Našice: Castles, Museum and Culture

Našice offers travelers a variety of attractions: historic castle rooms, a museum showcasing the region’s heritage, church art, events and routes for excursions. If you’re looking for a hotel in Našice, you can plan your stay around whether collections, an event or time outdoors is your priority.

Castles and Museum

The Dvorci Pejačević comprises the Great and Small Pejačević Castles, set in a large park in the heart of Našice. The Zavičajni muzej Našice is housed in the historic, revival-style Great Pejačević Castle. When visiting the Dvorci Pejačević, you can see grand reception rooms, a bedroom, a library and a music room. These spaces represent different functions: entertaining, living, reading and music. When planning your visit, you can choose between the accessible castle rooms and the museum’s permanent exhibition focused on the region.

The museum’s permanent exhibition presents the heritage of the Našice region. Memorial rooms are dedicated to Dora Pejačević, Izidor Kršnjavi and Hinko Juhn. The Dora Pejačević Memorial Room supplements biographical exhibits with furniture from her room, family photographs and documents, musical manuscripts, concert documentation, a piano and the marble bust Tuga. This means a visit to the museum brings together regional themes and a specific biographical and musical collection. There is a bus stop directly in front of the museum. If you’d like to combine your visit with a bus ride, check the timetable for your chosen day.

Other Cultural Sites

The interior of St. Anthony’s Church features seven altars, Baroque paintings and sculptures, Baroque organs and two crypts. These features offer a distinct focus alongside the collections and castle rooms. Gregerova Villa is a protected cultural monument and is now home to the Našice City Library. In addition to its library function, the villa provides spaces for cultural events.

Events and Excursions

The museum holds an annual art ceramics colony in honor of Hinko Juhn, making art ceramics a recurring focus. Dani slavonske šume is also a traditional annual event in Našice. The main day of the 2024 edition took place in Perivoj Pejačević. Festival okusa i tradicije is an autumn event in Našice featuring tastings of regional dishes and traditional music. If you’re traveling for a particular festival, check the dates for that year’s edition before arranging your stay.

Put grofova begins in the center of Našice and runs as a hiking and running trail over the foothills of Krndija to Lake Lapovac. The route thus connects a starting point in the city center with a lake as its destination. A nearby destination is the medieval fortress ruin of Bedemgrad above Gradac Našički, which is of interest to history enthusiasts, hikers and day-trippers. The route to the lake and the fortress ruin offer different kinds of excursions: exercise along a trail or an exploration of a medieval ruin.

For the broader travel overview: Općina Našice.