Karamata Family House

The house of Karamata family was built in 1763 by a merchant from Zemun, Kuzman Jovanović. It was bought in 1779 by Dimitrije Karamata, an immigrant from the then Turkish Aegean Macedonia (nowadays Pyrgoi, Greece). Since then, the house has been in the possession of the Karamata family. In 1827,...

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  • The house of Karamata family was built in 1763 by a merchant from Zemun, Kuzman Jovanović. It was bought in 1779 by Dimitrije Karamata, an immigrant from the then Turkish Aegean Macedonia (nowadays Pyrgoi, Greece). Since then, the house has been in the possession of the Karamata family.
  • In 1827, Jovan Karamata, Dimitrije’s son, finished the overall adaptation of the building. On the distinctive facadeof the house, there is an inscription above the gate with the year 1827.
  • The original builders of the house have remained unknown so far, and the original plans are lost. Still, it is certainly one of the first baroque buildings in Zemun.