Arača, Church ruin in Novo Miloševo, Serbia.
Arača is the brick ruin of a three-nave Romanesque basilica with three apses and bundled pillars, later given a Gothic tower over the eastern part of the north aisle. Today the west wall, the sanctuary with two arcades of the north nave wall and the tower survive; the monastery foundations lie north of the church.
The church was built around 1230 and underwent reconstruction roughly 140 years later under royal patronage. A raid in 1551 brought final destruction to the building.
Since the 1990s, Vojvodina Hungarians have adopted the ruin as a symbol, holding gatherings here; two civic organisations and an award for public figures carry the Aracs name. The church is also called after St Michael the Archangel, and the 1896 find known as the Aracs stone hints at an earlier church on the site.
The ruins are located in northern Vojvodina and accessible via local roads in the region. Visitors should wear proper footwear and come prepared for uneven ground and exposed outdoor conditions.
The ruin became a symbol for Vojvodina's Hungarians in the 1990s; two civic organisations and an award for public figures now carry the Aracs name. Limestone blocks in the walls were quarried in the Buda Hills, far from the Banat plain.
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