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Trg Kralja Aleksandra neighborhood is located in the central part of Niš around King Aleksander square. It is flat and bordered on the north by the Nišava river, on the east by the neighborhood of Centar , and on the west by the neighborhood of "Kičevo".
Niš was known as Нишь [10] or Ньшь [11] (Nyšь) in Old Serbian and Old Bulgarian. Nāissus is the Ancient name of the city. [12] Naissus is itself probably a derivative of the older *Nāviskos, from *Nāvia ("trough valley"), the Celtic name of the Nišava River, which flows through the city.
According to Stefan the First-Crowned, the conquest of Niš by Nemanja in 1185 AD implied the total destruction of the city, but some of the churches were spared. [3] Next to the church is Pantelejmon Cemetery, atop the former necropolis, which was formed at the end of the 19th century and continued to be used for burials until the end of the ...
Palilula is one of the older neighborhoods of Niš. [2] It was developed partly before and partly after 1878. Part of it was developed just after the construction of the railroad. During the Ottoman Empire the cities had been built very often by wooden beams, and there was a fire hazard.
Durlan is located in the north-eastern outskirt of Niš. It is flat and bordered on the south by the Nišava river, on the east by Vrežina, on the north by the E80 road . The main street is named Knjaževačka .
The municipality consists of 16 settlements, all of which are classified as rural, except for Palilula, which is a part of a larger urban settlement of Niš. [ 2 ] Bebatovo , population 327
Niš railway station (Serbian: Железничка станица Ниш/Železnička stanica Niš) is a railway station in city of Niš in Nišava District in southern part of Serbia. Station was opened in 1884. There are several railway lines running from this station; Belgrade-Niš, Niš-Dimitrovgrad, Niš-Skopje and Niš-Prahovo. The train ...
Within the city boundaries itself stands the Niš Fortress, which ranks among the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the Balkans, built in the late seventeenth century. On the outskirts of Niš there is a unique monument - the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built by the Turks from the skulls of the Serbian warriors who died in the Battle ...