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Zemun Gymnasium
By approval of Sovereign
Army Command in September 23rd 1858 in Zemun was established
Dvorazredna Low Real School antecedent of today’s Gimnasium.Tuition started on
October 15th same year with only one class with 21 pupils.Second class was opened on
October 1st 1859 and in Autumn og 1868 even the third class.Fourth class was opened on
October 1st 1872 so the school became low real school and get name “Little Real
in Zemun”.Since March 14th 1878 it was decided that school should turn into the Big
real so in 1879 was opened fifth class,in 1880 the sixth and in 1881 the seventh class.By
Decree of the govermant since October 19th 1884 it was forbiden for girls to registrate
into the first class, so in 1887 the school became strictly men’s.First matriculation
in Zemun’s big Real school was held in 1882 and since the next year there was
initiated serbian language as a course. By tsar’s decree and govermant’s
ordinance Zemun’s Big real school in 1895 was transformed into the Real Gimnasium
with eight classes and the first matriculation in that new school was held in 1900. In
1913/1914 gimnasium had some 350 pupils and 30 teachers.
In time of the I World War school had been working with lower intensity.Since 1917 it got
the permission for registration of the girls again and since 1923 it was established
little matriculation and since 1925 it was accepted unique plan and programm, same for the
whole state.Since 1924. school’s name was “State’s men’s real
gimnasium in Zemun” which again became mixed since 1932.in 1935/1936 there were 1300
pupils and 60 teachers. During the occupation in II World war
School had been working in hard conditions and more than one hundred pupils gave their
life in fight.After the liberation in 1946 school was split on two mixed school which
rejoined again in 1958 as First Zemun’s Gimnasium. Until nowdays more then 10000
pupils finished this school and now there are some 1500 and 80 teachers.
Present building was built in 1879/1880 mostly with capital of so called Border’s
fund.It has been projected in style of renesance by architect Nikola Kolar and it was
raised on the land of Kontumac on the place where park was formed later.Building was
formally opened on May 30th 1880 when the City park was also founded.Lack of space brought
in 1912 to plans for outhouse and expansion.Despite the resistance of city officials who
demanded that two building should be linked in style of renesance, new building was
projected in postsecesion style but it framed with older building good.Due to outbreak of
new war building was finished in 1916.Gimnasium was very damaged in the wars when in both
cases soldiers,prisoners and even horses had bee staying in it.
Still the building exist nowdays and it represents one of most noticable building of old
city core. |
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