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Novi Sad. / 45.25417°N 19.84250°E / 45.25417; 19.84250. Novi Sad ( Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Сад, pronounced [nôʋiː sâːd] ⓘ; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia after the capital Belgrade and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the ...
Novi Sad is the second largest city of Serbia. It began as a Stone Age settlement in present-day Petrovaradin. The Celts founded the first fortress at this location. During Roman rule, a larger fortress was built in the 1st century AD. It was devastated by the Huns in the 5th century and rebuilt by the Byzantines.
Petrovaradin ( Serbian Cyrillic: Петроварадин, pronounced [petroʋarǎdiːn]) is a historic town in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, now a part of the city of Novi Sad. As of 2011, the urban area has 14,810 inhabitants. [1] Lying on the right bank of the Danube, across the main part of Novi Sad, it is built around the Petrovaradin ...
6th century. Built by. Justinian I. Materials. Stone. Soko Grad ( Serbian Cyrillic: Соко Град), also known as Sokolac, is a medieval city and fortress 2 km east of the spa town of Sokobanja, Serbia. The fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1982, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. [ 1]
Location Borders Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Stari grad. The eastern borders of Stari grad are Kej žrtava racije (Quay of the victims of raid) and Beogradski kej (Belgrade Quay), the southern border is Bulevar Cara Lazara (Tzar Lazar Boulevard), the western border is Bulevar oslobođenja (Liberation Boulevard), the north-western borders are ...
Novi Sad, Serbia. Offshore water bodies. Danube. Dimensions. • Length. 700m. Štrand ( Serbian Cyrillic: Штранд) is a popular city beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located and the edge of Liman neighborhood, with the Liberty Bridge passing above the beach.
Political history. Urban municipalities of Novi Sad, 1980-1989. The city was founded in 1694 and its first names were Ratzen Stadt ( Serbian: Racka Varoš) and Peterwardein Schantz ( Serbian: Petrovaradinski Šanac ). Since 1702, it was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier. In 1746–1748, when one part of Military Frontier was abolished ...
Kovilj (Serbian Cyrillic: Ковиљ) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Name [ edit ] The Serbian name of the village derived from Serbian word "kovilj", which is a name for one sort of flower grass.