The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina represents the North part of the Republic of Serbia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It lays on the Pannonian Plain covering the area of 21.506 km2 with the population of two million inhabitants. The capital town is Novi Sad.
     People speak and study in five native languages: Serbian, Hungarian, Rumanian, Slovak and Ruthenian and other members of numerous nations and nationalities inhabit this territory. Living together for centuries people developed friendly relations. Thus it is not unusual that even visitors feel at home here.
     Fertility of this plain attracted many tribes and nations since the Roman times. Hence, Vojvodina represents a treas ury of cultures whose material and spiritual remains lead back to the past more than 50.000 years old. In addition to many archeological localities, Gomolava near the village Hrtkovac and Sirmium in Sremska Mitrovica being best known, there are numerous well preserved monasteries with rich medievel frescoes and military objects out of which Petrovaradin Fortress near Novi Sad is the best preserved. Its construction started in 1692 and lasted almost one hundred years.

Petrovaradin Fortress near Novi Sad

     Present settlements are mostly from eighteenth century, however, a considerable number of settlements were founded in the period of Illyrians, Kelts and Romans and were at that time exceptionally important military, economic and cultural centres.
     As has a very long and rich tradition in the fields of literature, theatre, arts and music.
     This plain with two mountains only - Fruska gora and Vrsacki breg - is very rich with waters and one of rere European oasis with preserved nature. The largest rivers are the Danube, the Tisa and the Sava and out of dozen best known lakes are Palic and Ludoska near Subotica, Rusanda near Melenci, Belacrkvansko and Borovacko Lake.

     In Vojvodina there are 64.000 hectars of water suitable for fishing of all kinds of freshwater fish such as carp, sheatfish, sturgeon and perch. The famous fishing areas are on the Danube near Apatin, Bogojevo, Backa Palanka and Novi Sad and on the Tisa near Titel, Novi Becej and Senta. In addition to the Yellow River in China the Tisa is the only river that "flourishes". At that time it is covered with millions of batterflies coming out from sandy riverbed as lavrae. Getting out from their wrappings they live only one day returning afterwards to the river.

     Hunters frequent targets are: pheasants, partridges, wild ducks, hares, wild boars and capital specimens of deers from forests along the Danube and the Sava. This abundance with game enabled the formation of numerous hunting grounds, best known being in the vicinity of Backa Palanka, Bac, Sombor, Subotica, Novi Becej, Perlez, in forests along the Danube and the Sava, in Fruska gora, on Vrsacki breg and in Deliblato Sands.
     Vineyards and orchards are cultivated in Vojvodina more then 2.500 years. Wines from Fruska gora, South Banat and Subotica were well known both in Roman times and Middle Ages.

     The shortest roads from Central Europe to the Middle East have always crossed this territory. Therefore, the cooking specialities in Vojvodina are both from Europe and Orient.
     As it was mentioned before many nations and nationalities live in this territory with their custom and songs. Perhaps a visitor will keep these songs as the most beautiful memory knowing that with them and his pride a man from plain resisted all misfortunes of life.

Detail from nationalites culture