Interesting Facts

24 million years ago, the sea was in the place of green plains, mountains, hills, dense forests, fruitful vineyards, and fertile orchards we can see today.

Let’s make things clear right from the start! This is not a story about geographical terms, but pure hedonism of the highest caliber since this vineyard of Golden Slavonia offers excellent wines and the best graševina in Croatia.

The legend says that madame Clicquot, the same lady who conquered the world with her champagne in the 19th century, visited Pleternica on her way to Petersburg. She was so amazed by the local hills and the quality of barrels made from Slavonian oak, that she sent to the citizens of Pleternica rooted grafts on her way back to Champagne.

In the 13th century, Slavonian banovac used to be what kuna or Euro is today. One of the top and most spread medieval currencies was minted in the first Croatian mint within the walls of the Pakrac Old Town for full four years, from 1256 until 1260 when it moved to Zagreb.

Bećarac is woven into the life and traditions of Slavonia, especially Pleternica, which was a frontier area. Bećarac was born, lived, and died with.

In the attic of the museum, there is a special object, an invention, Konstantin Haidenegg’s alarm clock. Konstantin Haidenegg was the director of the Royal post and telegram in Pakrac at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, and he was mentioned as one of the aldermen in the Representation of the Municipality of Pakrac marketplace.