Ub Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1

17 August 2009

Municipality of Ub Quick intro

Municipality of Ub is situated in West Serbia, about 50 km form Belgrade and 30 km form Valjevo. We have favorable geographic position, due to proximity of Airport Belgrade (50 km), port of Šabac (50 km), railway Belgrade-Bar (6 km). Municipality has population of about 34.000 people and territory of 456 sqare kilometers.

Inside this issue: History

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Ub Today

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Culture

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Sports

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Education

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Potential development areas

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Contact Information

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Message from The Mayor Welcome to the Municipality of Ub! We are a big part of West Serbia, 456 sq km to be exact, boasting many famous tourist delights as well as hidden treasures, investment opportunities and lifestyle attractions.

Needless to say, we can’t list all of Ub’s many attractions and we hope you will take the time to come and explore all that Ub has to offer. If there is anything I can do to facilitate your acquaintance with Ub, please do not hesitate to call upon me at any time.

Vladislav Krsmanović, The Mayor of Ub

Municipality of Ub

History The first human

BC. In the village Čučuge

Latin word "Urb”.

communities formed in

even today there are

According to the old

the area of present-day

traces of the Bronze Age.

Slavic legends, the place

municipality of Ub, according to the historical traces and traces of human civilization, which were discovered in the Monastery Dokmir,

present settlements Trlić,

XV century

Kalinovac, Brgule and other, originating from the time of Vinča culture, in the period around 5000

According to the written traces of the place Ub, town was located between the village Gunjevac and Sovljak, and there is a legend about the name of this place, which says

was established at the time of the rule of Prince Kocelj, and the name was given by his brother “Slavoljub”. By the time is of it’s names were only left two letters—"Ub".

that the word "UB," meaning "place", from the

Ub today In 2010 Municipality of Ub will start building of highway, power plant and recycling center

Ub City is aiming for the

between citizens, research

understanding towards

further development

organisations and

internationalisation.

based on the conservation

businesses.

of its natural environment to achieve the ideal image of the city for the 21st Century 'International Interaction City, full of energy and contentment' with the co-operation

Moreover, considering the expanding globalisation, we would like to provide a comfortable living environment for foreign residents in Ub, as well as to increase its citizens'

Culture Cultural center “Ub”,

of Ub. It may be a small

painters colony and

Saint Luca art gallery,

town, but it is birthplace

Miodrag Petrović, member

Repassage Fest, Summer

of greatest Serbian phi-

of Serbian Arts Academy.

scene “Aleksandar Pop-

losophers, Branislav

Elementary music school,

ović”, Serbian music

Petronijević and Božidar

City choir, Church’s choir

schools competition … and

Knežević. Ub is also paint-

and Ballet school are our

Repassage Fest,

many more cultural activi-

ers friendly place, home

musical “representatives”

amateur theaters festival

ties enriches cultural offer

of “Spectar” - permanent

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Sports About 2000 people are

Most notable sport team

voted as the best Serbian

professional or recrea-

is FC Jedinstvo, member

soccer player ever. Other

tional sport players in

of Serbian First Soccer

are Dušan Savić, ex Red

more than 10 sports.

League, with great army

Star’s striker, Sreten

of supporters, and also

Ninković, national mara-

with stadium that needs

thon recorder, Tanja

to be rebuilt.

Savić, national sport-

Municipality of Ub has 2 small indoor arenas, but we hope this autumn our sportsmen will play their

Ub is home town of many

first matches in new and

famous and significant

modern Arena, which is

Serbian sportsmen. Most

planned to be ready in

notable is Dragan Džajić,

November.

FC Red Star’s legend,

shooting recorder and many youngsters led by

Dragan Džajić in Red

Nemanja Matić and Ra-

Star’s shirt and Cup

dosav Petrović, actual

of Serbia

members of Serbian National soccer team.

Education There are four elementary

school and possibility for kids

exchange programmes, sum-

schools and two high schools.

to educate in their own envi-

mer language courses and

ronment.

every school competitions in

Elementary school “Milan Munjas” in Ub is one of the

Gymnasium “Branislav

biggest schools in Serbia,

Petronijević” provides access

with more than 1500 stu-

to major Serbian and Euro-

dents.

pean universities, due to it’s

We are very proud of our educational system in villages, because every, even the smallest village has it’s

country. The only thing that is missing is adequate facility for indoor sports and training grounds for students.

implemented Strategy of

Technical school “Ub” is

education. Gymnasium has

home for about 400 students

own Bulletin and students

and place where future ma-

are participating in student

chine and electro technicians

Gymnasium “Branislav Petronijević” provides access to major Serbian and European universities

Potential development areas 1. dominant share of agricultural production in the total functional structure: • ability to supply the food industry with quality vegetables (which are produced especially in the villages that have a tradition in the production of certain types of vegetables, and conditions for the development of health-safe food ) • agricultural-cattle region of exceptional potential for development of livestock production 2. considerable potential in the areas of mineral and energy raw materials 3. mild terrain configuration allows the implementation of extended networks of communication and the provision of accessibility of each site 4. slightly rolling landscapes, in the river valleys, covered meadows, pastures, orchards, vineyards and forests as potential in the creation of an entity-specific and recognizable settlement structure and the prerequisites for the development of tourism, sport and recreation. Page 3

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Help in sustainable development, due we have recently signed EU programme for Sustainable development .

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