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Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожега, pronounced), formerly Užička Požega (Serbian Cyrillic: Ужичка Пожега), is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia.
Požega (elevation: 152 m (499 ft)) is located in the south-western part of the Valley of Požega, or Požega basin, in Croatian: Požeška kotlina.This fertile valley has been important since the antiquity - its Roman name was Vallis Aurea, meaning "golden valley".
Požega-Slavonia County (Croatian: Požeško-slavonska županija [pôʒeʃko-slǎʋoːnskaː ʒupǎnija]) is a Croatian county in western Slavonia.Its capital is Požega.Its population was 78,034 at the 2011 census.
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Požega may refer to: . Požega, Croatia, a city in western Slavonia, Croatia; Požega County, an administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia from the 12th century to 1920
Požega county shared borders with the Austrian land Bosnia-Herzegovina and the counties of Zagreb, Bjelovar-Križevci, Virovitica and Srijem (all in Croatia-Slavonia). The county stretched along the left (northern) bank of the river Sava.
The Slavonska Požega Crisis Committee issued an order on 28 October 1991 which was broadcast on the radio and posted on banners in the streets, for the evacuation of 26 predominantly Serb-populated villages and gave the inhabitants 48 hours to leave. [2] The order was reportedly issued under the pretext that the villages would be protected. [4]
Požega is the largest settlement of the region.. The Požega Valley is a geographic microregion of Croatia, located in central Slavonia, enveloped by the Slavonian mountains. [1]