The parish of Osekovo is listed on the oldest preserved list of parishes from 1334. After the end of the wars with the Ottomans, the parish was restored in 1699. The settlements in the parish are Osekovo, Donja Jelenska, Potok and Stružec.
The book is deeply rooted in the local history and culture of Osijek, with an emphasis on cemetery motifs that serve as a metaphor for memory, death, and disappearance.