Pancevo

The oldest name of the settlement, located on the site of the modern Pancheva, at the confluence of Tamish in the Danube , was Panuka. During the frequent changes of the hosts (Romans, Celts, Huns, Avars, Slavs, Hungarians, Tatars, Turks, Germans) the name of this strategically important place was often changed. The city was called Panutsea or Panucha in the X century, Bansif in the XII century, in the XV century Pancel and Pensei, in the XVII century Paichova or Panziova and Banchova, in the beginning of the XVIII century Chomba. It was first mentioned as a trading city in 1153, when, among other peoples, the Greeks lived there. In the XV century, the city was occupied by the Turks and held under his rule until 1716. Later he came under the rule of Austria-Hungary. In 1918, becoming part of Yugoslavia, received the modern name - Pancevo. In 1999, the city was repeatedly bombed by NATO.

After World War I, the industry of Pancheva experienced its second youth, one of the industrial giants of the former Yugoslavia emerged. There are many factories in the city, which employ tens of thousands of people not only from Panchev, but almost all of the South Banat. The city has a developed petrochemical, engineering, footwear industry. Developed tourism.

Many well-known personalities from the field of politics, science, and culture are associated with Pancevo. Among them Prot Vasa Zivkovic, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj, Michael Pupin , George Vayfert, Uroš Predić, Jovan Bandura Dr. Costa Milutinovic, Isidora Sekulic, miloš crnjanski Milan Churchin standing Trumich, Bozidar Jovovich, Slobodanka Shobota, Tomislav Suhecki Pal Dechov, Milenko Prvachki, Miroslav Antic , Vasco Popa, Milorad Pavic, Nicola Ratzkov, Dobrive Traveler, actor Miroslav ужužić, ballerina Ashkhen Atalyants, artist Olga Ivanitskaya and many others.

The newspaper Panchevats was founded in 1869.

In Pancevo there are chemical, medical, electrical, economic schools, Workers University.

In 2005, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities was opened in Pancevo as part of the International University in New Pazar. Pancevo is the only city in the Balkans that has a Jewish language and literature studio.

Carnival is held annually in Pancevo.

In Pancevo there are numerous sports societies from all kinds of sports (football, basketball, handball, water polo, athletics, chess, field hockey, rugby, judo, karate, boxing).

In addition to those mentioned above, Albanians, Bosnians, Bulgarians, Bunevs, Vlachs, Gorans, Muslims, Germans, Roma, Romanians, Russians, Rusyns, Slovenes, Ukrainians, Czechs also live in Pancevo.

There are 62516 adult inhabitants in Pancevo, and the average age of residents is 39.9 years (38 for men, 40.5 for women). There are 27890 families in the city, the average number of people in a family is 2.75.

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  Transfiguration Church

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  Assumption Church

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  Catholic Church

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  Evangelical church

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  National Museum

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  Railroad station

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  Railroad station

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  Bus station

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  Hospital

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  Statue of Stephen Shupliktsa in front of the hospital

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  Tamish in Pancevo

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  Tamish Fisherman's House

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