Velika, Croatia
Velika is a village and a municipality and recreational centre on the southern slopes of Papuk Mountain in the Požega Valley in Slavonia, 12 km north of Požega, located in Požega-Slavonia County, with the elevation of 278 m. Chief occupations include farming, viticulture and tourism. Velika is located on Požega - Slatina county road and Velika - Požega - Pleternica railway. There are 5,888 people, 94% which are Croats. There are only 3 Serbian households and few people of Czech, Hungarian, German and Slovenian descent. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire between 1532 and 1687 and again between 1690 and 1691 as part of Sanjak of Pojega before Austrian conquest.
