Posega

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Posega, the Capital City of Sclavonia, is a place of great Commerce, and has depending upon it, almost four hundred Villages. It stands 8 miles N. of the Save, 30 E. from Gradisca, consists of about 1000 Houses. The Country about is very fruitfull, producing Fruits of all sorts of a more than ordinary size. It fell into the hands of the Turks under Soliman the Magnificent about 1544, together with Walpo, and Quinque Ecclesiae. It's 7 miles from Gnesna to the W. and 20 E. from Franckfort upon the Oder. It was taken from the Turks by the Imperialists October 12, 1687. The Bey made at first some resistance, but after having fired some Canon, he abandoned the place; part of the Garrison retired to the Mountains, and the rest into different places upon the Save. The Germans found in it a great quantity of Amunition and Provision, with five pieces of Canon.