Zrenjanin Gymnasium () is the oldest secondary school in

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

. It was established in 1846 as a

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school. At the beginning, school was primarily Hungarian, although

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were large minority in Veliki Bečkerek. Students were obligatory to learn Hungarian and German language (after 1907 only Hungarian). Grammar school became Serbian after 1918. School today has one class in

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Building

It was built in 1846. It has two floors. It was enlarged in 1937, by adding yard wing. Unfortunately, street facade lost its decoration after

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. The Piarist church was built at the same time as building, just aside it, as a part of Grammar School complex.

Famous students

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References

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