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Goran Ješić
Goran Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Јешић; born 3 August 1974) is a Serbian politician. A former vice president of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the vice president of the Government of Vojvodina from 2012 to 2014 and as the mayor of Inđija from 2000 to 2012. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2020. Early life and education Ješić was born on 3 August 1974 in Sremska Mitrovica. He graduated from a high school in Inđija and later from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Novi Sad. He completed a specialist course on public policy at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade. Political career Civic Alliance of Serbia Ješić started his political career in 1996 when he founded the Inđija branch of the liberal Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS). In 2000, Ješić was appointed the head of GSS's Vojvodina branch. He was one of the founders of Otpor. As part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Sava, Sava river. , the city has a total population of 36,764 inhabitants, while its administrative area has a population of 72,580 inhabitants. As Sirmium, it was a capital of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy of 4th century CE. Ten Roman emperors were born in or near this city, Emperors Herennius Etruscus (251), Hostilian (251), Decius, Decius Traian (249–251), Claudius Gothicus (268–270), Quintillus (270), Aurelian (270–275), Marcus Aurelius Probus, Probus (276–282), Maximian (285–310), Constantius II (337–361) and Gratian (367–383). Name The modern town name is ''Sremska Mitrovica'' (). The Hungarian language, Hungarian name was ''Szávaszentdemeter'' while in Croatian language, Croatian it is referred to as ''Srijemska Mitrovica''. In Pannonian Rusyn, it is referred to as . Mitrovica stems from Saint Deme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pećinci
Pećinci (, ; ) is a village and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 2,448, while Pećinci municipality has 18,401 inhabitants (2022 census). Name In Serbo-Croatian, the village is known as ''Pećinci'' (Пећинци/Ⱂⰵⱋⰻⱀⱌⰻ), in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Pecsince'', in German language, German as ''Petschinzi'', in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Pečinci'', and in Pannonian Rusyn language, Rusyn as Печинци. Its name derived from the Serbian language, Serbian word "peć/пећ/ⱂⰵⱋ" ("furnace" in English), or "petlja/петља/ⱂⰵⱅⰾⱜⰰ" ("loop" or "noose" in English). The name of the village in Serbo-Croatian is plural. History The village was first time recorded by the sources in 1416. After that time, there were no other records about this settlement until 1702. The village was under Ottoman Empire, Ottoman administration until the Treaty of Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Sad Railway Station Canopy Collapse
On 1 November 2024, the concrete canopy of the main railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, collapsed onto the busy pavement below, killing 16 people and severely injuring one more. The station building was constructed in 1964, and was renovated from 2021 to mid-2024 with support from China's Belt and Road Initiative. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation. The collapse spawned a series of mass protests in Novi Sad, which then spread throughout Serbia, fueled by dissatisfaction with other issues including government corruption and media censorship. Background Station building The railway station was constructed in 1964. The building was structurally advanced for its period, bold, and relatively unusual. The roof, made from concrete slabs, is corrugated for rigidity and cantilevers over the main entrance. A suspended structure was affixed to this extending portion of the roof using steel tension elements. This structure mainly consisted of massive reinforced co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
