City in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia
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Trg srpskih dobrovoljaca
is the most representative part of town where most of the points of interest are located where you can enjoy walking in pleasant environment or where you can sit in one of many open cafes and enjoy "domestic coffee". The square was created in 1984, and the project was awarded the best architecture achievement of 1984 in former Yugoslavia.
The house was built in 1894 and it may look like on first sight as one of the churches. It was one of the most representative objects of former Austria empire with a touch of luxury and Romantic style. Above the main entrance Latin word ATTENDITE! remind residents about unite and tolerance. The building was fully renewed in 2012 and is beautiful to see at both day and night.
"Kurija" (came from Latin word for "curis" - court) is one of the oldest and most recognized buildings in Kikinda This building is witness of many political and legal issues while today it is hosting history exhibition of town and District. It was completed in 1839, and until 1876 it was center of "Velikokikindskog dištrikta" (Big Kikinda District). Part of the building was used as prison. Today, the building is used as a museum, historical archive and it hosts The academic society for music cherishing "Gusle". In the central large yard you can see mammoth skeleton replica which was found on excavation site of local company ("a must see" attraction). Mammoth was named as "Kika". The museum hosts around 25,000 exhibits.
The Suvača is a horse-powered dry mill. Kikinda has one of the two remaining such mills in Europe (the other being in Hungary). There were many mills like this in the town, the largest recorded number being 51 in 1847. The only remaining mill was built in 1899 and was operational until 1945. The plot of land is 728 m² (7,840 sq ft). Suvača is a mill for grinding grain that uses the work of horses as its driving force. The mill uses one to five pairs of horses. One pair of horses was able to grind up to 100 kg (220 lb) of grain per hour. According to tradition, the taste of bread from wheat ground in Suvača was excellent and high quality. In addition to cereals, the mill at Suvača would process pepper and cinnamon. In 1951 Suvača was placed under state protection, and in 1990 it was proclaimed a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance and it is a "must see unique historical attraction".
Built in 1769. Icons of the iconostasis were done by Jakov Orfelin (nephew of Zacharius Orfelin) in 1773. Teodor Ilić Češljar is the author of the two large wall paintings "The Last Supper" and "Ascension of Jesus Christ" (1790). The late baroque iconostasis and the wall paintings show significant influence of western European art of the period. New church bells were installed in 1899.
It was built between 1885 and 1887 as a foundation of Melanija Nikolić-Gajčić.
Built between 1808 and 1811.
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Rail line Banatsko Aranđelovo – Kikinda – Romanian border at Jimbolia, part of the former Szeged – Timişoara railway is the second oldest railway in present-day Serbia.
Most of the places of interest are in walking distance. There is no public transport within town, but there are plenty of cheap taxis around (€1-3).
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