North Banat (Severni Banat) District within Vojvodina North Banat District (Severnobanatski okrug) is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina.
It encompasses the municipalities of:
It has a population of 179,783. Seat of the District is in the city of Kikinda.
In Kikinda was founded the first Serb printing-house, in 1878, to be followed a year later by the opening of the first library.
This city is also reputable for its painters, including Teodor Ilić Čeljar, Nikola Aleksić, Đura Pecić, and Đura Jakić, a painter and author.
Kikinda was the scene of the first theatrical performance, given in German, long back ago, in 1796.
Kikinda is the center of the Serbian clay building materials production, as a seat of the IGM DD "Toza Marković" company, which is the oldest clay producer in Europe. The "Kikinda" foundry is the major Serbian producer and exporter of grinders. Also the "25 maj" factory of agricultural machines and equipment, and the "Electron" are the factories running production for both the local and foreign markets.
Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website (http://www.serbia.sr.gov.yu/).
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