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Svetislav Milosavljević
Svetislav "Tisa" Milosavljević ( sr-cyr, Светислав Тиса Милосављевић; 9 July 1882 – 28 July 1960) was a Serbian military architect and public officer. He was the first ban of the Vrbas Banovina, and during his term between 1929 and 1934 he significantly improved its capital city of Banja Luka, which celebrates him today as one of distinguished citizens. Afterwards, he was the Minister of Transport of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Biography Svetislav was the eldest son of a wealthy Niš businessman, Toma Milosavljević. He planned to become an engineer, but his father's financial collapse forced him into the military profession. He became an authority on military traffic while advancing at the end of 1925 to the rank of Brigadier General. He arrived at Banja Luka on 8 November 1929. In a short time with a substantial state financial aid he helped develop the Vrbas Banovina, and in particular Banja Luka. His greatest accomplishments include the Banska pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while its administrative area (City of Niš) has a population of 260,237 inhabitants. Several Roman emperors were born in Niš or used it as a residence: Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople, Constantius III, Constans, Vetranio, Julian, Valentinian I, Valens; and Justin I. Emperor Claudius Gothicus decisively defeated the Goths at the Battle of Naissus (present-day Niš). Later playing a prominent role in the history of the Byzantine Empire, the city's past would earn it the nickname ''Imperial City.'' After about 400 years of Ottoman rule, the city was liberated in 1878 and became part of the Principality of Serbia, though not without great bloodshed—remnants of which can be found throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banja Luka Theatre
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Banja can refer to: * Banja (woreda), an administrative division of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia * Banja, Aranđelovac, a village in Šumadija District, Serbia * Banja (Priboj), a village in Zlatibor District, Serbia * , a village near Vrgorac, Croatia * Banja, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, a village near Ploče, Croatia * Banja, North Macedonia, a village in Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality, North Macedonia * Banja (Fojnica), a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Banja, Mališevo, a village in Kosovo * Banja Monastery, Serbia See also * Various toponyms named ''Banja'' meaning spa, see * Banja Luka, the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Banjar (other) Banjar may refer to: People * Banjar people, an ethnic group in Indonesia *Banjar language, of the Banjar people Geography *Banjar, Buleleng, a district in Bali province of Indonesia * Banjar, India, a town in Himachal Pradesh, India *Banjar, Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Ministers Of Yugoslavia
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Serbian Architects
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Military Personnel From Niš
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1960 Deaths
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xiang, Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved Autocephaly, autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolski Dom
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Sokolsky or Sokolski may refer to: Places * Sokółka County (''powiat sokólski''), an administrative division of Poland *Sokolska planina, a mountain in Serbia *Sokolski Monastery, a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery *Sokolsky District, several districts in Russia *Sokolsky (inhabited locality) (''Sokolskaya'', ''Sokolskoye''), several inhabited localities in Russia *Sokolsky Urban Okrug, a municipal formation of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, which Sokolsky District is incorporated as Other *Sokolski horse, a breed of horse *Sokolsky (surname), including a list of people with the name *Sokolsky Opening, an uncommon chess opening See also *Sokol (other) Sokol is a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, with origins in the Czech lands. Sokol or Sokół (meaning the falcon in Slavic languages) may also refer to: *Sokół, Polish offshoot of the Czech movement People * Sokol (given name) * Sokol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Kočić
Petar Kočić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Кочић; 29 June 1877 – 27 August 1916) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb writer, activist and politician. Born in rural northwestern Bosnia (region), Bosnia in the final days of Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule, Kočić began writing around the turn of the twentieth century, first poetry and then prose. While a university student, he became politically active and began agitating for agrarian reforms within Bosnia and Herzegovina, which had been occupied by Austria-Hungary following the Ottomans' withdrawal in 1878. Other reforms that Kočić demanded were freedom of the press and freedom of assembly, which were denied under Austria-Hungary. In 1902, Kočić published his first short story collection. He published two more short story collections in 1904 and 1905, and subsequently adapted one of his most successful short stories, ''The Badger on Trial'', for the stage. Kočić subsequently led several demonstrations in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Sava
Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Растко Немањић), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Zachlumia briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos, where he became a monk with the name ''Sava'' (''Sabbas''). At Athos he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea recognized him as the first Serbian Archbishop, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, the ''Zakonopravilo'' nomocanon, thus securing full religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banski Dvor
{{Infobox historic building , name = Banski Dvor , native_name = Бански двор , native_name_lang = sr , former_names = , alternate_names = , status = , image = Banski Dvori 2019.jpg , image_alt = , caption = , map_alt = , map_caption = , embedded = , altitude = , building_type = Palace , architect = Jovanka Bončić-Katerinić, Anđelija Pavlović and Jovan Ž. Ranković , structural_system = , cost = , client = , owner = , current_tenants = , landlord = , location = Banja Luka, Serb Republic , address = , coordinates = {{coord, 44.7731, 17.1924, display=inline,title , map_type = Bosnia and Herzegovina , groundbreaking_date = , start_date = , completion_date = , completed_date = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
