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Its first name was Taurunum. The oldest records
of the present-day name of the town date back
to the 12th century. It emanated from the Slavic
word "zemlin" (earthen) and it is assumed
that the name refers to the earthwork of the
town. Zemun, once a separate town, has been
within the community of Belgrade municipalities
since 1945.
Millenary Monument in Zemun on Gardoš hill was
erected in 1896 to mark the 1000th anniversary
(896-1896) of the founding of the Hungarian
state. The present tower was constructed of
stone and brick as a "vidikovac" or
viewing tower on the summit of Gardoš Hill.
Its architecture shows different styles, with
romantic elements predominating. It has been
wrongly connected with the historical personality
of Janos Hunyadi. Today the tower is the
place of various cultural activities.
St. Nikolaj's
church is located at the old historical center
of Zemun beneath the mediaeval Gardoš fortress.
It was built in 1725-1731 in baroque style,
as a single-nave building with a two-storied
bell-tower. It has all the characteristics
of baroque temples built in Srem in the XVIII
century. The interior is decorated with a richly
carved iconostasis, bearing icons painted in
1762 by Dimitrije Bačević, one of
the most famous Serbian painters of the second
half of XVIII century. The church has one of
the most valuable collections of old cultic
objects, as well as a collection of XVIII and
XIX-century icons. The relics of Saint Apostle
Andrew, the First-called, are kept in this
church.
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