Becej, Serbia, International City of Peace

Описание: On the territory of the municipality of Becej, during archaeological excavations, objects from earlier epochs of human society were found. Based on the research conducted so far and the material found, it is known that this area was inhabited from the fifth millennium BC, ie from the older Neolithic. On the site of today’s city and in its surroundings, settlements from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, as well as Iron Age settlements have been found, all the way to the historical period.

At the beginning of the new era, the territory was inhabited by the Sarmatians. During the Great Migration, many tribes settled through this territory, staying longer or shorter in one place, leaving houses and graves. The most numerous remains from that period were left by the Avars between the 6th and 9th centuries, who often left rich contributions in the graves of their deceased.

The first written mention of Bečej is from 1091, Bačko Petrovo selo in 1092, and Bačko Gradište from 1316. The settlement of Milesevo was built after World War I, and Radičević after World War II. Bečej is mentioned as a fortification in 1238 when the Hungarian king Bela IV gave Bečej as a gift to the crusading monks from Stolni Biograd. North of today’s Becej was the settlement of Perlek, which came to life in the XI-XII century. According to Turkish notebooks, it is mentioned as a settlement in 1650, but in 1698 it was without inhabitants. Archaeological excavations in this settlement have found a number of buildings: half-dug dugouts, silos, waste pits, wells and trenches. The most beautiful objects found at this site are today in the hall of the factory „Linde-Carbodioksid“.