STATUS OF A FREE ROYAL CITY.
1991. a devastating aggression against the city of Sisak and its wider surroundings began. The aggression lasted for several years, bringing with it great destruction and suffering for the local population. However, the brave Croatian defenders from Sisak and the surrounding area did not stand helpless. When the moment came, they decided to start a decisive defense of their city.
After years of challenges and conflicts, the defenders showed fearlessness and determination in confronting the aggressors to defend their home and their community. Their courage and dedication in the fight for the freedom and security of their region played a key role in opposing aggression and establishing peace.
Through their own courage and joint effort, the defenders of Sisak and its surroundings deserve special recognition for their contribution to the defense of the city and the preservation of the fundamental values and identity of their community. Their example shows how important it is to be brave and persistent in protecting what is most important to us – home and family.
