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Subotica was the most beautiful town I've visited in Serbia. It's a small town of about 100.000 inhabitants. It worths a visit if you are in Serbia or south Hungary.

This picture was shot at the evening, when some people goes to the church. It's a quiet moment, and the surrounding area is very peaceful, as all the town.

Subotica - Name's root

The name Subotica derives from the Serbian and Croatian word for "Saturday" or "Sabbath" and first appeared in 1653. Serbian and Croatian word for "Saturday" is "subota", thus the name Subotica means "a little Saturday". Another theory claims that city was named after Subota Vrlić, who was a palatine and treasurer of Emperor Jovan Nenad in the 16th century.

Buildings

Unique in Serbia, Subotica has the most buildings built in art nouveau style. Especially the city hall (built in 1908-1910) and the Synagogue (1902) are from outstanding beauty. These were built by the same architects, by Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab from Budapest, Hungary. Another exceptional example of art nouveau architecture is the actual Artistic Encounter building, which was built in 1904 by Ferenc J. Raichle.

The most remarkable church buildings are: the Catholic Cathedral of St. Theresa of Avila from 1797, the Franciscan Monastery from 1723, the Orthodox churches also from the 18th century, the Synagogue from the turn-of-the-century.
In recent years there has been an effort to restore the synagogue. Over $400,000 has been raised for the cause by 2004.

(Information from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subotica)