Sombor

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Сомбор
Sombor
Zombor
Sombor coat of arms
Sombor (Serbia)
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Basic data
State : Serbia
Province : Vojvodina
Okrug : Zapadna Backa
Coordinates : 45 ° 47 '  N , 19 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 46 '48 "  N , 19 ° 7' 12"  E
Height : 82  m. i. J.
Residents : 60,000 (2007)
Telephone code : (+381) 025
Postal code : 25,000
License plate : SO
Structure and administration (as of November 17, 2009)
Mayor : Nemanja Delić ( DS )
Website :

Sombor ( Serbian - Cyrillic Сомбор , Hungarian Zombor ) is a town in the Western Backa district , autonomous province of Vojvodina , in the far northwest of Serbia , near the border with Hungary and Croatia . Sombor has about 60,000 inhabitants (2005), the Opština Sombor about 100,000 inhabitants.

history

The town hall of Sombor

The city was first mentioned in documents in 1360. The town, which was part of the Hungarian Empire at that time, was initially named Czoborszentmihály after the Czobors family who owned the town at the time. The Slavic variant of the name, Sombor, first appeared in 1543. In the 16th century the city came under Ottoman rule, in 1687 it came under Habsburg rule and was part of the Kingdom of Hungary .

In 1717 the first Orthodox primary school was founded. In 1722 a Roman Catholic school was added. In 1778 a grammar school was established, the oldest in what is now Serbia.

1786 lived in Sombor 11,420 inhabitants. In 1843 there were 21,086, of which 56% were Orthodox and 43% Catholic. After the end of the First World War , Hungary had to cede Vojvodina to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia).

During the Second World War , Hungary annexed the area in 1941 before returning to Yugoslavia in 1945 .

Attractions

  • National Theater ( Narodno pozorište ): It was built in a classicist style with a mix of eclecticism (1882).
  • City Museum ( Gradski muzej ): It was built in 1883 in the style of eclecticism, contains archaeographic, historical and ethnographic collections, a gallery and a library.
  • City library ( Mala biblioteka ): built in 1883 in the style of classicism / eclecticism.
  • Teacher training institute: built in 1895 in neo -renaissance style.
  • School home ( Sokolski dom ): Was built in the Byzantine style in 1927. The falcons are the landmark. Today it is a meeting place for the various sports clubs. Various events are also held there (concerts, etc.).
  • Milan Konjović Picture Gallery ( Konjovićeva galerija ): The building was built by the pharmacist Emil Gale in 1838 in the Biedermeier style.
  • Town house ( Gradska kuća ): It was built in the neoclassical style. Since 1749 the city magistrate, radio Sombor and the editorial office of the newspaper Somborske Novine have been located there .
  • Kronić Palace ( Kronić palata ): It was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the style of eclecticism.
  • Turkish House ( Turska kuća ): Dating from the 17th century, the first post office in Sombor was opened there in 1789.
  • Serbian Reading Room ( Srpska čitaonica ): It was built in 1845 in the style of eclecticism.
  • Church of St. Stephen / Carmelite Church ( Crkva Svetog Stjepana Kralja ): built in the Romantic style and festively consecrated in 1902.
  • Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity ( Katolička crkva ): It was built in 1763 by the Franciscans in the Baroque style.
  • Carmelite Catholic Monastery : Built in 1904
  • Evangelical Church ( Evangelistička crkva ): Built in 1901.
  • Orthodox Church of St. George ( Pravoslavna crkva svetog Đorđa ): built in the Baroque and Rococo styles in 1761.
  • Orthodox Church of St. John ( Pravoslavna crkva svetog Jovana ): It was built on the remains of the Turkish mosque in 1790 in the Baroque and Rococo styles.
  • Orthodox Monastery of St. Stephen ( Manastir svetog arhidjakona Stefana ): built from 1928 to 1938.
  • Town Hall ( Županija ): It was built in 1808 in the style of eclecticism. Today it is the seat of the municipality of Sombor. The building is surrounded by the city park.
  • City high school ( Gimnazija Veljko Petrović ): built in 1886.

population

At the 2002 census, the municipality had 97,263 inhabitants, of which the majority (51,471 inhabitants) live in the city of Sombor. A total of 45,792 people lived in the surrounding villages.

Administrative organization

Sombor is administered in 7 urban and 15 rural mesne zajednice (local communities).

Urban mesne zajednice (= districts)

  • Crvenka
  • Gornja Varoš
  • Mlake
  • Nova Selenča
  • Selenča
  • Stara Selenča
  • Venac

Rural mesne zajednice (= local parishes )

Famous pepole

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  • Milan Vojnović: Sombor - Ilustrovana hronika

Web links

Commons : Sombor  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vojvodina Online  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Crkva Svetog Stjepana Kralja@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vojvodinaonline.com