Vrsac Things to Do

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Vrsac has well perserved old town with many representative building from 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Most of them don't have historical importance but is very beautifull and represent wellness of former Vrsacs resident.

This kind of windows on the photo (third from the right) is very common for Vrsac and is one of the towns symbols. Most of old houses has at least one of that kind of windows. There is very practical reason for having that windows, you can check what's going on on the both side of street without opening window at all, very practical on cold winter days and also, if you are carefull you could secretly check what your neighbours do.

Jovan Sterija Popovic is the most eminent person born in Vrsac and most beloved son of this town. His expression "Vrsac-lepa varos" (Vrsac, a beautifull town) I took for my title page for this town as well. He was born in 1806 in this town and after studies in Vrsac, Sremski krlovci, timisoara, Budapest and Kazmerek he went back here and spent most of his life in Vrsac.
Jovan Sterija Popovic is undoubtedly one of the most significant figures of Serbian and literature. With good reason he has been given the name “the father of Serbian drama”. His tragedies are great but his comedies are wonderfull. The most famous are "Kir Janja", "Laza i Paralaza", "Rodoljupci" and especially "Pokondirena tikva".
This house on the photo is house where he lived not that one where he was born.

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Roman Catholic church of saint Gerhardt was build from 1860 till 1863 in neo-gothic style one the site of one older church dedicated to the same saint. It is three nave basilica in the form of latin cross with two high bell towers on the west. Although this church looks really impresive this is not cathedral church becuase seat of Banats Catholic Bishops is in Zrenjanin some 60 km north-west (see my Zrenjanin page).

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The Palace of Eparchy or Bishops Court is seat of Serbian Ortodox Bishops of "serbian" Banat. Why "serbian"? Well, biger part of Banat is part of Romania and there, in Timisoara, is another seat of Serbian Ortodox Bishops together with another Serbian Ortodox cathedral for that "romanian" part of Banat. This Building on the photo was build from 1750. till 1760. and still kept most of its original looks even after several reconstruction in 19th and early 20th century. As any other Bishops Court there is also chapel, library and galery inside. In front of building is small but fine park.

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Serbian Ortodox cathedral (Saborna or Nikolajevska crkva) dedicated to St. Nicholas built in classicist style was finish in 1785. Well, as most others classicist churches of Vojvodina there is still evident strong baroque influence. Church has one nave and is richly decorated inside. Unfortunatelly when I was in Vrsac last time (and when I made this photos) church was closed for reconstruction. As you could see on third photo, some windows still missing...

Older part of City Hall actually consist of two houses (Lotics house and Andjelkovics house) built during 18th century in classicist style. Building represent really fine examples of provincial classicism of Habsburgs Monarchy.

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The City Hall or Magistrat is one of the landmarks of the town centre and consisting of three buildings. Here on this pictures you could see the newest part of it all, so-called "goticko zdanje" built in 1860. in neo-gothic style. Some people don't like the colour sheme that town government choose for this building but, at my personal opinion, it gives some additional charm to it whole although that brown-redish color is not common for public buildings of the region.