The Church of St George the Martyr

The church of St George (Crkva svetog velikomučenika Georgija) was built in 1759-61 thanks to the donations of orthodox Serbs of Sombor. The tower was erected in 1791. Way back in Turkish times, there was a smaller church with the same name on this site.

The original iconostasis was done by the best iconostasis painter of that time, Teodor Kračun. In 1866 it was removed and replaced by Pavle Simić’s one.

The church was renewed in 1936.

Inside the church, there are a lot of stained-glass windows, precious metal objects and flags of different guild houses.

It’s an interesting thing that in 1788, in the churchyard, Avram Mrazović started the 1st educational course for teachers called Norma.