| The Millennium sport center, built in 2002, is located in Vršac. The region around Vršac is famed for its vineyards.
Vršac Castle
The symbol of the town is the Vršac Castle (Vršački zamak), which dates back to the mid 15th century. It stands at the top of the hill (399m) overlooking Vršac.
Vrsac tower pictured from a nearby hill
There are two theories about origin of this fortress. According to the Turkish traveler, Evliya Çelebi, the fortress was built by the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. The historians consider that Branković built the fortress after the fall of Smederevo in 1439. [6] The fortress in its construction had some architectural elements similar to those in the fortress of Smederevo or in the fortress around monastery Manasija.
The other theory claim that Vršac Castle is a remain of the medieval fortress known as Erdesumulu (Hungarian: Érdsomlyó or Érsomlyó, Serbian: Erd-Šomljo / Ерд-Шомљо or Šomljo / Шомљо). However, the other sources do not identify Erdesumulu with Vršac, but claim that these two were separate settlements and that location of town and fortress of Erdesumulu was further to the east, on the Karaš River, in present-day Romanian Banat.
Monasteries
There are two Serbian Orthodox monasteries in the Vršac municipality: Mesić monastery from the 13th century and Središte monastery, which is currently under construction.
Winery
One of interesting places to visit in Vršac is the family winery, Vinik, which produces the Vržole Red, Vržole White and Bermetto wine. |