Sombor Travel Guide

 viddra Says:  The gallery was opened in 1966 and houses 500 selected works of Milan Konjovic, donated by the author himself to his hometown, and more than 500 donations. The collection includes oil paintings, pastels, water colours, drawings and tapestries.The building itself used to be a... 

 viddra Says:  The church of St George (Crkva svetog velikomucenika Georgija) was built in 1759-61 thanks to the donations of orthodox Serbs of Sombor. The tower was erected in 1791. Way back in Turkish times, there was a smaller church with the same name on this site.The original... 

 viddra Says:  This monumental building with 200 different rooms, chambers and halls, today the Municipal Assembly, was built in 1805-08, but completely renovated in the 1880s. Two side towers and the back side of the building were built then. Take a look at the largest (4 x 7 m) oil... 

 viddra Says:  Saint George's Square (Trg svetog Djordja) is located on the east side of the Town Hall. In 1940 the bronze horseman statue dedicated to King Aleksandar, the work of Antun Augustincic, was placed here. The monument was removed after the Hungarians had arrived in 1941. 

 viddra Says:  Holy Trinity Square (Trg Svetog Trojstva) was named after the stone monument of the Holy Trinity which was placed in the central part of the square in 1774. The monument was erected as a symbol of gratitude for the end of one of the numerous plague epidemics of that time.... 

 viddra Says:  This is one of the most beautiful edifices in Sombor. It was built in 1906 by Dr Stevan Kronic, a landowner and lawyer from Sombor. In 1938 the Palace was sold and today seats the Trade Court of Sombor.In 1856 a marble cross was erected in front of the building, but after... 

 viddra Says:  There's a building by the Church of Holy Trinity that used to be a Franciscan cloister. The building of the cloister began in 1743 and was completed in 1749. This is where Sombor was proclaimed a Free and Royal City by the Charter of Maria Theresia on 24th April 1749. The... 

 viddra Says:  The Serbian Reading Room (Srpska citaonica) was established in 1845 on the initiative of 72 most educated and respected Serbs. It is placed in the building which was built in 1882. Our famous poet, Laza Kostic, used to be its president.Today, the Serbian Reading Room is the... 

 viddra Says:  The new Roman Catholic Church was built in 1860 and consecrated in 1904. The Convent was also completed then, and in 1905 was given to the order of Carmelites. That’s why the church is also known as the Carmelite Church.The organ made in 1926 was among the biggest in former... 

 viddra Says:  The Church of St John the Forerunner (Crkva svetog Jovana Pretece) was built on the site of an older Orthodox Church, turned into a mosque when the Turks came. The old church was torn down in 1786, and the new one was built 4 years later.The richly decorated iconostasis was... 

 viddra Says:  The Holy Trinity Church (Crkva Presvetog Trojstva) was built in 1752-63 on the site of an older church. The church organ was made in 1771. Some notable Catholics from Sombor were buried in the crypt in 1782. The Church was renovated in 1939. 

 viddra Says:  This a true symbol of Sombor, built in 1842 on the site of Count Jovan Brankovic’s castle from 1718. The building once housed the administration, archives and library. The meetings of the magistrate were held in the Grand Hall. This is where in 1918 a takeover of the town... 

 Ivana5 Says:  In Sombor EVERYBODY rides a bicycle - so don't be suprised if you see just a few year old child on a bycicle, as well as old, old grandmother. But unfortunately there are no places that you can rent a bike (at least I don't know of any) - but don't worry you can see... 

 Ivana5 Says:  Every summer on Holy Trinity Square is organized a competition in making a "Fish potage" (Riblji paprikas) with appropriate music program. So the whole square gets cowered with tables, chares, fish potages and lots of people - all that in great atmosphere.So, if you are... 

 Ivana5 Says:  25 km northern from Sombor (towards Hungarian border), in village called Kolut is situated private ZOO, with more then 100 different species, with 20 really rare ones (that is thay can’t be seen in other Zoos in Serbia).