Sremska Kamenica

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Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Sremska Kamenica

Map of Novi Sad City with the surrounding inhabited places, showing the location of Sremska Kamenica

Sremska Kamenica (Serbian: Sremska Kamenica or Сремска Каменица, Croatian: Srijemska Kamenica, Hungarian: Kamanc, German: Kamenitz) is a town near the river Danube, part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad in Serbia (population 11,140 in 2002). Most of the inhabitants of the town are ethnic Serbs.

History

Sremska Kamenica was first mentioned in the historical documents in 1237. Since then, the town has been under Hungarian, Ottoman, and Habsburg rule. In 1918, the town became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia).

Quarters of the town and neighbouring settlements

Some of the parts of Sremska Kamenica are:

• Tatarsko Brdo,
• Čardak,
• Staroiriški Put,
• Popovica,
• Paragovo, and
• Bocke

Important institutions in the town

• Museum of Jovan Jovanović Zmaj
• Sremska Kamenica Institute, an institute for cardiology, oncology, and pneumonic diseases
• SOS Dečje Selo, an orphanage ([web-site])
• The Secondary Police School
• FABUS, a bussines faculty
• Fruška Gora National Park

Important buildings and tourist destinations

• Serb Orthodox church from the 18th century,
• Roman Catholic church from the 18th century,
• Castle of the Count Karačonji from the 17th century,
• Kamenica Park (Kamenički park).

Manifestations

• Zmaj Children Games (Zmajeve dečje igre)

Famous people

• Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1839-1904), one of the most well known Serb poets. He lived and died in this town.
• Novak Radonić (1826-1880), a well known Vojvodinian painter. He was born in Mol, and lived and died in Sremska Kamenica.

External links

• [www.sremskakamenica.org.yu]
• [Fruška Gora National Park]
• [FABUS]
• [Zmaj Children Games]
• [SOS Dečje Selo]
• [Institute for cardiology]
• [Institute for oncology]
• [Institute for pneumonic diseases]

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