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Ivan Ivanić
Ivan Ivanić ( Bačko Gradište, Bečej, Austria-Hungary, 24 April 1867 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 31 January 1935) was a Serbian diplomat of the Kingdom of Serbia and author of numerous ethnographical works about Serbia and the Balkans. He also wrote travel literature about the region of Old Serbia. Biography He began his diplomatic career as a secretary in the Serbian consulate in Priština. He later became vice consul and consul in Priština and Skopje ( Kosovo Vilayet). He was later appointed as consul in Bitola (then Monastir Vilayet). He participated in both public and secret Serbian activities to provide assistance to Macedonian rebels against the Ottoman Empire. He met his wife Delfa in Skopje, where she was a teacher between 1900 and 1903. She was one of the founders of the Circle of Serbian Sisters ( sr, Kolo Srpskih Sestara), an organization whose establishment was proposed by Ivan Ivanić together with Branislav Nušić. They were childless and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bačko Gradište
Bačko Gradište ( sr-Cyrl, Бачко Градиште, ; hu, Bácsföldvár, ; german: Feldwar in der Batschau) is a village located in the Bečej municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 5,445 people (2002 census). Largest ethnic groups in the village are Hungarians (46.26%) and Serbs (44.39%). Linguistically the village has a Slavophonic plurality as Serbs, Yugoslavs, Croats, Montenegrins (ethnic group), Montenegrins and Muslims (South-Slavic ethnic group), ethnic Muslims collectively compose 49.35% of the population. In early 2007, the village was, among others, affected by the measles outbreak that attracted WHO attention. History Former Serbian name of this village was ''Feldvarac'' (Фелдварац). Historical sources from 1316 mentioned several settlements with name ''Feldvarac'', but it is not sure which one of those could be identified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
