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Osijek (ō`sēyĕk), Ger. Esseg, Hung. Eszék, city (1991 pop. 104,761), in Croatia, on the Drava River. The chief city of the historic region of Slavonia Slavonia (sləvō`nēə), Croatian Slavonija, historic region, part of Croatia. ..... Click the link for more information. , it is a river port and industrial center. Textiles, leather goods, soap, and agricultural machinery are among its industrial products. Osijek grew around a castle built in 1091 on the site of the Roman colony and fortress of Mursa. It became an early episcopal see and was under Turkish rule from 1526 to 1687. It was later part of Austria-Hungary and passed to Yugoslavia in 1918. Osijek was the scene of fighting between Croats and Serbs in the early 1990s after Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. osier 1. any of various willow trees, esp Salix viminalis, whose flexible branches or twigs are used for making baskets, etc. a twig or branch from such a tree 2. any of several North American dogwoods, esp the red osier Osijek 3. a town in NE Croatia on the Drava River: under Turkish rule from 1526 to 1687. Pop.: 85 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Glusac); the Department of Otorhinolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Osijek University School of Medicine and Osijek University Hospital, Osijek, Croatia (Dr. In fiscal year 2001, humanitarian assistance excess property shipment in excess of $45,000 was delivered to IRC Knin (consisting of medical supplies, and office supplies) and recreation equipment was donated to the Klasje orphanage in Osijek. Penicillin resistance ranged from 8% in Osijek to 62% in Cakovec; erythromycin and azythromicin resistance from 9% in Dubrovnik to 31% in one Zagreb center; and cotrimoxazole resistance from 14% in Sisak to 70% in Pula. |
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