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Vršac
Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical region of Banat. Etymology The name ''Vršac'' is of Serbian origin, ultimately deriving from Proto-Slavic *vьrxъ, meaning "summit". In Serbian, the city is known as Вршац or ''Vršac'', in Romanian as ''Vârșeț'' or Vîrșeț, in Hungarian as ''Versec'' or ''Versecz'', in German as ''Werschetz'', and in Turkish as ''Virşac'' or ''Verşe''. History The uniqueness of Vršac is reflected in the fact that it has been inhabited since the dawn of the first cultures. Thus, the oldest traces of human presence in Banat originate precisely from Vršac, since individual finds of Paleolithic flint tools from the middle and younger Paleolithic, Mousterian and Aurignacian cultures were found on the slopes of the Vršac Mountains. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vršac Castle
Vršac Castle (, ) formerly known as Vršac Tower (, ), is a medieval fortress near Vršac, Vojvodina, Serbia. Only Donjon tower remained from the entire complex, but in 2009 reconstruction started, to recreate the entire Vršac Castle. Vršac Castle was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1991, and is protected by the Republic of Serbia. History There are two theories about the origin of this fortress. According to the Turkish traveler, Evliya Çelebi, the fortress was built by the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. Historians consider that Branković built the fortress after the fall of Smederevo in 1439. In its construction the fortress had some architectural elements similar to those in the fortress of Smederevo and the fortress around the Manasija monastery. The other theory claims that Vršac Castle is a remnant of the medieval fortress known as ''Erdesumulu'' (Hungarian: ''Érdsomlyó'' or ''Érsomlyó'', Serbian: ''Erd-Šomljo'' / Ерд-Шомљо ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bishop's Palace, Vršac
The Bishop's Palace ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Владичански двор, Vladičanski dvor) in Vršac, city in the region of Banat in Vojvodina, Serbia, is the official residence of the Bishop of the Eparchy of Banat of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The palace was built between 1750 and 1757 at the time of bishop Jovan Georgijević making it the only baroque style ecclesiastical residence of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The building holds valuable sacral object such as 18th century iconostasis in its chapel on the second floor, as well as 14th century icon from Kyiv as well as 292 other icons and various 19th and early 20th century paintings. The building is listed as a part of the Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance. History The building was constructed between 1750 and 1757 after the seat of the eparchy moved from Caransebeș in Romania where predominant Eastern Orthodox community became Romanian Orthodox, to then German and Serb inhabited Vršac. Both cities at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Church Of Saint Gerhard The Bishop And Martyr, Vršac
The Church of Saint Gerhard the Bishop and Martyr () is a Catholic church in Vršac in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is the largest Catholic church in Serbia. sometimes colloquially called a cathedral despite not being the main church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin. History German families were the first Catholics to settle in Vršac in 1717 after the end of Austro-Turkish War and reaorganization of the region from Temeşvar Eyalet into Banat of Temeswar. The parish was founded in 1720. In the absence of a church, a former mosque was used for religious services. The first church was constructed in 1730, with the tower added between 1750 and 1751. A new Neo-Gothic church was built between 1860 and 1863 and was consecrated on December 27, 1863. See also * Cathedral of St. John of Nepomuk, Zrenjanin * Church of St. Nicholas, Vršac * Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac References {{Reflist Roman Catholic churches completed in 1863 Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вр ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac
The Romanian Orthodox Cathedral or specifically Cathedral of Lord's Ascension of Vršac (, ) is a church in Vršac, Vojvodina, Serbia, consecrated in 1912. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Dacia Felix. See also * Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Timișoara * |
Millennium Centar
The Millennium Centar (, ) is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose indoor arena located in the city of Vršac. It is the home ground of basketball club KK Vršac and ŽKK Vršac and has a capacity of 4,400 seats. The arena is also used for concerts and other live entertainment. History The arena was officially opened on April 5, 2001. The arena hosted the Group A of the EuroBasket 2005, the basketball competitions of the 2009 Summer Universiade and the Group D of the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship. Concerts & events * Svetlana Ražnatović, Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović performed a concert as part of her Poziv Tour promoting her album Poziv on 5. April 2014. See also *List of indoor arenas in Serbia References {{cite web, url=http://www.millennium.rs/sport.asp, title=Millennium Vrsac, website=www.millennium.rs External links Official website Indoor arenas in Serbia Basketball venues in Serbia Buildings and structures in Vojvodina Sport in Vršac KK Hemofarm 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Banat District
The South Banat District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the South Banat District has a population of 260,244 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Pančevo. Cities and municipalities The South Banat District encompasses the territories of two cities and 8 municipalities: * Pančevo (city) * Vršac (city) * Alibunar (municipality) * Bela Crkva (municipality) * Kovačica (municipality) * Kovin (municipality) * Opovo (municipality) * Pančevo (municipality) * Plandište (municipality) * Vršac (municipality) Demographics Cities and towns There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants: * Pančevo: 73,401 * Vršac: 31,946 * Kovin Kovin (, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 11,623, while the municipality has 28,141 inhabitants (2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital Belgrade and the Sava and Danube Rivers. The administrative centre, Novi Sad, is the second-largest city in Serbia. The historic regions of Banat, Bačka, Syrmia and northernmost part of Mačva overlap the province. Modern Vojvodina is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, with some 26 ethnic groups and six official languages. Fewer than two million people, nearly 27% of Serbia's population, live in the province. Name ''Vojvodina'' is also the Serbian word for voivodeship, a type of duchy overseen by a voivode. The Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar, Serbian Voivodeship, a precursor to modern Vojvodina, was an Austrian province from 1849 to 1860. Its official name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Romanian Language
Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin which separated from the Italo-Western languages, Western Romance languages in the course of the period from the 5th to the 8th centuries. To distinguish it within the Eastern Romance languages, in comparative linguistics it is called ''#Dialects, Daco-Romanian'' as opposed to its closest relatives, Aromanian language, Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian language, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian. It is also spoken as a minority language by stable communities in the countries surrounding Romania (Romanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Romanians in Hungary, Hungary, Romanians in Serbia, Serbia and Romanians in Ukraine, Ukraine), and by the large Romanian diaspora. In total, it is spoken by 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vinča Culture
The Vinča culture , also known as Turdaș culture, Turdaș–Vinča culture or Vinča-Turdaș culture, is a Neolithic archaeological culture of Southeast Europe, dated to the period 5400–4500 BC. It is named for its type site, Vinča-Belo Brdo, a large tell settlement discovered by Serbian archaeologist Miloje Vasić in 1908. As with other cultures, it is mainly distinguished by its settlement pattern and ritual behaviour. It was particularly noted for its distinctive dark-burnished pottery. Farming technology first introduced to the region during the First Temperate Neolithic was developed further by the Vinča culture. This fuelled a population boom that produced some of the largest settlements in prehistoric Europe. These settlements maintained a high degree of cultural uniformity through the long-distance exchange of ritual items, but were probably not politically unified. Various styles of zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figurines were hallmarks of the culture, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Banat
Banat ( , ; ; ; ) is a geographical and Historical regions of Central Europe, historical region located in the Pannonian Basin that straddles Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. It is divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of Timiș County, Timiș, Caraș-Severin County, Caraș-Severin, Arad County, Arad south of the Mureș (river), Mureș river, and the western part of Mehedinți County, Mehedinți); the western part of Banat is in northeastern Serbia (mostly included in Vojvodina, except for a small part included in the Belgrade, Belgrade Region); and a small northern part lies within southeastern Hungary (Csongrád-Csanád County). The region's historical ethnic diversity was severely affected by the events of World War II. Today, Banat is mostly populated by ethnic Romanians, Serbs and Hungarians, but small populations of other ethnic groups also live in the region. Nearly all are citizens of either Serbia, Romania or H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vatin Circles
Vatin circles are an archaeological site near the village of Vatin near Vršac. It consists of four regular concentric circles that, going from larger to smaller, form a slight elevation. Size and purpose Vatin circles have a diameter of around 150 meters while the Vlajkovac circles around 300 meters. It is not known for sure how they were created or what their purpose was. It is assumed that they served as observatories for monitoring the movements of the sun and planets. On the winter solstice, December 21, was recorded from Vatin that the sun rises at the very foot of the mountains, on the extreme left, and that it symbolically climbs along the edge of the hill all the way to Gudurički vrh, the highest in Vojvodina. Seen from the Vlajkovac circles, which are located on the other side of the mountain, at an angle of 90 degrees, the sun also rises at the foot of the highest peak, which, viewed from that perspective, is the hill on which the Vršac Castle is located. This indicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Cities In Serbia
This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia, according to the criteria used by Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which classifies the settlements into ''urban'' and ''other'', depending not only on size, but also on other administrative and legal criteria. Also villages with the municipal rights have been added to the list. Organization ;Cities ''City, Cities'' in administrative sense are defined by the Law on Territorial Organization. The territory with the ''city'' status usually has more than 100,000 inhabitants, but is otherwise very similar to a municipality. They enjoy a special status of autonomy and self-government, as they have their own civic parliaments and executive branches, as well as mayor (, 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 28 cities (, singular: ), each having an assembly and budget of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
