Bezdan Serbia
Serbia
Frequently Asked Questions
At the northwestern corner of Serbian Vojvodina, where the Danube marks the border with Croatia and Hungary begins a few fields away. Boats moor on the bank; the village sits slightly back, amid a web of canals.
No, and it is better said plainly. Bezdan has no great monument, but something rarer: a living weaving workshop the rest of Europe envies.
A weave produced according to a tradition established in 1801, on eighteen wooden hand looms, some dating from 1871. The weavers make damask tablecloths and fabrics whose patterns only appear when the light plays across them.
Yes, on organized visits, with a demonstration. Hearing the steady clack of the wooden frames means watching one of the last manufactories of its kind on the continent at work.
About five thousand people, mostly of Hungarian origin. Serbian and Hungarian answer each other from one sidewalk to the next, and the parish church, built in 1846, watches over low streets lined with pastel Pannonian houses.
The village is mentioned as early as 1305 in medieval charters, was destroyed during the Ottoman invasions, then resettled. Life now runs at the pace of bicycles, vegetable gardens and doorstep conversations.
A 27-metre column standing on Batina hill, on the Croatian bank opposite the village. It commemorates one of the harshest battles fought on the Danube in autumn 1944, when the river was crossed under fire.
Depending on available time, yes. The village is ringed by moving and still water: the Baja Canal, the Danube-Tisa-Danube network, well-stocked ponds. An outing on the canals pairs well with the workshop visit.
A world of flooded forests, herons and deer sometimes nicknamed the Amazon of Europe, right beside Bezdan. It is one of the great wetlands of the middle Danube and the natural draw of the call.
The Serbian dinar. Despite the proximity of Croatia and Hungary, the village is in Serbia: bring dinars in cash, as cards are little accepted in a town this size.
