Population
- Vršac is the town with about 40,000 inhabitants. The commune of Vršac is made up of 23 settlements, with the total number of over 65,000 inhabitants and it covers the area of 800km2.
The area which the town covers
- The town itself covers an area of over 10km2.
Height above the sea-level
- Height above the sea-level in the centre of the town is 94 meters.
Distance from the capital
- It lies at the distance of 84km from Belgrade, and it is less than an hour of slow driving.
The nearest railway station
- The town is connected with the capital city both by railroad and bus traffic, which have their regular lines almost every hour
The nearest airport
- There is the Flight Academy in the town (the school for pilots) and a runway for the smaller planes, too.
The number of visitors every year
- Vršac is mostly visited during the tourist manifestations, symposiums, excursions, sports competitions and so on. It has been estimated that there are about 60,000 visitors every year
The number of beds in the hotels and other accommodation places
- There are two hotels in the town and they are:
THE HOTEL "SRBIJA" ***, Svetosavski trg br.12,
tel. 013 835-545,
The hotel is situated in the town centre and it has 170 beds available.
VILLA "BREG" *****, luxury hotel, which has no competition in this area.
THE FLIHT ACADEMY HOTEL AND HOSTEL, , Podvršanska br. 146, tel. 013 823-033,
2km from the town centre, has about 70 beds.
Calendar of the main cultural happenings and festivals
- The International Folk Festival ''The Wreath of Vršac''
– in July
- ''THE DAYS OF GRAPE PICKING'' – the third weekend in September
We recommend you to see and meet the sights of Vršac
- The Tower of Vršac – the fortress from the 14th century built on the Vršac hills
- The Town Hall (Magistrate) – made of three buidings built in three centuries
- Saborna Church (Big) – dedicated to St.Nicholas, from 1785
- The Residence
of the Banat Episcopacy – from the 17th century with a very rich treasure
- The Mesić Monastery – from the 16th century, 10km far from Vršac
- The Roman Catholic Church – dedicated to St.Gerhard, from 1863
- The Old Pharmacy on the Stairs – from the 18th century – the permanent exhibition of the Museum
Tourist information:
Tourist organization of the Vršac municipality, tel.013 822-554

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