Danube Cruise with MV Rossini to Apatin, northwest of Batschka – SRB nd th Visit and cultural programme, 2 to 05 August 2017 - „On the trail of ancestors“ Tuesday 08/02/2017 2.00 pm – Departure, bus transfer from Mohacs from MV (motor vessel) Rossini to Apatin and Sombor 5.00 pm – Arrival in Apatin and Sombor in the accommodations, hotels 6.00 pm – Free evening activities, choice of two parallel activities for smaller groups * Workshop visit to the luthier Robert Kelsch. Place: Workshop of the luthier Robert Kelsch, Marka Oreškovića 69, Apatin * Ethno-house „Margita“, Formerly House of the Flamm family with a vinegar production. All items and facilities are dating from the early twentieth-century and are preserved in original condition! Place: Ethno-house „Margita“ owned by Perica Maleš, Prigrevačka 16, Apatin 8.00 pm – Return to accommodation / hotels - dinner Wednesday 08/03/2017 9.00 am – Departure from the accommodation to the culture center, Apatin ** 10.00 am – Reception in the Cultural Center, festive speech contributions, majorette and dance group performances. Moderation in Serbian, German and English; Place: Cultural center, Petefi Šandora 4, Apatin * 1.00 pm – Lunch at the restaurant „Zlatna Kruna“. On the banks of the Danube Place: Zlatna Kruna, Ive Lole Ribara bb, Apatin ** 3.00 pm – Free afternoon activities * 3.00 pm Guided tour to the historic New Cemetery “Oberer Friedhof” Place: New Cemetery, Grobljanska bb, Apatin * 4.30 pm Guided tour to the historic City Hall, to the thorn tree, to the memorial plaque for Apatin Danube Swabians and to the "Black Madonna". Place: Town Hall, Srpskih Vladara 29, Apatin and church Assumption of the Virgin Mary. ** 6.00 pm – Holy Mass in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Holy Mass is celebrated by Reverend Jakob Pfeifer. Place: Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Srpskih Vladara 27, Apatin 7.30 pm – Return to accommodation / hotels - dinner Thursday 08/04/2017 8.30 pm – Departure from the accommodation to the citty hall of Sombor ** 9.00 pm – Guided tour to Sombor center, to the town hall and painting „Battle of Zenta“ (7m x 4m) ** 11.00 am – Visit of D. Swabian memorial in Gakovo - Start at 10:00h, entrance New Cemetery Wreath ceremony, speech and common prayer with Rev. Pfeifer & Apatiner Gemeinschaft. Place: D. Swabian Memorial of Gakovo, Cemetery Gakovo - 14,7km northern of Sombor * 2:00 pm - Lunch at the restaurant „Dida Hornjakov Salaš“ close to the city of Sombor Enjoy lunch in the ambience of a Salaš, a typical country house of the Pannonian Plain. Place: Restaurant / Salaš „Dida Hornjakov Salaš“, Gradina 65 - Sombor * 5.00 pm Guided tour to the Ecclesiastical museum A.-Berenz and meeting with the members of the assoc. A. Berenz in their facilities (rooms). Place: German assoc. (Nemačko udruž. A. Berenc) A. Berenz, Žarka Zrenjanina 14, Apatin Place: Eccl. m. A.-Berenz in the church “Herz-Jesu” (Sacred Heart), Ž.Zrenjanina 12, Apatin * Guided tour to the historic Catholic Cemetery of Apatin by Boris Mašić A discovery tour to former regional celebrities of Apatin. Place: Historic Catholic Cemetery of Apatin (Unterer Friedhof), Sonćanska bb, Apatin 7.30 pm – Return to accommodation / hotels - dinner Friday 08/05/2017 Breakfast in accommodation / hotels 08:00 Uhr – Departure from the accommodation in Apatin and Sombor to Novi Sad to MV Rossini * Only for invited participants and participants of the Danube cruise ** Open event Confirmation/Feedback for participation at events with check boxes, Please check the corresponding boxes „ X “ and submit your choice to the organizers. Participants, name and surname 1. ____________ __________________ 2. ____________ __________________ 3. ____________ __________________ 4. ____________ __________________ Your remarks and wishes: Contacts, Organization . Peter Mijatović - Apatiner Gemeinschaft e.V., Hohenfriedberger Str.46, D-70499 Stuttgart D-Mob. +49 (0)1577 5351526, Email: [email protected] . Boris Mašić - for the association „Nemačko Udruženje Adam Berenc“, Pivarska 74, SRB-25260 Apatin Mob. +381 (0)63 1140900, Email: [email protected] . Organization: Apatiner Gemeinschaft e.V. Germany i.e. “Community of Ap. reg. society”, Ger. assoc. “Nemačko Udruženje” A. Berenc - Apatin, with support by the Municipality of Apatin .