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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.
The Niš Committee's plan was a systematic action, through local uprisings weaken the Ottomans, and with gradual arming of the people help liberate the region. Kole Rašić was declared vojvoda. Niš was eventually incorporated into Serbia during the wider Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) and the Serbian Army entered Niš on
Niš Bus Station is the main bus station in Niš, Serbia. The station is a hub for urban transit and intercity carrier Niš-Ekspres. Buses from Niš to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, run every 30 minutes. Direct bus lines are available, as well as buses that stop in multiple cities on the way.
It was a significant site during the battles for the liberation of Niš from January 4th to 8th, 1878 (Vuči Dol and Kamara). Until 1949, Suvi Do was a small village. That year marked the establishment of the first industrial facilities for radio and X-ray equipment manufacturing (RR factories), the precursor to the later Electronic Industry (EI).
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 ...
Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), in its present form, was established in 1991 as a public company for the exploration, production, refining and sales and distribution of oil, petroleum products and natural gas.
The first narrow gauge, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), of NIS railway line stretched from the governor's office in Buitenzorg (now Bogor) to the capital city of Batavia (Batavia Noord or Batavia NIS) for 25 km (16 miles) and had branches to Meester Cornelis (just south of Manggarai) around 1 km (0.62 miles) and Kleine Boom (Pasar Ikan near Sunda Kelapa ...
The University of Niš (Serbian: Универзитет у Нишу, romanized: Univerzitet u Nišu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1965. [6]As of the 2018-19 school year, it consists of 13 faculties with 1,492 academic staff and around 20,500 students.