Negotin

At the time of the great migrations of people, Negotinska Krajina their trace left: Illyrians, Thracians, Celts and Dacians. Turbulent medieval history of Negotin is marked with Byzantium and Bulgaria wars, and this area came under the Serbian rule at the time of King Milutin in the XIII century. History of Negotin is imbued with fighting Turkey and Austria-Hungary.

Sights and events:

  • City Center is the core of the old and new, with the old bazaar, and the city park. Old center is adorned by the church of Sv. Trinity, built in the style of neoclassicism. There is also a church of the Holy Virgin, in which Hajduk Veljko Petrovic and his brother Miljko were burried.
  • Museum of Krajina is a kind of repository of historical treasures, and it consists of three highly integrated architectural objects: Archaeological museum, Native house of Stevan Mokranjac, and Museum of Hajduk Veljko. About 15,000 different items is held in the museum. The museum carries out its activities in two archaeological sites: the complex of Vrelo – šarkamen, and complex of monastery Koroglas.
  • Another important building is the oldest preserved house in this area from the nineteenth century called Todorce dormitory. The refectory was done in the style of secular architecture, influenced by styles from neighboring Romania.
  • Mokranjac Days, held each year in September, visited by the most important domestic and foreign artists .
  • Surroundings of the town is rich in natural beauty such as those at the localities of Vratna, Ali and mountain-hunting groud Deli Jovan.
  • Krajinska pimnica and monasteries Vratna, Bukovo and Koroglas are also very important.

At the time of the great migrations of people, Negotinska Krajina their trace left: Illyrians, Thracians, Celts and Dacians. Turbulent medieval history of Negotin is marked with Byzantium and Bulgaria wars, and this area came under the Serbian rule at