Gradnulica
Sign in to saveGradnulica (Serbian Cyrillic: Граднулица) was a former village near Veliki Bečkerek (Zrenjanin) until the 18th century. Today, it is one of the biggest city quarters of Zrenjanin, Serbia.
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Gradnulica (Serbian Cyrillic: Граднулица) was a former village near Veliki Bečkerek (Zrenjanin) until the 18th century. Today, it is one of the biggest city quarters of Zrenjanin, Serbia.
==History== Gradnulica was formed in Medieval period on the banks of the Begej river. Most of the population was Serbian. There is a story about monastery which was on the spot of today's Vavedenska Orthodox church. Name of the monastery was Drenovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дреновац) and it was surrounded by a deep forest. One of the most famous monks was Rafailo of Banat (Рафаило Банатски or Rafailo Banatski), a missionary from Chilandar monastery, in Holy Mountain. His grave is in the chapel nearby Orthodox church, and it is a place of pilgrimage for many Orthodox believers. This place, where is Vavedenska church, was and still is a historical center of Gradnulica.
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