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Historic Landmarks Of Great Importance
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance ( sr, Непокретна културна добра од великог значаја / ''Nepokretna kulturna dobra od velikog značaja'') are those objects of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Serbia, cultural heritage that enjoy the second-highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia, behind the Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance (Serbia), Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance. Immovable Cultural Heritage is classified as being of Great Importance upon decision by the National Assembly of Serbia. They are inscribed in the ''Central Register of Immovable cultural property'' maintained by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Objects of Immovable cultural heritage have to fulfill one or more of those criteria defined in the ''Law on Cultural Heritage'' of 1994 in order to be categorized as being "of great importance": # importance for a certain area or time-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veliko Gradište
Veliko Gradište ( sr-cyr, Велико Градиште, ; ro, Grădiștea Mare) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. It is situated the right bank of the Danube river and left bank of the Pek river. In 2011, the town has a total population of 6,204, while the municipality has 17,610. Name The name means "large construction site" in Serbian. Names in other languages: ro, Grădiștea Mare. History Thracians and Dacians lived in the region prior to the Roman conquering of the Balkans in the 1st century BC, when the town was known as "Pincum", in the province of Upper Moesia. The Pincum relief of the Trojan Cycle depicting Achilles and Hector was found in Ritopek.Heroic themes of the Trojan War cycle in Roman funerary art example of a relief from Pincum. Balcanica, (37), 25-45. Settlements Aside from the town of Veliko Gradište, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Biskuplje * Veliko Gradište * Garevo * Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žagubica
Žagubica ( sr-cyr, Жагубица, ; ro, Jagubița or ) is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. It is situated in the geographical region of Homolje. In 2011, the population of the village is 2,584, while population of the municipality is 12,737. Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Žagubica'' or ''Жагубица'', and in Romanian as ''Jagubița'', ''Jăgobița'' or ''Iaguba''. Geography The municipality of Žagubica is located between municipalities of Kučevo and Majdanpek in the north, municipality of Bor in the east, municipality of Despotovac in the south, and municipality of Petrovac in the west. History By 1836, the craft shops were numerous. That year, there were 23 cloth tailors (''abadžija'') in Žagubica and its vicinity, 20 blacksmiths, and a number of furriers (''ćurčija''), tinsmiths, coppersmiths, gunsmiths, coopers. As the trade developed with so many craftsmen, in the 1840s first proper sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornjak Monastery
The Gornjak Monastery ( sr, Манастир Горњак, Manastir Gornjak), also known as Ždrelo (Ждрело), is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Petrovac na Mlavi, Serbia. Gornjak monastery is located in Gornjacka gorge, between Žagubica and Petrovac na Mlavi. Construction of the monastery was finished in 1380 by ''Starats'' (Elder) Grigorije and his brethren, and the founder was king Lazar of Serbia. See also *Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance *Tourism in Serbia Tourism in Serbia is officially recognized as a primary area for economic and social growth. The hotel and catering sector accounted for approximately 2.2% of GDP in 2015. Tourism in Serbia employs some 75,000 people, about 3% of the country's wo ... Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia) Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia Christian monasteries established in the 14th century 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bistrica (Petrovac)
Bistrica is a village situated in Petrovac na Mlavi municipality, Braničevo District in Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar .... References Populated places in Braničevo District Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance {{BraničevoRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spomenik Kulture
The authorities of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established many World War II memorials during its existence. Several memorial sites were established between 1945 and 1960, though widespread building started after the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement. Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito commissioned several memorial sites and monuments in the 1960s and 1970s dedicated to World War II battles, and Nazi concentration camp sites. They were designed by notable sculptors, including Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Miodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, and architects, including Bogdan Bogdanović and Gradimir Medaković. After Tito's death, a small number were built, and the monuments were popular visitor attractions in the 1980s as patriotic sites, and since the Yugoslav Wars and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the sites are mostly abandoned. In Slovenia, World War II Veteran Organisation and its branches yearly hold many commemorative events in regard with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitovnica
Vitovnica is a village situated in Petrovac na Mlavi municipality in Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar .... This village was the birthplace of the important Serbian spiritual writer, Elder Thaddeus who was born in 1914 as Tomislav Štrbulović. The village is also home to the Vitovnica Monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Elder Thaddeus was a hegumen at the Vitovnica Monastery from April 14, 1962 until the end of March in 1972. His gravesite is at the monastery. References Populated places in Braničevo District {{BraničevoRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrovac, Serbia
Petrovac ( sr-cyr, Петровац), also known as Petrovac na Mlavi ( sr-cyr, Петровац на Млави, "Petrovac upon(on the) Mlava"; ro, Piatra Mlave) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 7,229, while population of the municipality is 31,259. History From 1929 to 1941, Petrovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 .... Demographics Economy The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): References External links * Populated places in Braničevo District Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitovnica Monastery
The Vitovnica Monastery ( sr, / ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Holy Virgin. The monastery is located in the hills of Eastern Serbia, on the right bank of Vitovnica River, some ten kilometres east of the town of Petrovac na Mlavi (Petrovac on the Mlava) and about 120 kilometres south-east of the capital, Belgrade. The foundation of Vitovnica The monastery was built by the Serbian king Stephen Milutin Nemanjić in 1291, after his victory over renegade noblemen Drman and Kudelin. Drman and Kudelin had seized the region by force and turned it into an outlaw base from which they raided the neighbouring districts.Вазнесење 22. март 2013, приступ 20.8.2013 King Milutin founded Vitovnica as a token of gratitude for his victory over the enemy. The monastery in the sixteenth century From the sixteenth century onwards, Vitovnica is mentioned quite frequently both in the Serbian and Ottoman sources. According to the Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitovnica Severoistok
Vitovnica is a village situated in Petrovac na Mlavi municipality in Serbia. This village was the birthplace of the important Serbian spiritual writer, Elder Thaddeus who was born in 1914 as Tomislav Štrbulović. The village is also home to the Vitovnica Monastery The Vitovnica Monastery ( sr, / ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Holy Virgin. The monastery is located in the hills of Eastern Serbia, on the right bank of Vitovnica River, some ten kilometres east ... of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Elder Thaddeus was a hegumen at the Vitovnica Monastery from April 14, 1962 until the end of March in 1972. His gravesite is at the monastery. References Populated places in Braničevo District {{BraničevoRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Požarevac
Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čačalica (208m). As of 2011, the city has a population of 44,183 while the city administrative area has 75,334 inhabitants. Name In Serbian, the city is known as ''Požarevac'' (Пожаревац), in Romanian as ''Pojarevăț'' or ''Podu Lung'', in Turkish as ''Pasarofça'', in German as ''Passarowitz'', and in Hungarian as ''Pozsarevác''. The name means "fire-town" in Serbian (In this case, the word "fire" is used in the sense of a disaster). History Ancient times In ancient times, the area was inhabited by Thracians, Dacians, and Celts. There was a city at this locality known as '' Margus'' in Latin after the Roman conquest in the first century BC. In 435, the city of Margus, under the Eastern Roman Empire, was the site of a treaty between the Byzantine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
