Drenovci on the Syrmia I cycle route

The Srijem Cycle Path will make you fully acquainted with the area you are crossing, passing through inhabited places, forests, fields and vineyards. There are many attractions to visit as you drive along the route. This route is not physically demanding.
The marked Srijem I cycle path (98 km) starts in Vinkovci, continues to Otok, Vrbanja, Drenovci …
Since Drenovci is halfway, we will stop there to visit Drenovci.

Accompanied by a local guide, we get to know the history of the place and famous fellow citizens: the Cvelferija Museum, Đuka Galović – folk musician and poet and the house where he was born, Franjo Hanaman – chemist, metallurgist and inventor, the Church of St. Mihaela Arkanđela, the town hall, the library …

Before we continue on our way, only 6 km from Drenovci, there is the pilgrimage site of the Mother of God of Good Hope – Šumanvci.
It is the oldest pilgrimage site in the Vukovar-Syrmia County and dates from the 14th century. In 1373, the Counts of Alša built a Franciscan monastery on the site of today’s pilgrimage site. Mary gradually develops into a shrine. During the Ottoman era, the pilgrimage site was destroyed, after the rule of the Ottomans it became a pilgrimage site again. In 1822 a new church was built in Šumanovci, in which the statue of the Assumption of Mary is exhibited. Today it is visited in large numbers on various occasions throughout the year, especially on the feasts of the Assumption.
Spiritually strengthened, we continue our route via Gunja, Rajevo Selo, Posavski Podgajci, Županja, Cerna and arrive back in Vinkovci.