Vajska
Bačka · Danube · 45.41° N 19.11° E

A network of local sites

About the project

vajska.rs is part of a small network of local sites about villages and towns of Vojvodina. The first was rakovac.rs; vajska.rs and provala.rs come next.

Who is behind the site

  • Svetlana Morozova, editor and the face of the site. She lives in Vajska, has been a journalist since 1999 and writes books on the cuisine of southern Russia.
  • Konstantin (Kosta) Stein, co-founder: creator and initiator of the network, builds and develops the sites. He lives in Rakovac on Fruška Gora and made rakovac.rs.

One network, different sites

Each site of the network is about one place and speaks to its own readers. vajska.rs is the village’s site: for residents and for people who want to live in Vajska and explore the region from there. provala.rs is the lake’s site: holidays, swimming, fishing and nature. The sites share one look and one engine and link to each other wherever that helps the reader.

How we work

  • Facts are checked against sources, listed at the end of each page. Anything unconfirmed is marked as such.
  • Photos: until we take our own, the site shows illustrations and marked photo spaces. Photos by others appear only with permission and always with the author’s name.
  • Texts are licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Write to us

News, corrections, photos, stories of older residents: seanews62@gmail.com.

Photo credits

PhotoAuthorLicenceStatus
Looking up through a broken brick arch at Bač Fortress: an ivy-covered wall and the keep against the skySvetlana Morozova©✓
Inside Bač Fortress: ivy on a ruined wall, the restored keep and the foundations of a round structure in the grassSvetlana Morozova©✓
Bač Fortress from the road: the 14th-century keep among the ruined walls and towers, autumn trees and blue skySvetlana Morozova©✓
Remains of the Ottoman bath (hamam) in Bač behind a weeping tree, with the bilingual information boardSvetlana Morozova©✓
The Šiljak city gate in Bač: a square brick gate tower with an arched passage and Gothic double windowsSvetlana Morozova©✓
The Danube from a sandy bank under a willow, buildings and silos on the Croatian sideSvetlana Morozova©✓
A sandy Danube bank in spring, grass and a lone willow, the far bank low on the horizonSvetlana Morozova©✓
Vukovar across the Danube at dusk: the water tower on the left, a church spire on the hill on the rightSvetlana Morozova©✓
Evening lights of Vukovar reflected in the Danube, the illuminated VUKOVAR sign on the embankmentSvetlana Morozova©✓
Lake Provala on a sunny autumn day: reeds, poplars and white clouds over calm waterSvetlana Morozova©✓
A clear summer day on Lake Provala: a round tree and the blue sky mirrored in still waterSvetlana Morozova©✓
Summer on Lake Provala: swans resting on the sandy shore while people wade into the waterSvetlana Morozova©✓
A mute swan on Lake Provala in autumn, golden reeds and poplars, grain silos in the distanceSvetlana Morozova©✓
The twin-towered Carmelite Church of St Stephen the King in SomborKonstantin Stein©✓
The façade of the Carmelite church in Sombor seen from the steps: two clock towers and a rose windowKonstantin Stein©✓
The long Carmelite monastery building in Sombor under acacia trees, a church tower behindKonstantin Stein©✓
Sombor City Hall on Holy Trinity Square: a neoclassical portico, a clock tower and the date MDCCCXLIIKonstantin Stein©✓
The terrace of the Dalmatinski podrum tavern in Sombor: blue chairs, checked tablecloths, oars and plates on the wallKonstantin Stein©✓
The orange Evangelical church in Sombor, the year 1901 on the gable above the doorKonstantin Stein©✓
A round fountain in the pedestrian zone of Sombor on a sunny dayKonstantin Stein©✓
A memorial statue in Park heroja in Sombor, the twin towers of the Carmelite church behind the treesKonstantin Stein©✓
The pedestrian zone of Sombor: old façades, street lamps, a cyclist and a church tower at the end of the streetKonstantin Stein©✓
A pink corner house with a tower-like roof and a kiosk in SomborKonstantin Stein©✓
A pink eclectic building with arched shop windows, stucco ornaments and a small dome in central SomborKonstantin Stein©✓
A green eclectic palace next to the Serbian Reading Room (its sign ЧИТАОНИЦА on the left) in the centre of SomborKonstantin Stein©✓
Two arched doors of a boutique in Sombor framed by red and pink roses, a shield with a lion between themKonstantin Stein©✓
The Serbian Orthodox Church of St George in Sombor, white with a green spire, a weeping willow in frontKonstantin Stein©✓
The Višinka art studio and gallery in Sombor: white awnings, artificial grass and a relief of a painter in a hatKonstantin Stein©✓
A long yellow building with roof turrets on a quiet street in Sombor, a church tower in the distanceKonstantin Stein©✓
The former Bács-Bodrog County Hall (Županija) in Sombor with flags and a round flowerbed in frontKonstantin Stein©✓
Illustration: a village church on the Bačka plain by the Danube, wheat fields and a swanvajska.rsilustracija / illustrationTEMP PHOTO