Beli Manastir
Beli Manastir je jedini baranjski grad i administrativno središte Baranje. Izrastao je na jugozapadnim padinama Baranjske planine, gotovo na pola puta između Osijeka na jugu i mađarskog grada Mohača na sjeveru. Ime grada vuče korijen još iz srednjeg vrijeka kada je 1227. ugarski palatin Moys de Daro na svojemu imanju u mjestu Pél sagradio samostan.
Zbog toga je mjesto poslije nazvano Pél Monostor (Pélov Samostan). Kada je južna Baranja 1920. pripala tadašnjoj Kraljevini Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca, mjestu je pripremljena promjena naziva. Konačno, ime Beli Manastir proglašeno je tri godine kasnije, 1923. Danas je to grad s nešto više od 10.000 stanovnika koji žive u pojedinim njegovim dijelovima (Planina, Beljsko naselje, Haljevo, Palača, Sudaraš) i prigradskim naseljima Branjin Vrh, Šećarana i Šumarina).
Beli Manastir
Beli Manastir is the only town in Baranja and its administrative seat. It grew on the Southeast slopes of the Baranja Mountain, almost half way between Osijek in the south and Hungarian town of Mohač in the north.
The town name derives from the Middle Ages when in 1227 the Hungarian palatine Moys de Daro erected a monastery on his property, in the place named Pél. Because of this, the place was later renamed to Pél Monostor (Pél's Monastery). When in 1920 Southern Baranja became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the place was to change its name. Finally, the name Beli Manastir was proclaimed three years later, in 1923.
Today, it is a town with more than 10,000 inhabitants living in several districts (Planina, Beljsko naselje, Haljevo, Palača, Sudaraš) and suburbs (Branjin Vrh, Šećarana and Šumarina).
How to find a cache:
You have to find what saint is the protector of city Beli Manastir. When you have his name, then use next values.
XXX= year of birth
YYY=year of death
Cache is at these coordinates:
N 45° 45.XXX+660 E 018° 36.YYY-49
