Bus from SOMBOR to KOSOVSKA MITROVICA

Sombor is a city in Serbia with about 50,000 inhabitants, and is the administrative center of the West Bačka District. Novi Sad is located about 100 km southeast of Sombor, Belgrade is 175 km away, and Budapest is 220 km north.

It is believed that the city was founded in the 14th century, under the influence of the Hungarian noble family Cobar.

Sombor is one of the most beautiful cities in Vojvodina, a place that preserves and cherishes all important cultural and historical landmarks and the memory of famous people who lived and created in that city. The pleasant city atmosphere and rich amenities make Sombor a very attractive tourist destination today. The symbol of the city is the carriage, which is still active in the 21st century, and is reminiscent of old town songs about Sombor and the people of Sombor.

The rich history of the city has left a legacy of a series of fabulously beautiful buildings and unique facades. Buildings, churches and palaces of Baroque, Gothic and Romantic-Neo-Gothic styles are intertwined, each of which carries a part of the city's history.

For lovers of good food, Sombor offers numerous ethnic restaurants, where you can enjoy the top specialties of Vojvodina cuisine.

Sombor rightfully bears the title of the greenest city in Europe. The city's territory includes the protected area of ​​SRP "Gornje Podunavlje", also known as the "European Amazon".

Nightlife

Modena Night Club Sombor, Club Loreto, Cabaret Sombor

Restaurants

Ethno Restaurant Fijaker, Stari slon, Godo

Taverns

Dalmatinski Podrum, Kafe Tri Šešira, Sedam Dudova – Salas

Most important events

International Children's Festival "Smile of Sombor", Sombor Half Marathon, Sombor Cultural Summer, Fijakerijada, Oldtimer Meetings

Accommodation

Hotel Barcode Wellness & Spa, Garni Hotel Andric, Guest House LILA, Apartments TEMA

Shopping

STOP SHOP Sombor, Home Park Sombor, KTC Shopping Center

Important telephone numbers

Police 192

Fire Department 193

Ambulance 194

General Hospital "Dr Radivoje Simonović" 025 / 467 – 700

Post Office 025 / 465 - 113

Bus station 025 / 441 - 166

Mitrovica or Kosovska Mitrovica is a city and municipality in the northern part of Kosovo. Settled on the banks of Ibar and Sitnica rivers, the city is the administrative center of the District of Mitrovica.

In 2013, following the North Kosovo crisis, the Serb-majority municipality of North Mitrovica was created, dividing the city in two administrative units, both operating within the Kosovo legal framework.

According to the 2011 Census, in Mitrovica live 84,235 inhabitants, 71,909 of which in the southern municipality and 12,326 in North Mitrovica.

In the middles ages the city was called "Demetrius" in honour of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. When the city came under Ottoman rule, it was renamed "Mitrovica", as happened to other locations in the Balkans named after Saint Demetrius.

After President Tito's death, each of the constituent parts of Yugoslavia had to have one place named with the word 'Tito' (or 'Tito's') included, the city was then known as Titova Mitrovica in Serbian or Mitrovica e Titos in Albanian, until 1991.

The city is now known as Mitrovica and Mitrovicë in the Albanian language and Kosovska Mitrovica in the Serbian language.

The city is one of the oldest known settlements in Kosovo, being first mentioned in written documents during the Middle Ages.[citation needed] The name Kosovska Mitrovica comes from the 14th century, from Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki,[citation needed] but there are some other legends on the origin of its name.[citation needed] Near Mitrovica is the medieval fortress of Zvečan, which played an important role during the Kingdom of Serbia under Nemanjić rule.

Under Ottoman rule Mitrovica was a typical small Oriental city. Rapid development came in the 19th century after lead ore was discovered and mined in the region, providing what has historically been one of Kosovo largest industries.

It became an industrial town, formerly the economic centre of Kosovo because of the nearby Trepča Mines. It grew in size as a centre of trade and industry with the completion of the railway line to Skopje in 1873–1878, which linked Mitrovica to the port of Thessalonika.[5] Another line later linked the town to Belgrade and Western Europe. During World War II, the city was part of Axis-occupied Serbia. In 1948, Mitrovica had a population of 13,901 and in the early 1990s of about 75,000.

Both the town and municipality were badly affected by the 1999 Kosovo War. According to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the area had been the scene of guerrilla activity by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) prior to the war. It came under the command of NATO's French sector; 7,000 French troops were stationed in the western sector with their headquarters in Mitrovica. They were reinforced with a contingent of 1,200 troops from the United Arab Emirates, and a small number of Danish troops.

 In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. The badly damaged southern half of the town was repopulated by an estimated 50,000 Albanians. Their numbers have since grown with the arrival of refugees from destroyed villages in the countryside.[citation needed] Most of the approximately 6,000 Roma fled to Serbia, or were relocated to one of two resettlement camps, Cesmin Lug, or Osterode, in North Kosovska Mitrovica. In the north, live some 17,000 Kosovo Serbs, with 2,000 Kosovo Albanians and 1,700 Bosniaks inhabiting discrete enclaves on the north bank of the Ibar River. Almost all of the Serbs living on the south bank were displaced to North Mitrovica after the Kosovo War. In 2011, the city had an estimated total population of 71,601.