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Slovak Evangelical Church, Šid
Slovak Evangelical Church in Šid in Vojvodina, Serbia, is a Lutheranism, Lutheran church built in 1910. Over the years, it was the main church for the Lutheran Christians, with other churches in the town being either Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Greek Catholic. The church and its parish played a prominent role during the time of immigration of Slovaks to town in mid-19th century, helping them in maintaining their spiritual and national identity. Before the establishment of the local Slovak parish in 1897, the local community was a part of the nearby Bingula parish. Later on, the Šid church was a main church for up to 24 other associated communities in the regions of Syrmia, Semberia, and Slavonia including in Bosut (village), Bosut, Jamena, Komletinci, Bijeljina, Vašica, Sot, Šid, Sot, and Višnjićevo. It is not known when and from whom exactly the plot of land for the church was purchased, but some data indicates it belonged to the local Jewish community. The church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |