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Banja Vrdnik, Irig, Srbija

Irig is a city and municipality located in the Srem district of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has 4,415 citizens, while the municipality of Irig has 10,866. Located on the southern slopes of Fruška gora, Irig has a specific microclimate that provides excellent conditions for viticulture. Jazak, Grgeteg and Vrdnik. Serbian Reading Room (Srpska čitaonica) is the oldest Serbian library in Vojvodina. It was founded in 1842. by Dimitrije Krestić, archimandrite of the Krušedol monastery. It was originally located in three rooms of the local school (two were reading rooms, one library). Today it is located in the House of Culture, with 45,000 books, numerous paintings, documents and photographs. The library contained the first edition of Dositej Obradović's work, the oldest editions of the Chronicle of Matica Srpska, etc. From the earliest days, domestic and foreign newspapers (from Belgrade, Serbia, Pest, Croatia, Germany, etc.) could be read in it. During World War II, German soldiers and officers used the library as their accommodation. Before retreating, they blew up the building, which then burned to the ground. The inhabitants rebuilt it themselves. Citizens donated over 500 old books. The first theater plays in Irig were performed in 1905.