ZRENJANIN - TOWN DESCRIPTION

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 12, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Zrenjanin - Town Description
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Zrenjanin (45c231N, 20�23'E), formerly. Petrovgrad,
and have prepared a free hand sketch not drawn to scale showing the location, of
the principal buildings. Numbers on the sketch are identified with the
corresponding numbers listed below.
1) Railroad Station - there are about 15 railroad tracks between the station
and the Begej River.
2) Large number of brick warehouses about one or two blocks southeast of
the railroad station (No,1).
3) Bridge over the Begej River. This is known as the "Small Bridge". It is
about 40 meters long and two lanes wide, steel upperstructure and paved
deck. I cannot estimate its height above the water level but I do know
river vessels lower their smoke stacks when they pass below it. This bridge
is about a 20 minute walk from the railroad station. It is used by
pedestrians and motor vehicles.
4) This bridge isexactly the same construction as the bridge described in
No. 3. It is about 45 meters long.
5) Railroad bridge across the Begej River. It has a single track. This
bridge is located about eight minutes (by train) from the railroad station
(No 1).
6) Small railroad station known as Sercerna Fabrica. It is used by
passenger and freight trains
7) Sugar beet factory. I cannot remember its location with respect to
time or distance from other installations on this sketch.
8) Palle Square. During the German occupation it was called Adolph Hitler
Platz.
9) City Hall - two floors brick and stone construction.
10_84 11) This is one of the town's principal streets on the north side of the
river. It is two lanes wide and has paved sidewalks on both sides of the
street. This street is paved with very smooth yellow cobblestones. It
usually took me one hour to walk from 10) to 11).
12) Police station.
13) Army barracks
14) Hospital for the prefecture. It is about an eight minute walk west of
the principal railroad stalion (No 1).
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15) St. John Nepomuk Church. This is the town's largest church.
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17) Greek Orthodox Church.
18) Post Office, Telephone and Telegraph building. Brick construction,
two floors. It is located about ten minute's walk from the public
square (No 8),
19) & 20) This is the town's principal north and south street. It took me
about 25 minutes t. walk from No 19 to No 20. It is three lanes wide
and I think it is paved with concrete or asphalt on top of cobblestones.
21) Technical trade school. A large two-floor building of brick construction
covered with plaster painted white. The building has a "U" shape. It is
about a ten minute walk east of the railroad station (No 1).
22) Gymnasium.
23) Large convent.
24) Thermal electric power station which I believe was built in the 1930's.
It is located about a ten minute walk from the railroad station (No 1).
25) Railroad freight station.
26) Military airport. It is located about five minutes by train or a
one hour walk from the railroad station (No 1).
27) Catholic Cemetery.
28) Narrow gauge railroad station.
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a. Almost all the town's streets are just wide enough to permit two
automobiles of European manufacture to pass each other. Almost all streets are
paved with cobblestones.
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Enclosure A - Free hand sketch of Zrenjanin showing the location
of principal buildings.
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Free hand sketch not drawn to scale showing
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