We continue with stories about Topusko, and the occasion was recently published ViVoTOP virtual guide. The prize for those who visit all the locations from the Virtual Guide is the book "Banova vrela pod kraljeskov gorum" by Tomislav Beronić. Beronić describes the sights of Topuski in an interesting way through the prism of a family that visits them and talks to each other about their impressions.
After getting to know you better historical attractions and the famous Topuski hot springs, through the text that follows, find out more about Hotel Top Terme, the Stone Monument, Nikola's hill and Drašković's cellars. So let's start in order...
Hotel Top Terme
Thermal mineral water, as the most important natural resource, geographical location and climate, and the well-organized complex, as well as the human factor, contributed to the fact that today Top-Therme offers a very wide range of health and tourist services. Health programs, facilities for seminars and smaller congresses, sports and recreational facilities provide countless opportunities for rest, health, and enjoyment in the wonderful natural surroundings. A warm human word and a smile, specific to the people of this climate, are indispensable, which the guests know how to recognize.
Today, there is a modern Spa in Topuski with thermal water from three main and several smaller springs, and it is rated as one of the best in Europe and gives excellent results in the treatment of injuries and diseases of the locomotor, nervous and muscular systems. Specially developed treatment methods suitable for all age groups are applied. The combination of traditional treatment and the most modern treatments with laser, magnetotherapy, ultrasound and other electrotherapy procedures, as well as the latest findings from kinesiotherapy, give very positive effects.
///Topusko and its springs are witnesses of the rich history of this region
Stone monument
Many visitors to Top - Terme, the largest tourist center of the Sisak - Moslavina County, do not know that in the middle of Topusko there is a rock on which, more than 200 years ago, famous guests began to carve their initials and messages, thus leaving a written trace of their visit to the then fashionable bathing resort. The soft rock, suitable for processing, hides hundreds of names and initials carved with careful, filigree precision, and only a few authors are known today. If someone does not seriously deal with these unique records, the vast majority of them will forever be needlessly and senselessly lost in history. At the very top of the rock, which today is called the Stone Monument, Colonel Ivan Nestor, the commander of the First Banija Regiment in Glina, carved his name in 1818, decorated it with carved leaves, and most likely became the originator of that unusual notebook. A little later, right below it, ban Josip Jelačić also carves his initials, followed by hundreds of other names, initials and messages, carved ornaments, hearts and flowers.
The Tourist Board of Sisak-Moslavina County has taken the first step towards the preservation and presentation to the public of this perhaps unique monument in the world. All the places in Banovina that are in some way connected to ban Jelačić for his stay in this area are connected, especially from the time when he was the commander of the Glin Regiment. Among them is certainly the Topus Stone Monument, which is included in this thematic tourist guide and is a must-see for anyone who has gone on a tour of the places where Jelačić left his mark. Likewise, a medallion was made with the initials of the famous ban, which are a faithful copy, i.e. a print of the original initials carved into the rock by ban Jelačić himself.
Nikola's hill
Nikola's hill is a wooded hill 184 meters high and located in the very center of the village. It got its name from the medieval church of St. Nicholas, which is mentioned in the records as early as 1334. Legend has it that the Croatian-Hungarian King Andrija II was on Nikola's hill. had his own court where he rested in "divine peace and silence". In the 18th and 19th centuries, a park-forest was laid out and has been preserved to this day.
Drašković's cellars
Two cellars over 60 meters long at the foot of Nikola's hill were built by the Drašković noble family. The stone of the Cistercian monastery was used for the construction. At first, they were used for storing crops, and later for storing winter food and drinks, and for a short time as a catering facility. The development of the main project is in progress, where it will be a museum and an exhibition space, and in front of the cellars there will be a landscaped square.
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