Požarevac
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Пожаревац Požarevac |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Braničevo | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 37 ' N , 21 ° 11' E | ||||
| Height : | 129 m. i. J. | ||||
| Area : | 491 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 42,056 (2005) | ||||
| Population density : | 86 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 012 | ||||
| Postal code : | 12000 | ||||
| License plate : | PO | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2007) | |||||
| Community type: | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Dušan Vujčić ( SPS ) | ||||
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Požarevac ( Serbian Пожаревац , German Passarowitz ), translated "fire city", is a city in Serbia , about 90 km (60 km as the crow flies) southeast of Belgrade .
It is known through the Peace of Passarowitz and as the birthplace of Slobodan Milošević (August 20, 1941). As the main administrative seat of the Braničevo District , this city has a large number of communication and administrative functions.
geography
Geographical location
Požarevac is located in the central Serbian district of Braničevo, 80 km south of Belgrade. This district extends over the north-eastern part of Serbia. Požarevac lies between the three rivers Danube , Morava and Mlava .
climate
The local climate is harsh in winter. A very cold wind, called the Košava , blows from the northeast , which sometimes makes it almost impossible to stay outdoors for a long time, even if the thermometer only shows a few degrees below freezing point . Summer, on the other hand, is usually very hot, with constant temperatures above thirty degrees.
history
The legend about the origin of the city of Požarevac
The Serbian prince Vuk Branković fought together with his brother against the Ottomans and conquered the city of Kulić , but when attempting to conquer Smederevo , he failed and returned to Slankamen . The Ottoman Alibeg had devastated his country and castles in the absence of the prince. So the battle broke out again, in which Alibeg was injured and fled to a village. Since the peasants were afraid to hand him over, the prince had 70 men executed. Even today this village is called “Udovice” (widow's village) after what happened. Alibeg continued to flee, crossed the Morava River and hid in a reed that no one could enter. But the prince set the reed on fire and Alibeg suffered a horrific death. The place where this event took place was named “Požarevac” (town of fire).
Požarevac is mentioned for the first time in 1476 and later known through the Peace of Passarowitz , which was signed in Požarevac between Austria and the Ottoman Empire in 1718 .
The town began to flourish in the middle of the 19th century ; during the period of Serbian emancipation , Požarevac and Kragujevac became the second seat of the then Prince Miloš Obrenović . At this time, too, he had a number of monuments erected in Požarevac, which are to remind him forever.
Sights in Požarevac:
- The Church 1819
- The palace 1825
- The market place 1827
- Ljubičevo , racehorse breeding area and venue 1860
Political, economic and cultural role of the city
Požarevac is the cultural, economic and political center of the entire area. The district supreme court is also in Požarevac.
Culture
Sights, museums and galleries in and around Požarevac:
- The National Museum (second oldest in Serbia after Belgrade)
- The National Library (since 1847)
- Viminatium : Remains of the Roman capital of the province Moesia Superior ( Kostolac , Požarevac area)
- Etno-Park Tulba (open-air museum)
- Picture gallery of Milena Pavlović-Barili (a respected, surrealist artist and poet)
- Miloš Obrenović's monument in the central park.
The words engraved on the monument explain why Miloš Obrenović's statue faces the western interior of the country: “Delibašo carski delijo, ti imaš kud i na drugu stranu a ja nemam kuda nego tuda, pa u život ili smrt.” German: “ Delibasha [Ottoman ruler of the area], the tsar's right hand, you can also turn back, but I cannot. This is my home, I have to go there, for life and death. "
These words also initiated the second Serbian uprising against the Ottomans and with it the end of the Ottoman Empire in Serbia and the area of what is now North Macedonia .
In 1842, William Shakespeare's masterpiece Romeo and Juliet was shown for the first time in the Balkans in Požarevac.
Monument to Miloš Obrenović
Park Požarevac
Požarevac between Morava and Mlava around 1916
Milena Pavlović-Barili's gallery in the house where she was born
economy
Almost all companies in the region are concentrated in the cities of Požarevac and the surrounding area. The most famous industrial enterprise is the agricultural-industrial combine Požarevac, which covers a quarter of Serbia's food needs.
The raw materials extracted in Požarevac and the surrounding area are also exported to all the surrounding areas and Romania .
sons and daughters of the town
- Stephan von Millenkovich (Colonel) (1785–1863), officer and colonel under Ferdinand I (Austria)
- Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945), Serbian painter and poet
- Slobodan Milošević (1941–2006), former Yugoslav President
- Mirjana Marković (1942–2019), Slobodan Milošević's widow
- Dragana Mirković (* 1968), Serbian folk singer
- Saša Ilić (* 1977), Serbian national soccer player
- Saša Ranković (* 1979), Serbian football player
- Marjan Marković (* 1981), Serbian national soccer player
- Nikola Ignjatijević (* 1983), Serbian football player
- Nenad Marković (* 1984), Serbian folk singer
- Radmila Manojlović (* 1985), Serbian folk singer
