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Zaječar
Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; ro, Zaicear or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the city administrative area has a population of 59,461 inhabitants. Zaječar is widely known for its rock music festival ''Gitarijada'' and for the festival dedicated to contemporary art '' ZALET''. Name In Serbian, the city is known as ''Zaječar'' (; in Romanian as ''Zaicear'', ''Zăiicer'' (archaic name), ''Zăiceri'', ''Zăicear'' or ''Zăiceari''; in Macedonian as and in Bulgarian as (''Zaychar''). The origin of the name is from the Torlak dialect name for "hare" = ''zajec'' / (in all other Serbian dialects it is ''zec'' / , while in Bulgarian it is / zaek"). It means "the man who breeds and keeps hares". Folk etymology in Romanian, gives "Zăiicer" as meaning "the Gods are asking (for sacrifice)". Early renderings of the city in English used ''Saitchar''. History Ancient Three Roman Emperors wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gitarijada
Gitarijada ( sr-Cyrl, Гитаријада, lit=Guitar Fest) is a music festival held in Zaječar, Serbia. Held since 1966, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unaffirmed bands in South Eastern Europe. Apart from the competition of unaffirmed bands from the region of SFRY, former Yugoslavia, the festival program includes performances of established acts. History Gitarijada was founded in 1966 by Zlatni Prsti guitarist and vocalist Momčilo Radenković. First Gitarijada was held in Dom JNA in Zaječar. During the following years, Kosta Kostadinović "Čauš" became the festival's main organizer. Because there were no official records of winners until 1974, not all the winners before this year are officially documented. See also *List of historic rock festivals References External linksOfficial page *''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; {{Rock festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boško Ničić
Boško Ničić ( sr-cyr, Бошко Ничић; born 18 September 1960) is a Serbian politician. He has served several terms as the mayor of Zaječar and has been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia on three occasions. He is a member of the Serbian Progressive Party. Early life and career Ničić was born in Braćevac, in what was then the People's Republic of Serbia in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. He worked as a miner in Bor, received a degree in economics, and was a Literary Youth president. Political career Milošević era Ničić was active with the League of Socialist Youth in Serbia, serving on its presidency in the late 1980s. He was first elected to the Serbian parliament in the 1989 general election, the last to be held while Serbia was a one-party socialist state. One of the youngest delegates, Ničić was also one of only six representatives to vote against Slobodan Milošević's 1989 constitution, which, among other things, significantly red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaječar District
The Zaječar District ( sr, Зајечарски округ, Zaječarski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Zaicear) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 119,967 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census results. The administrative center is the city of Zaječar. Municipalities It encompasses the municipalities of: * Boljevac * Zaječar * Knjaževac * Sokobanja Demographics According to the last official census done in 2011, the Zaječar District has 119,967 inhabitants. Ethnic groups Ethnic groups of the district according to the 2011 census results: * Serbs = 105,231 (87.72%) * "Vlachs" (Romanians) = 6,561 (5.47%) * Roma = 2,042 (1.70%) * Macedonians = 234 (0.20%) * Bulgarians = 223 (0.19%) * Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Serbia
, plural: ) is elected through popular vote, elected by their citizens in local elections. Also, the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage. There are 29 cities (, singular: ), each having an assembly and budget of its own. As with a municipality, the territory of a city is composed of a city proper and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the City of Subotica is composed of the Subotica town and surrounding villages). The capital Belgrade is the only city on the level of a district. All other cities are on the municipality level and are part of a district. ;City municipalities The city may or may not be divided into ''city municipalities''. Five cities (Belgrade, Niš, Požarevac, Vranje and Užice) comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and city municipalities are divided. The city municipalities of these six cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives. The largest city municipality by number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Serbia
An ''okrug'' is one of the first-level administrative divisions of Serbia, corresponding to a "district" in many other countries (Serbia also has two autonomous provinces at a higher level than districts). The term ''okrug'' (pl. ''okruzi)'' literally means "encircling" and corresponds to in German language. It can be translated as "county", though it is generally rendered by the Serbian government as "district". The Serbian local government reforms of 1992, going into effect the following year, created 29 districts, with the City of Belgrade holding similar authority. Following the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, the districts created by the UNMIK-Administration were adopted by Kosovo. The Serbian government does not recognize these districts. The districts of Serbia are generally named after historical and geographical regions, though some, such as the Pčinja District and the Nišava District, are named after local rivers. Their areas and populations vary, rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galerius
Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (; 258 – May 311) was Roman emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sasanian Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299. He also campaigned across the Danube against the Carpi, defeating them in 297 and 300. Although he was a staunch opponent of Christianity, Galerius ended the Diocletianic Persecution when he issued an Edict of Toleration in Serdica in 311. Early life Galerius was born near Serdica, in Dacia Ripensis, later named Dacia Mediterranea, though some modern scholars consider the strategic site where he later built his palace named after his mother – Felix Romuliana ( Gamzigrad) – his birth and funeral place.Barnes, ''New Empire'', p. 37. His father was a Thracian and his mother Romula had left Roman Dacia because of the Carpians' attacks. He originally followed his father's occupation, that of a herdsman, where he was nicknamed "Armentarius", herdsman ( la, armentum, lit= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern And Eastern Serbia
The Southern and Eastern Serbia ( sr, Јужна и источна Србија, Južna i istočna Srbija) is one of five statistical regions of Serbia. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the European NUTS. It was formed in 2010. As of 2022 census, the region has a total of 1,528,611 inhabitants. Formation In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a law which divided Serbia into seven statistical regions. At first, it was decided that in the territory of current statistical region of Southern and Eastern Serbia there would be two statistical regions – Eastern Region ( sr, Источни регион, Istočni region) and Southern Region ( sr, Јужни регион, Južni region). However, in May 2010, the law was changed, thus the Eastern and Southern region were merged into a single statistical region named Southern and Eastern Serbia. Districts The statistical region of Southern and Eastern Serbia is composed of 9 administrative districts: Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamzigrad
Gamzigrad ( sr-Cyrl, , ) is an archaeological site, spa resort and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Serbia, located south of the Danube river, in the city of Zaječar. It is the location of the ancient Roman complex of palaces and temples Felix Romuliana ( sr, / ), built by Emperor Galerius in Dacia Ripensis. The main area covers . The gate area., thumb Mosaic of Greek god Dionysus. Ruins of East Gate., thumb History In the vicinity of Gamzigrad lie the ruins of a huge Roman complex called ''Felix Romuliana'', one of the most important late Roman sites in Europe. Early explorers believed the ancient ruins to have been a Roman military camp, because of their size and numerous towers. Systematic archaeological excavations conducted since 1953 revealed that the site was, in fact, an Imperial palace. It was conceived and built by one of the Tetrarchs, Emperor Galerius, the adopted son and son-in-law of the great Emperor Diocletian. Galerius started construction in 298 (after a victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romuliana
Gamzigrad ( sr-Cyrl, , ) is an archaeological site, spa resort and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Serbia, located south of the Danube river, in the city of Zaječar. It is the location of the ancient Roman complex of palaces and temples Felix Romuliana ( sr, / ), built by Emperor Galerius in Dacia Ripensis. The main area covers . The gate area., thumb Mosaic of Greek god Dionysus. Ruins of East Gate., thumb History In the vicinity of Gamzigrad lie the ruins of a huge Roman complex called ''Felix Romuliana'', one of the most important late Roman sites in Europe. Early explorers believed the ancient ruins to have been a Roman military camp, because of their size and numerous towers. Systematic archaeological excavations conducted since 1953 revealed that the site was, in fact, an Imperial palace. It was conceived and built by one of the Tetrarchs, Emperor Galerius, the adopted son and son-in-law of the great Emperor Diocletian. Galerius started construction in 298 (after a vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romuliana Galerius Head (cropped)
Gamzigrad ( sr-Cyrl, , ) is an archaeological site, spa resort and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Serbia, located south of the Danube river, in the city of Zaječar. It is the location of the ancient Roman complex of palaces and temples Felix Romuliana ( sr, / ), built by Emperor Galerius in Dacia Ripensis. The main area covers . The gate area., thumb Mosaic of Greek god Dionysus. Ruins of East Gate., thumb History In the vicinity of Gamzigrad lie the ruins of a huge Roman complex called ''Felix Romuliana'', one of the most important late Roman sites in Europe. Early explorers believed the ancient ruins to have been a Roman military camp, because of their size and numerous towers. Systematic archaeological excavations conducted since 1953 revealed that the site was, in fact, an Imperial palace. It was conceived and built by one of the Tetrarchs, Emperor Galerius, the adopted son and son-in-law of the great Emperor Diocletian. Galerius started construction in 298 (after a victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZALET
ZALET (stylised as ZA*73T) are a collection of events occurring in Zaječar, Serbia, as a need to initiate, organize and support cultural events, to affirm artists and to intermediate in transmission of diverse artistic expressions and tendencies. Besides organizing pseudo-classical manifestations such as exhibitions, concerts, poetic evenings etc., the accent is put on innovative and progressive artistic expressions: performances, comics, low-fi videos, video art, conceptual art, as well as a union of traditional fine art and conceptual art. History The first ZALET was held in 2005. In the past five years the festival has hosted more than 300 artists. ZALET organized 27 exhibitions, 2 theatric performances, 14 mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...s, 6 poetic even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone Numbers In Serbia
Regulation of the telephone numbers in Serbia is under the responsibility of the Regulatory Agency of Electronic Communication and Mail Services (RATEL), independent from the government. The country calling code of Serbia is +381. The country has an open telephone numbering plan, with most numbers consisting of a 2- or 3-digit calling code and a 6-7 digits of customer number. Overview The country calling code of Serbia is +381. Serbia and Montenegro received the code of +381 following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992 (which had +38 as country code). Montenegro switched to +382 after its independence in 2006, so +381 is now used only by Serbia. An example for calling telephones in Belgrade, Serbia is as follows: *xxx xx xx (within Belgrade) *011 xxx xx xx (within Serbia) *+381 11 xxx xx xx (outside Serbia) The international call prefix depends on the country being called from: for example, 00 for most European countries and 011 from North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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