On Tuesday, HRH Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia visited the northern Serbian city of Zrenjanin.
The royals were greeted by a huge crowd and a welcoming committee consisting of Mr. Cedomir Janjic, the mayor of Zrenjanin; Mr. Sasa Santovac, Deputy Mayor; Ms. Snezana Vucurevic, Head of Central Banat; and Mr. Oliver Mitrovic, President of the City Council. The City Hall is one of the oldest buildings in the city as a major fire in 1807 destroyed almost all buildings in the city – including the old city hall. Construction work on a new town hall began in 1816 and was completed in 1820.
The Serbian crown prince couple together with Mr. Cedomir Janjic, the mayor of Zrenjanin. Photo: Belgrade Royal Palace.
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine also visited the local cathedral and met with representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Photo: Belgrade Royal Palace.
After the warm welcome and reception at the town hall, the royal couple went for a walk through King Peter I. Karadjordjevic Street. During their city tour, they visited the Temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess then traveled to the Zrenjanin National Museum, where they were given a guided tour of the exhibition. The Zrenjanin National Museum is located in the Financial Palace on the main square of Zrenjanin and is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
Crown Prince Alexander next to one of the National Museum’s royal portraits. Photo: Belgrade Royal Palace.
The visit was concluded with a concert. Photo: Belgrade Royal Palace.
The day ended with a fun concert by the Royal Strings of St. George in the National Theater “Tosa Jovanovic” in Zrenjanin. The patron of the music group is the son of the Crown Prince Prince Philip. The theater is next to the National Museum, so getting there was short.
Zrenjanin is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has around 123,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in the Serbian part of the geographical region of Banat and the third largest city in Vojvodina. In 1935 the city was renamed Petrovgrad in honor of King Peter I of Serbia, the father of Crown Prince Alexander. From 1935 until the Communist takeover in 1946 it was called Petrovgrad.
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