Kohorta Osijek
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Kohorta Osijek is a group of supporters of Croatian FC NK Osijek
. The group was founded in 1988 and cluster in the southeast stands of stadium Gradski Vrt.
From 1972 to 1978 the group was named Šokci. From 1986 (the model then the oldest and most famous fan group Torcida Split
) is called Osijek Torcida. In 1988 the group was renamed Kohorta from the Latin word cohors which has two meanings. First is the basic tactical infantry unit Roman Army
- the tenth part of Legion. At the time of the Roman emperors cohors numbered 400-600 people and were stationed in the city. Another meaning of Kohorta is "a strongly bonded group of people".
Among the fans are Kohorta in early 21st century comes to a certain flow of generations and assume leadership of a group young people. Kohorta is experiencing a revival; the number of members is increasing rapidly, with many teams and subgroups established. Tours are unavoidable, the creation of new props, banners, regulated stand, flares and messages during the games become an indispensable segment, as well as other Croatian
fan groups, and Osijek
.
Kohorta is very modernized and accepting of new members. It is active as an "association of citizens", and organizes various kinds of entertainment content such as paintball
tournaments which are held annually on the premises of KN.
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
. The group was founded in 1988 and cluster in the southeast stands of stadium Gradski Vrt.
From 1972 to 1978 the group was named Šokci. From 1986 (the model then the oldest and most famous fan group Torcida Split
Torcida Split
Torcida is a Hajduk Split supporters group, from Croatia, founded on 28 October 1950. The name "Torcida" is the Brazilian Portuguese word for "supporters". Club fans operate from Zrinsko Frankopanska-17, Split...
) is called Osijek Torcida. In 1988 the group was renamed Kohorta from the Latin word cohors which has two meanings. First is the basic tactical infantry unit Roman Army
Roman army
The Roman army is the generic term for the terrestrial armed forces deployed by the kingdom of Rome , the Roman Republic , the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine empire...
- the tenth part of Legion. At the time of the Roman emperors cohors numbered 400-600 people and were stationed in the city. Another meaning of Kohorta is "a strongly bonded group of people".
Among the fans are Kohorta in early 21st century comes to a certain flow of generations and assume leadership of a group young people. Kohorta is experiencing a revival; the number of members is increasing rapidly, with many teams and subgroups established. Tours are unavoidable, the creation of new props, banners, regulated stand, flares and messages during the games become an indispensable segment, as well as other Croatian
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
fan groups, and Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
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Kohorta is very modernized and accepting of new members. It is active as an "association of citizens", and organizes various kinds of entertainment content such as paintball
Paintball
Paintball is a sport in which players compete, in teams or individually, to eliminate opponents by tagging them with capsules containing water soluble dye and gelatin shell outside propelled from a device called a paintball marker . Paintballs have a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble...
tournaments which are held annually on the premises of KN.