Stefan Von Novaković
Stefan von Novaković (Osijek, Habsburg monarchy, c. 1740 – Osijek, Habsburg Monarchy, 1826) was a Serbian writer and publisher of Serbian books in Vienna and patron of Serbian literature. Biography Novaković, a well-educated lawyer who lived and worked in Sremski Karlovci, was a court secretary to Metropolitan Mojsije Putnik before becoming a court agent, nominated by the Emperor to the highest organ of the Hungarian administration, the Hungarian Court Chancellery in Vienna. He was ennobled in 1791. In 1770, in response to repeated requests by Metropolitan Stevan Stratimirović of Sremski Karlovci for a Serbian printing press, authorities finally granted monopoly rights for printing of Serbian/Cyrillic books to a Viennese printer, Josef von Kurzböck. When Kurzböck died, von Novaković, at the instigation of Metropolitan Stefan (Stratimirović), bought from Kurzböck's widow Katharina the entire estate, including the former Serbian court printing house, the monopoly rights ...
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Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja County. Osijek is located on the right bank of the Drava River, upstream of its confluence with the Danube, at an elevation of . Name The name was given to the city due to its position on elevated ground, which prevented the city being flooded by the local swamp waters. Its name "Osijek" derives from the Croatian word ''oseka'', wh