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Scientific Conference “History and Culture of the Dugo Selo Area” Held

On May 10, 2025, the Cultural and Information Center in Dugo Selo hosted a scientific conference titled “History and Culture of the Dugo Selo Area”, which brought together leading historians, archaeologists, and researchers from various institutions with the goal of shedding light on the rich heritage of this region. The event was organized by the Dugo Selo City Library and the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences in Zagreb.

Members of the MEDITOP project also participated in the conference. Project leader Professor Hrvoje Kekez, Ph.D., gave a presentation titled “The Transport Significance of the Dugo Selo Area in the High and Late Middle Ages”. Assistant Professor Tomislav Matić, Ph.D., a project collaborator, delivered a lecture on “Poor Knights on Martin Breg: The Templars and Dugo Selo.”