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Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God
I visited two Serbian Orthodox churches in Pancevo. These two churches are in the city centre and are easy to visit. However, the main reason why I decided to dedicate a post to these two churches is because, in addition to being religious temples, they are also like museums. Namely, three of the most prominent Serbian 19th century painters worked on their decoration.
To be honest, I knew very little ...
After Zrenjanin, I decided to go to Pancevo. In reality, it's really Pančevo, but there is no a letter č in the English alphabet, so all English language websites refer to it as Pancevo. I'll do the same. In Serbian, the letter č is for the sound ch in English, as in chair. Every Serb will look at Pancevo and will read it correctly. So, this short explanation is for foreign readers, to know how to correctly ...
Occasionally, I dedicate a completely separate post to a structure that I consider historically, architecturally, culturally and spiritually important. For example, I wrote articles about Wat Pho in Bangkok, White Temple in Chiang Rai and Grand Mosque in Bursa. In my opinion, the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Zrenjanin also deserves its own post.
Of course, I included ...
After Novi Sad and Sremski Karlovci, I went to Zrenjanin. I could've easily done these three places at the same time. They are all in Vojvodina, close to each other and also close to Belgrade. Zrenjanin is approximately 55km from Novi Sad. But, as I'm in Serbia for a longer period of time, I decided to take it easy and do one excursion per week.
Travelling in Serbia is cheap. There are regular intercity ...
