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Požarevac Gymnasium
Požarevac Gymnasium ( sr, Пожаревачка гимназија, Požarevačka gimnazija) is a co-educational Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in the city of Požarevac, Serbia. History After Turkish attack on the Belgrade fortress, Kalemegdan fortress in 1862, Belgrade suffered a great damage, especially the downtown neighborhood Savamala. Due to that, in September of the same year authorities transferred the Savamala semi-gymnasium to Požarevac, where Mihailo Obrenović, Prince Mihailo Obrenovic received his education. The school in Pozarevac, initially founded as a semi-gymnasium, was located near the Saborna crkva u Požarevcu, city church, which was founded by the Milos Obrenovic, Prince Milos Obrenovic, father of the Mihailo Obrenovic, Prince Mihailo Obrenovic. In 1888 the semi-gymnasium became an eight-grade gymnasium. When in 1951 elementary school Dositej Obradović became an eight-year primary school, the Gymnasium was established as the Higher Gymnasium. In 1954 school ... [...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] |
