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Arača
Arača ( sr-cyrl, Арача; hu, Aracs) is a medieval Romanesque church ruin located about 12 km north of Novi Bečej, Serbia. The Department for protection and scientific study of Cultural Monuments in Belgrade issued a decision in 1948, in which the Romanesque church of Arača was placed under state protection. History It was built in the Kingdom of Hungary around 1230 and then went through hardships thorough its history: it was robbed and devastated in 1280 and then reconstructed in 1370 as required by Queen Elizabeth at which time the Gothic tower as seen nowadays, was probably built. In 1417 Serbian despot Stefan Lazarević took control of it. Later it belonged to Serbian despot Đurađ Branković who gave it away to Pál Birinyi. In 1551 Ottomans burned the cathedral down and it was never reconstructed again. In the end of the 18th century it was owned by the Sissány family. Extensive excavation and general protection of the archaeological sites and conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Bečej
Novi Bečej (, hu, Törökbecse) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 13,133, while Novi Bečej municipality has 23,925 inhabitants. Name Novi Bečej means "New Bečej". In the past it was known as ''Turski Bečej'' ( sr-cyrl, Турски Бечеј, "Turkish Bečej"), while the current town of Bečej, across the river Tisa (in the Bačka region) was in the past known as ''Stari Bečej'' (Serbian Cyrillic: , "Old Bečej"). There are several theories about town's name origin. The first one is that it derives from ''Castellum de Beche'', which was the name of the fort located near today's town center. The other theory is that the name was given after the family Wechey, which used rule the settlement and the land around modern-day Novi Bečej. The town was also known as ''Turski Bečej'' (Турски Бечеј). In 1919 it was renamed ''Novi Bečej'' (Нови Бече ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
