Novi Sad - Name, History, Geography, Politics, Demographics, Famous buildings, Important institutions, Infrastructure, Tourism, Famous or notable citizens
45°15N 19°51E, pop (2000e) 181 000. Commercial and industrial capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, N Serbia; on R Danube; formerly an important stronghold against the Turks; railway; university (1960); wine, fruit and vegetable trade, leather, textiles, tobacco; Nika Banja health resort nearby; bishop's palace, Petrovaradin castle, cathedral; international agricultural show (May), Danube international rowing regatta (Aug), autumn fair (Oct).
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City motto: Град по мери грађана (English: City of the citizens) nickname: Serbian Athens |
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| Mayor |
Maja Gojković (SRS) (since 2004) |
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| Land area |
129.4 km² (urban Novi Sad) 702.7 km² (Municipal area) |
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Population (2002 census) |
216,583 (urban Novi Sad) 299,294 (Municipal area) |
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Population density (2002) |
1928/km² (urban Novi Sad) 433/km² (Municipal area) |
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| Coordinates | 45°15′N 19°51′ECoordinates: 45°15′N 19°51′E | ||
| Area code | +381 21 | ||
| Subdivisions | 2 municipalities | ||
| License plates | NS | ||
| Time zone | CET, summer CEST | ||
| Website | www.gradnovisad.org.yu | ||
Novi Sad (Нови Сад) is a city located in Serbia;
The urban area of Novi Sad comprises "Novi Sad proper" and the towns of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica.
Name
As a meeting place of cultures and peoples, Novi Sad came to have many different names in various languages.
In its wider meaning, name Novi Sad refer to the "City of Novi Sad", which is one of the four city-level administrative units of the Republic of Serbia. In its narrower meaning, name Novi Sad refer to the Novi Sad municipality, one of the two urban municipalities that compose the City of Novi Sad (another municipality is named Petrovaradin). Name Novi Sad could also refer only to urban part of the City of Novi Sad (including "Novi Sad proper", and towns of Sremska Kamenica and Petrovaradin), as well as only to the historical core of urban Novi Sad, i.e.
History
Early History of Petrovaradin
Human settlement in the territory of present-day Novi Sad has been traced as far back as the Stone Age (about 4500 BC).
The foundation of Novi Sad
At the outset of the Habsburg rule, people of Orthodox faith were forbidden from residing in Petrovaradin, thus Serbs were largely unable to build homes in the city.
The edict that made Novi Sad a "free royal city" was proclaimed on February 1, 1748. Cast this proclamation to anyone, who might concern...so that the famous Petrovaradinski Šanac, which lies on the other side of the Danube in Bačka province on Sajlovo land, by the might of our divine royal power and prestige...make this town a Free Royal City and to fortify, accept and sign it in as one of the free royal cities of our Kingdom of Hungary and other territories, by abolishing its previous name of Petrovaradinski Šanac, renaming it Neoplanta (Latin), Újvidék (Hungarian), Neu-Satz (German), Novi Sad (Serbian), Mlada Loza (Bulgarian)".
For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, Novi Sad was the largest city populated with ethnic Serbs (The reformer of the Serbian language, Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, wrote in 1817 that Novi Sad is the "largest Serb municipality in the world").
During the Revolution of 1848-1849, Novi Sad was part of Serbian Vojvodina, a Serbian autonomous region within Habsburg Empire.
Serbian troops entered the city on November 9, 1918, and on November 25, 1918, the Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci, and other nations of Vojvodina in Novi Sad proclaimed the union of Vojvodina region with the Kingdom of Serbia (the assembly numbered 757 deputies, of which 578 were Serbs, 84 Bunjevci, 62 Slovaks, 21 Rusyns, 6 Germans, 3 Šokci, 2 Croats, and 1 Hungarian).
The partisan forces from Srem and Bačka entered the city on October 23, 1944, and Novi Sad became part of the new socialist Yugoslavia.
Geography
Novi Sad is located in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, with land area of 702.7 km² (urban 129.7 km²).
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
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| Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) | 2.5 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 22.5 | 25.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 23.7 | 18.0 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
| Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) | -4.4 | -2.3 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Mean total rainfall (mm) | 38 | 35 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 82 | 61 | 55 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 44 |
Politics
City`s administration bodies are comprised of city assembly as representative body, mayor and city government as executive body.
From local elections in 2004, mayor of Novi Sad is Maja Gojković, from Serbian Radical Party;
Since 2002, when the new statute of Novi Sad came into effect, City of Novi Sad is divided into 46 local communities within two urban municipalities, Novi Sad and Petrovaradin, whose borders are defined by geographic boundaries (Danube river). suburbs
Neighborhoods
Urban area of Novi Sad has a population of 216,583 and is generally divided into three parts: "Novi Sad proper" (with population of 191,405), which is situated on the left bank on the Danube, and Petrovaradin (with population of 13,973) and Sremska Kamenica (with population of 11,205), which are situated on the right bank of the Danube.
Suburbs
Besides urban part of the city (which include "Novi Sad proper", Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica), there are 12 more settlements and 1 town in Novi Sad's municipal area.
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Population (census 2002) |
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Population (census 2002) |
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| I | Begeč | 3,335 | II | Futog | 18,582 |
| III | Veternik | 18,626 | IV | Rumenka | 5,729 |
| V | Kisač | 5,471 | VI | Stepanovićevo | 2,214 |
| VII | Čenej | 2,115 | VIII | Kać | 11,166 |
| IX | Budisava | 3,825 | X | Kovilj | 5,599 |
| XI | Bukovac | 3,585 | XII | Stari Ledinci | 823 |
| XIII | Ledinci | 1,641 |
Some towns and villages in separate municipalities of Sremski Karlovci, Temerin and Beočin which border City of Novi Sad, share the same public transportation and are also economically connected to Novi Sad.
Demographics
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Population through history |
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| 1820 | 20,000 (est.) |
| 1843 | 17,332 |
| 1850 | 7,182 |
| 1869 | 19,119 |
| 1880 | 21,325 |
| 1890 | 24,717 |
| 1900 | 28,763 |
| 1910 | 33,089 |
| 1921 | 39,122 |
| 1931 (1.) | 63,985 |
| 1941 | 61,731 |
| 1948 | 69,431 |
| 1953 | 76,752 |
| 1961 | 102,469 |
| 1971 | 141,375 |
| 1981 | 170,020 |
| 1991 | 179,626 |
| 2002 (2.) | 191,405 |
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(1.) Together with Petrovaradin (2.) 216,583 together with Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica |
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Novi Sad is the largest city in Vojvodina, and second largest in Serbia (after Belgrade).
According to the 2002 census, the population of the municipal area of Novi Sad (including both municipalities) is composed of: Serbs (75.50%), Hungarians (5.24%), Yugoslavs (3.17%), Slovaks (2.41%), Croats (2.09%), Montenegrins (1.68%), and others.
Famous buildings
Petrovaradin fortress (Petrovaradinska tvrđava) Clock Tower (Toranj sa satom) City Hall (Gradska kuća) Bishop's Palace (Vladičanski dvor) White Banovina (Bela banovina) Spens Sports Center (Sports and business centre) NIS-NAFTAGAS building Main Post Office Building (Glavna Pošta) Novi Sad Airport (Čenej Airport) Stadium of VojvodinaReligious architecture
The Name of Mary Church (built in 1894) Minster Orthodox Church (built in 1742) Almaška Orthodox Church (built in 1797) Nikolajevska Orthodox Church (built in 1730) Uspenska Orthodox Church (built in 1736) Synagogue (built in 1906) Tekije Church (built in 1881) Kovilj Monastery (The monastery was reconstructed in 1705-1707. Matica Srpska, the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia, was moved from Budapest to Novi Sad in 1864, while Serbian National Theatre, the oldest professional theatre among the South Slavs, was founded in Novi Sad in 1861.Today, Novi Sad is the second cultural centre in Serbia (besides Belgrade) and city`s officials try to make the city more attractive to numerous cultural events and music concerts. Besides Serbian National Theatre, the most prominent theatres are also Cultural centre of Novi Sad, and Novi Sad Theatre.
Education
Novi Sad is one of Serbian most important centers of higher education and research, with four universities, numerous professional, technical, and private colleges, and a couple of research institutes.
Media
Novi Sad has two major daily newspapers, Dnevnik and Građanski list, both in Serbian. Apart from that Novi Sad is the host of the World League in volleyball and traditional sport events such as Novi Sad marathon, international swimming rally and many other events.
| Club | Sport | Founded | League | Venue |
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| FK Vojvodina | Football | 1914 | Meridian Superliga | Stadium of Vojvodina |
| KK Vojvodina | Basketball | / | Sinalco Superleague | Spens Sports Center |
| KK Novi Sad | Basketball | 1985 | Sinalco Superleague | Spens Sports Center |
| OK Vojvodina | Volleyball | 1946 | / | Spens Sports Center |
Recreation &
Important institutions
Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Vlada Autonomne Pokrajine Vojvodine) Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Skupština Autonomne Pokrajine Vojvodine) Matica Srpska Library of Matica Srpska (Biblioteka Matice Srpske) Gallery of Matica Srpska (Galerija Matice Srpske) Serbian National Theatre (Srpsko narodno pozorište) Novi Sad Theatre (Novosadsko pozorište) The Theatre of Young (Pozorište mladih) Museum of Vojvodina (Muzej Vojvodine) Museum of Novi Sad (Muzej Grada Novog Sada) Archive of Vojvodina (Arhiv Vojvodine) Archive of Novi Sad (Arhiv Novog Sada) Novi Sad Fair (Novosadski sajam) Novi Sad University (Novosadski Univerzitet) Novi Sad Open University (Novosadski Otvoreni Univerzitet) Offset of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art (Ogranak Srpske akademije nauka i umetnosti) Vojvodinian Academy of Science and Art (Vojvođanska akademija nauka i umetnosti) Novi Sad City Library (Gradska biblioteka Novi Sad) Cultural Centre of Novi Sad (Kulturni centar Novog Sada) Novi Sad Television (Televizija Novi Sad) Novi Sad Radio (Radio Novi Sad) Azbukum, a centre for Serbian language and culture. Novi Sad (Largest banking institution in AP of Vojvodina)Infrastructure
Novi Sad is connected by motorway to Subotica and Zrenjanin, by highway to Belgrade;
Tourism
Fruška Gora Lake of Ledinci (Ledinačko jezero) Štrand, popular Danube beachFamous or notable citizens
Svetozar Miletić (1826-1901), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, the political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina. He was born in the village of Kovilj near Novi Sad, and lived in Novi Sad.Twin cities
Novi Sad is twinned with the following cities:
| Budva, Montenegro (1996) Changchun, People's Republic of China (1981) Dortmund, Germany (1982) Helioupolis, Greece (1994) | Modena, Italy (1974) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (2006) Norwich, United Kingdom (1989) Timişoara, Romania (2005) |
Agreement on joint cooperation: Lviv (Ukraine, 1999), Szeged (Hungary, 2005), Pécs (Hungary, 2002), Ulm (Germany, 2002), Gothenburg (Sweden, 2002), Nant (France, 2002, on improving public transportation), Frunzensky District in Saint Petersburg (Russia, 2003) and Banja Luka (Bosnia and Hercegovina, 2006).
The Novi Sad Friendship Bridge in Norwich, United Kingdom, by Buro Happold, was named in honour of Novi Sad.
General References
Boško Petrović - Živan Milisavac, Novi Sad - monografija, Novi Sad, 1987 Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004 Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002 Jovan Mirosavljević, Novi Sad - atlas ulica, Novi Sad, 1998 Mirjana Džepina, Društveni i zabavni život starih Novosađana, Novi Sad, 1982 Zoran Rapajić, Novi Sad bez tajni, Beograd, 2002 Đorđe Randelj, Novi Sad - slobodan grad, Novi Sad, 1997 Enciklopedija Novog Sada, sveske 1-26, Novi Sad, 1993-2005 Radenko Gajić, Petrovaradinska tvrđava - Gibraltar na Dunavu, Novi Sad, 1994 Veljko Milković, Petrovaradin kroz legendu i stvarnost, Novi Sad, 2001 Veljko Milković, Petrovaradin i Srem - misterija prošlosti, Novi Sad, 2003 Veljko Milković, Petrovaradinska tvrđava - podzemlje i nadzemlje, Novi Sad, 2005 Agneš Ozer, Petrovaradinska tvrđava - vodič kroz vreme i prostor, Novi Sad, 2002 Agneš Ozer, Petrovaradin fortress - a guide through time and space, Novi Sad, 2002 30 godina mesne zajednice "7. Juli" u Novom Sadu 1974-2004 - monografija, Novi Sad, 2004 Branko Ćurčin, Slana Bara - nekad i sad, Novi Sad, 2002 Branko Ćurčin, Novosadsko naselje Šangaj - nekad i sad, Novi Sad, 2004 Zvonimir Golubović, Racija u Južnoj Bačkoj 1942. godine, Novi Sad, 1991 Petar Jonović, Knjižare Novog Sada 1790-1990, Novi Sad, 1990 Petar Jonović - Dr Milan Vranić - Dr Dušan Popov, Znameniti knjižari i izdavači Novog Sada, Novi Sad, 1993 Ustav za čitaonicu srpsku u Novom Sadu, Novi Sad, 1993 Sveske za istoriju Novog Sada, sveske 4-5, Novi Sad, 1993-1994Images
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Matica srpska |
Serbian National Theatre |
View of central square in Novi Sad in winter |
Liman |
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Podbara |
Synagogue, built in 1906 |
Minster Orthodox Church, built in 1742 |
Sajmište |
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Telep, Orthodox church |
Spens Sports Center |
Lake of Ledinci |
EXIT festival |
South Bačka District
Novi Sad • Begeč • Budisava • Čenej • Futog • Kać • Kisač • Kovilj • Rumenka • Stepanovićevo • Veternik
Petrovaradin • Bukovac • Ledinci • Sremska Kamenica • Stari Ledinci
Bač • Bačko Novo Selo • Bođani • Plavna • Selenča • Vajska
Bačka Palanka • Čelarevo • Despotovo • Gajdobra • Karađorđevo • Mladenovo • Neštin • Nova Gajdobra • Obrovac • Parage • Pivnice • Silbaš • Tovariševo • Vizić
Bački Petrovac • Gložan • Kulpin • Maglić
Bečej • Bačko Gradište • Bačko Petrovo Selo • Mileševo • Radičević
Beočin • Banoštor • Čerević • Grabovo • Lug • Rakovac • Susek • Sviloš
Srbobran • Nadalj • Turija
Sremski Karlovci
Temerin • Bački Jarak • Sirig
Titel • Gardinovci • Lok • Mošorin • Šajkaš • Vilovo
Vrbas • Bačko Dobro Polje • Kosančić • Kucura • Ravno Selo • Savino Selo • Zmajevo
Žabalj • Čurug • Đurđevo • Gospođinci
(*) bold are municipalities
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City of Novi Sad: Novi Sad • Petrovaradin
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