The present – day Town Library was first opened as a Public and School Library in 1887. It was founded by Felix Milleker. The Town Library of Vršac continued the work originally initiated and carried out by the institutions of Serbian Kasina ( 1838 ) and Serbian Reading Room ( 1840 ) . For that …
The first Orthodox Church in Vršac was built in 1728, during NikolaDimitrijević’ s time as the Bishop. Bishops Josif Jovanović – Sakabenta ( 1805 ) , Petar Jovanović vidak ( 1818 ) , Emilijan Kengelac ( 1885 ) , Nektarije Dimitrijević ( 1895 ) , Georgije Letic ( 1933 ) , Vikentije Vujic ( 1939 …
Vršac acquired its Town Hall after Serbian Vršac and German Vršac, the two Vršac’ s municipalities which had existed as separate administrative units from 1717, merged into a single town, in 1795. It was the house of Maksim Spasić that was first rented to serve the needs of the town’ s administration but soon after …
Starting from Rača Monastery, you can reach Lađevac spring and the remains of Rača copying school at Banja, following a two – kilometer long marked track up the right bank of the river Rača. The first third is macadam which goes past the storehouses and meadows belonging to the monastery and the river itself, to …
Serdar Mićić’ s inn was built in 1823 and it probably belonged to the serdar of the Nahija (county) of Užice, Jovan Mićić. It is said that serdar Mićić was a skillful organizer, diplomat and a fearless warrior. One legend says that the Tarabić predicted that the great politician would die of hunger which really …
The nature was extremely generous to Belgrade and it endowed the city with every possible gift. Belgrade has an extraordinary location, it has two rivers, the Sava and the Danube, and true jewels that come with the rivers – the islands. The island of Ada Ciganlija, a sports, recreation, cultural and entertainment center as well …
The Great War Island is one of the most representative ecological and visual images of Belgrade, with its characteristic flora and fauna. It is located right at the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube and has always represented an area of military and strategic importance for Belgrade – whenever the city was being conquered …
Unlike in other world metropolises, Belgrade’ s the Botanical Garden Jevremovac, is located in the very heart of the city or more precisely between the streets: Bulevar Despota Stefana, Dalmatinska,Takovska and Vojvode Dobrnjca. It was founded in 1889. The open section of the Garden has approximately 350 tree and bush species and about 700 herbs …
The Academic Park is located in the Students’ Square, between Vasina Street and the square, and it has grown together with the central city area. In the Roman times, the space of the square was part of the urban settlement Singidunum. As regards the Middle Ages, there are not many data regarding its appearance and …
Tašmajdan Park is located between the streets: Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra, Takovska, llije Garašanina and Karnegijeva. The Street Starine Novaka divides it up into two parts – Big and Small Tašmajdan. In the Turkish language, the word ‘ tašmajdan ‘ means ‘ quarry ‘ or ‘ rocky field ‘ . Therefore, this whole area in which …
New Belgrade is the area where immediately after the Second World War a whole new city started to be born. In 1961 here started the creation of the Friendship Park, a park that is unique in the world. No matter how long one searches, a park like this cannot be found anywhere else in the …
Zemun is an antique town. It dates back to prehistoric era and ancient history. In the Roman times the settlement was called Taurunum and in the 21th century it was known as Zemlen. In the 15th century it was part of the Serbian Despotate of Djuradj Brankovic. In the period 1512 – 1717 it was …
Kalemegdan Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city. With its position, historical importance and functionality, it plays a special role in the life of the city as well as in the life of its citizens. It is one of the very few parks that can boast of more than a century long …
Together with the appearance of big and small green areas, also the streets planted with trees started to appear. The first line of trees appeared between 1845 and 1850 in Abadžijska market ( Kraljice Natalije Street ) on both sides of the road. The following avenues appeared in 1859 in Terazije Street and in 1860 …
The construction of the Royal Garden or today’ s Pioneer’ s Park began in the late 1830s in the area surrounding today’s old and New Royal Palaces, betwen the streets Kralja Milana, dr Dragoslava Jovanovića , Kralja Aleksandra, Kneza Miloša, Krunska and Andrićev Venac. The house of the rich trader and president of the State …
The first organized steps towards building parks and other green areas in Belgrade were made in the vicinity of Prince Miloš ‘ s residences, in Topčider and in the new Serbian part of Belgrade, outside the Rampart. When the residence of prince Miloš was built in Topčider, the land in its vicinity was swampy and …
The are very few data related to the beginning of introducing greenery to Belgrade. The time of the creating of the first public green area is the time of the liberation of the Belgrade Fortress from the Turks – the beginning of 1807. In the place of today ‘ s Karadjordje ‘s Park, in 1806 …
Village Devići is another village with the longest tradition of a tourist resort in Serbia. It is located at the place where the rivers Brusnička reka and Studenica meet, 36 km of Ivanjica, 740 metres above the sea – level. The village is well – known for its locals hospitability. Guests can visit nearby Studenica …
