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Website Discover Zaječar is devoted to the cultural and natural heritage of the City of Zaječar. What is of particular importance about this site is the fact that it is linked to the locations it deals with through unique boards with QR (Quick Response) code. Anyone can use a smartphone to scan the code on the board and promptly access the page at Discover Zaječar Website to learn more about the location. Thus, we hope tourists and visitors of Zaječar to greatly benefit from this website.

Locations




Gimnasium front yard

GYMNASIUM BUILDING (1964)

Zaječar was one of the first towns in Serbia with a high school – on August 22, 1836 the “Big School...

Cinema "Timok"

CINEMA "TIMOK" (1924-2010)

Zaječar's most famous cinema operated at this address for almost a century: from 1924 to 2010. It wa...

High School Center

MEDICAL HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING (1959)

The Ministry of People’s Health signed a Decree on July 30th, 1948 founding a school for medical nur...

BUILDING BEFORE WWII

YOUTH CENTRE BUILDING (1920)

It was built in 1920s by the merchant Petar Nikolić – Kikirez and the upper floor was used as family...

WATER MILL BEFORE WORLD WAR I

TURKISH WATER MILL (18th CENTURY)

Turkish Water Mill is one of the oldest buildings in Zaječar. During two full centuries it ground th...

Rajković & Stajković palace

RAJKOVIĆ & STAJKOVIĆ PALACE (1927)

When it was built, Rajković & Stajković Palace was the tallest building in Zaječar. There were two s...

National Museum 01

NATIONAL MUSEUM ZAJEČAR BUILDING (1927)

The National Museum building was built in 1927 as a home to the military institute for road design.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL “HAJDUK VELJKO” (1984)

The youngest primary school in Zaječar, formerly named “Dobrivoje Radosavljević Bobi” and today "Haj...

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Zaječar stories




First school building

SCHOOLS IN ZAJEČAR: A SHORT HISTORY

A short history of education in Zaječar.

RADUL-BEY'S INN

BUILDINGS UNDER STATE PROTECTION

If you ever wandered which buildings in Zaječar were under state protection, this is the list for yo...