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Athletes from Novi Sad had the honour of participating in the first in. DRAGAN DINIĆ, 1968, specijalista urgentne medicine, Prokuplje 68. NADEŽDA RADENKOVIĆ, 1957, pravnik, Zaječar 124. Unable to build homes there, Serbs founded a new settlement in 1694 on the left bank of the Danube. Every May, Novi Sad is home to the largest in the region, having attracted 600,000 attendees in 2005.
This article needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. March 2018 Novi Sad : Нови Сад, pronounced ; : Újvidék ; : Nový Sad ; see for other names is the second largest in , the capital of the autonomous province of and the administrative center of the. It is located in the southern part of the , on the border of the and geographical regions. Bordering the banks of the river, the city faces the northern slopes of mountain. Novi Sad Нови Сад Újvidék in Hungarian Nový Sad in Slovak City of Novi Sad Grad Novi Sad Novi Sad Europe Show map of Europe Coordinates: : Settled by 4th century B. The population of the administrative area of the city, including suburbs, totals at 341,625 people. Novi Sad was founded in 1694, when merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the , a strategic military post. During the 18th and 19th centuries, it became an important trading and manufacturing centre, as well as a centre of , earning it the nickname Serbian Athens. The city was heavily devastated in the , but was subsequently rebuilt and restored. Today, along with the capital city of Belgrade, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial center important to the. This section may require to meet Wikipedia's. The specific problem is: History section needs summarization, move of intricate information to. Please help if you can. February 2016 Older settlements Human habitation, in the territory of present-day Novi Sad, has been traced as far back as the. Dating from 5000 BC, several settlements and were unearthed during the construction of a new boulevard in. A settlement was also identified on the right bank of the river in present-day. In antiquity, the region was inhabited by , in particular by the. Celts were present in the area since the 4th century BC and founded the first fortress on the right bank of the Danube. Later, in the 1st century BC, the region was conquered by the. During Roman rule, a larger fortress was built in the 1st century, with the name Cusum, and was included in the of. Roman Golden Helmet, In the 5th century, Cusum was devastated by the invasion of the. By the end of the 5th century, had reconstructed the town and called it by the names Petrikon or Petrikov : Πέτρικον after. In the Middle Ages, the area was subsequently controlled by the , , , , , again by the Byzantines, and finally by the. It was included into the medieval between the 11th and 12th centuries. That same year, several other settlements were mentioned as existing in the territory of modern day urban Novi Sad. Some other settlements existed in the : Mortályos Serbian: Mrtvaljoš , Csenei : , Keménd Serbian: , Rév : Rivica. For example, Bivalo Bivaljoš was a large Slavic settlement dating from the 5th—6th centuries. Other names are of origin for example Bélakút, Kűszentmárton, Vásárosvárad, Rév , indicating that the settlements were inhabited by Hungarians before the in the 16th century. Some settlement names are of uncertain origin. Tax records from 1522 showed a mix of Hungarian and Slavic names among the inhabitants of these villages, including Slavic names like Bozso Božo , Radovan, Radonya Radonja , Ivo, etc. Following the Ottoman invasion in the 16th—17th centuries, some of these settlements were destroyed. Most surviving Hungarian inhabitants retreated from this area. Some of the settlements persisted during the Ottoman rule and were populated by ethnic Serbs. In the year 1590, the population of all villages that existed in the territory of present-day Novi Sad numbered at 105 houses, inhabited exclusively by Serbs. Ottoman records mention only those inhabitants who paid taxes, thus the number of Serbs who lived in the area for example those that served in the was larger than was recorded. Founding of Novi Sad 1694—1804 1804—1867 1867—1918 1918—1941 1941—1944 1944—1992 1992—2006 2006 Habsburg rule was aligned with the Roman Catholic church and as it took over this area near the end of the 17th century, the government prohibited people of from residing in. Unable to build homes there, Serbs founded a new settlement in 1694 on the left bank of the Danube. Another name used for the settlement was Petrovaradinski Šanac. According to 1720 data, the population of Ratzen Stadt was composed of 112 Serbian, 14 German, and 5 Hungarian houses. In the 18th century, the Habsburg monarchy also recruited Germans from the southern principalities to relocate to the Danube valley. They wanted both to increase the population and to redevelop the river valley for agriculture, which had declined markedly under the Ottomans. To encourage such settlement, the government agreed that the German communities could practice their religion mostly Catholicism and use their original German dialect. Habsburg Monarchy and Austria-Hungary For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, Novi Sad remained the largest city inhabited by Serbs. It was a cultural and political centre for Serbs see also , who did not have their own at the time. According to 1843 data, Novi Sad had 17,332 inhabitants, of whom 9,675 were , 5,724 , 1,032 , 727 , and 30 adherents of the. The largest in the city were Serbs, and the second largest were. Novi Sad main square, 1900 During the , Novi Sad was part of , a Serbian within the Austrian Empire. In 1849, the Hungarian garrison, located at the Petrovaradin Fortress, bombarded and devastated the city, which lost much of its population. According to the 1850 census, there were only 7,182 citizens left in the city, compared to 17,332 in 1843. Between 1849 and 1860, Novi Sad was part of a separate Austrian crownland known as the. After the abolishment of this province, the city was included into the County. The post-office was opened in 1853. Following the , Novi Sad was located within the , the , which comprised half of the empire. During this time, the policy of the Hungarian government drastically altered the demographic structure of the city, i. In the following decades, the percentage of Serbian-speakers decreased, while the number of Hungarian-speakers increased. According to the 1910 census, the city had 33,590 residents, of whom 13,343 39. It is not certain whether Hungarians or Serbs were the larger ethnic group in the city in 1910, since the various ethnic groups , , , other people, etc. Similar demographic changes can be seen in the religious structure: in 1870, the population of Novi Sad included 8,134 Orthodox Christians, 6,684 Catholics, 1,725 Calvinists, 1,343 Lutherans, and others. In 1910, the population included 13,383 and 11,553 , while 3,089 declared themselves as , 2,751 as , and 2,326 as. Yugoslavia and Serbia Novi Sad during the Hungarian occupation On 25 November 1918, the Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs of Vojvodina in Novi Sad proclaimed the union of Vojvodina region with the. Since 1 December 1918, Novi Sad was part of the ; and in 1929, it became the capital of the , a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1921, the population of Novi Sad numbered 39,122 inhabitants, 16,293 of whom spoke the Serbian language, 12,991 Hungarian, 6,373 German, 1,117 Slovak, etc. In 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded and partitioned by the , and its northern parts, including Novi Sad, were annexed by. During , about 5,000 citizens were murdered and many others were resettled. During the three days of the 21—23 January 1942 alone, Hungarian police killed 1,246 citizens, among them more than 800 Jews, and threw their corpses into the icy waters of the Danube. The total death toll of the raid was around 2,500. Citizens of all nationalities—Serbs, Hungarians, Slovaks, and others—fought together against the Axis authorities. In 1975 the whole city was awarded the title. The , from and , entered the city on 23 October 1944. During the military administration of October 17, 1944 — January 27, 1945 , the Partisans , mostly Serbs, who were perceived as opponents to the new regime. Since 1945, Novi Sad has been the capital of , a province of the. The city went through rapid industrialization and its population more than doubled in the period between World War II and the breakup of Yugoslavia, after the fall of the Soviet Union. After 1992, Novi Sad became part of the. Devastated by during the of 1999, without any of its three Danube bridges , and , communications, water, and electricity. Residential areas were cluster-bombed several times while the was bombarded daily, causing severe pollution and widespread ecological damage. In 2003, FR Yugoslavia was transformed into the of , then these two states separated in June 2006 following the May 2006 , making Novi Sad now part of the. The city lies on the S-shaped meander of the river Danube, which is only 350 meters wide beneath the Petrovaradin rock. A section of the marks the northern edge of wider city centre, and merges with the Danube. The main part of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube, in region, while smaller parts and lie on the right bank, in Syrmia region. Bačka side of the city lies on one of the southern lowest parts of , while side Syrmia is a mountain. A large part of Novi Sad lies on a with an of 80 to 83 metres 262 to 272 feet. The northern part of Fruška Gora is composed of massive zones, but they are not active, except in the neighborhood between and. Panoramic view of Novi Sad from The total land area of the city is 699 square kilometres 270 sq mi , while the urban area is 129. Climate Novi Sad has an : Cfb , closely bordering a : Dfb with a January mean of 0. The city experiences four distinct seasons. Autumn is longer than spring, with long sunny and warm periods. Winter is not so severe, with an average of 22 days of complete sub-zero temperature, and averages 25 days of snowfall. Spring is usually short and rainy, while summer arrives abruptly. The east-southeasterly wind , which blows from the and brings clear and dry weather, is characteristic of the local climate. It mostly blows in autumn and winter, in 2—3 days intervals. In winter time, accompanied by , it can cause snowdrifts. Climate data for , Novi Sad 1981—2010, extremes 1948—present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C °F 18. There are only a few buildings dating from before the 19th century. The city was almost completely destroyed during the , so architecture from the 19th century dominates the. Small older houses used to surround the center of town, but they are now being replaced by modern multi-story buildings. During the socialist period, new city blocks with wide streets and multi-story buildings were constructed around the city core. However, not many buildings were erected. The total number of , with ten or more floors, remained at about 50, the rest having mostly three to six floors. From 1962—64, a new , today called Bulevar oslobođenja, was cut through the older neighbourhoods, establishing major communication lines. Several more boulevards were subsequently built in a similar manner, creating an network which replaced the primarialy radial structure of the old town. These interventions paved the way for a relatively unhampered growth of the city, almost tripling the population since the 1950s. Despite a huge increase in car ownership, is still relatively mild, except for a few major arteries. Neighbourhoods Novi Sad is divided into two city municipalities: Novi Sad proper and Petrovaradin Some of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city are Old Town , , and. The areas of and , located on the right bank of the Danube, were separate towns in the past, but today belong to the urban area of Novi Sad. New neighbourhoods, like , and , emerged from the fields and forests surrounding the city. Following World War II, tall residential buildings were constructed to house the huge influx of people leaving the country side. Many old houses in the city center, from the and neighbourhoods, were torn down in the 1950s and 1960s, to be replaced by multi-story buildings. Since the city has experienced a major construction boom in the last 10 years, some neighbourhoods like have completely been transformed. Neighbourhoods with single family homes are mostly located away from the city center. The largest numbers live in pop. Both places have grown bigger over the years, especially during the 1990s, and have physically merged with the city. Towns and villages in the adjacent municipalities of , and , share the same system and are economically tied to Novi Sad. Name Status City municipality Population 1 Village 3,325 2 3,656 3 3,936 4 Novi Sad 2,125 5 Town 18,641 6 11,740 7 Village 5,091 8 5,414 9 Petrovaradin 1,912 10 Novi Sad 6,495 11 Petrovaradin 934 12 Novi Sad 2,021 13 Town Novi Sad 17,454 See also: Year Pop. ±% 1798 6,890 — 1848 18,530 +168. Since its founding, the population of the city has been constantly increasing. According to the 1991 census, 56. In the 1990s and 2000s, the city experienced significant population growth. According to the 2011 census, the city's population is 250,439, while in urban area including adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin, Sremska Kamenica, Veternik and Futog there are 277,522 inhabitants. Metro area which encompass territory within administrative city limits has 341,625 inhabitants. Ethnic groups The ethnic composition in the city administrative area last three censuses : Ethnicity 1991 2002 2011 173,420 225,995 269,117 20,245 15,687 13,272 8,165 7,230 6,596 8,848 6,263 5,335 1,133 1,740 3,636 6,226 5,040 3,444 - 2,032 2,160 32,803 9,514 2,355 1,737 1,015 1,138 - 1,144 1,111 902 860 891 - 358 709 - - 484 - - 429 - - 412 - - 356 - - 329 Others 18,211 22,416 31,861 Total 265,464 299,294 341,625 All of the inhabited places in the municipalities have an ethnic Serb majority, while the village of has an ethnic Slovak majority. Religion Novi Sad Town Hall Novi Sad is the administrative center of the of , and as such, home to Vojvodina's and. The city's administrative bodies include the city as the representative body, as well as the and defining the executive bodies. The mayor and city assembly members are chosen through direct elections. The city assembly has 78 seats, while the city government consists of 11 members. The mayor and members of the city's assembly are elected to four-year terms. The city government is elected by the city assembly at the proposal of the mayor. As of the 2012 election, the mayor of Novi Sad is of the. While his party holds the majority of seats in the city assembly, the , the , as well as other parties and groups, are also represented. The city of Novi Sad is divided into 46 within two city municipalities, Novi Sad and , which are separated by the Danube river. Coat of arms The design consists of three white towers placed in the center, set against a blue sky. A white dove holding an olive branch flies above the larger middle tower. All three structures have rooftops with crenallations, as well as opened windows and closed gates. Below the towers lies a green background, with a wavy white line depicting the. October 23 The partisan forces from and entered and liberated the city from occupation on this day, in 1944. November 9 Troops of the Kingdom of Serbia entered the city on this day, in 1918, led by commandant. November 25 In 1918, the Assembly of , , and other of in Novi Sad proclaimed the unification of region with the. The city also commemorates the year 1694, when it was established. Novi Sad is the economic center of , the most fertile agricultural region in. The city also represents one of the largest economic and cultural hubs in Serbia. Novi Sad had always been a developed city within the former. In 1981, its GDP per capita was 172% of the Yugoslav average. During the 1990s, the city, like the rest of Serbia, was severely affected by an internationally imposed and hyperinflation of the. The embargo, along with economic mismanagement, led to a decay or demise of once important industrial combines, such as Novkabel electric cable industry , Pobeda metal industry , Jugoalat tools , Albus and HINS chemical industry. Practically the only viable large facilities remaining today are the oil refinery, located northeast of the town, and the. The economy of Novi Sad has mostly recovered from that period and grown strongly since 2001, shifting from an industry-driven economy to the. The processes involved in state and society-owned enterprises, as well as strong private incentives, have increased the share of privately owned companies to over 95% in the district, with small and medium-size enterprises dominating the city's. The significance of Novi Sad as a financial center is already proven, by being home to the national headquarters of numerous banks, such as , , and ; as well as the third largest in Serbia,. Furthermore, the city is home to major energy companies like oil company and gas company. It is also the seat of the wheat. Novi Sad is also a growing center within Serbia, second only to. The following table gives a preview of the total number of employed people per their core activity as of 2016 : Activity Total Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,457 Mining 889 Processing industry 15,983 Distribution of power, gas and water 2,601 Distribution of water and water waste management 2,403 Construction 7,691 Wholesale and retail, repair 25,254 Traffic, storage and communication 7,554 Hotels and restaurants 4,705 Media and telecommunications 7,579 Finance and insurance 4,935 Property stock and charter 612 Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 8,586 Administrative and other services 8,693 Administration and social assurance 7,978 Education 10,356 Healthcare and social work 13,280 Art, leisure and recreation 3,056 Other services 3,112 Total 136,724 is the oldest cultural-scientific institution in Serbia In the 19th and early 20th century, Novi Sad was the capital of , earning it the nickname Serbian Athens. During that time, almost every Serbian novelist, poet, jurist, and publisher had lived or worked in Novi Sad at some point in their career. Some of these cultural workers included , , , among others. The , the oldest professional theatre among the , was founded in Novi Sad in 1861. Today, Novi Sad is the second largest cultural center in , after. Municipal officials have made the city more attractive with numerous cultural events and music concerts. Since 2000, Novi Sad is home to the , one of the biggest music summer festivals in Europe. Other important cultural events include the theatre festival, , , , and many others. Novi Sad also hosts a fashion show twice a year, attracting local and international designers. Called , the event also features the works of applied artists, musicians, interior decorators, multimedia experts and architects. In addition to the , other prominent playhouses consist of the , , and the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad. The also houses many cultural events. Other include the Detachment of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art, Library of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad City Library and. The city is also home to the Archive of Vojvodina, which has collected numerous documents from the region dating back to 1565. Novi Sad has several folk song societies, which are known as kulturno-umetničko društvo or KUD. The best known societies in the city are: KUD Svetozar Marković, AKUD Sonja Marinković, SKUD Željezničar, FA Vila and the oldest SZPD , established in 1892. National minorities express their own traditions, folklore and songs through various societies such as the Hungarian MKUD Petőfi Sándor, Slovak SKUD Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Ruthenian RKC Novi Sad. The best known institution in the city is the , founded in 1847, which houses a permanent collection of and life in since ancient times. The Museum of Novi Sad, located in the , has a permanent collection featuring the history of the old fortress. The is the largest and most respected exhibition space in the city, with two galleries in the city centre. Other museums include and , featuring one of the most extensive collections of from the 1900s until the 1970s. Education is one of the oldest educational institutions in Serbia Novi Sad is one of the most important centers of and research in Serbia, with four universities overall and numerous professional, technical, and private colleges and , including a law school with its own publication. The largest educational institution in the city is the , a public school established in 1960. As of 2012 , it has 14 faculties, 9 of which are located on the main. It is attended by more than 50,000 students and has total staff of nearly 5,000. Business Academy University and Educons University are private schools also located in the city. Other educational institutions include , offering professional courses in , and the. Regarding primary and secondary education, there are 36 33 regular and 3 special with about 26,000 students. The system consists of 11 vocational schools and 4 with almost 18,000 students. Since 2000, the number of tourists visiting Novi Sad each year has steadily risen. During the annual in July, the city is full of young people from all over Europe. In 2017, over 200,000 visitors from 60 countries went to the festival, attending about 35 concerts. Other events include the which brings many into the city. Every May, Novi Sad is home to the largest in the region, having attracted 600,000 attendees in 2005. The tourist port, near in the city center, welcomes cruise boats from across Europe which travel the Danube river. The most recognized structure in Novi Sad is the , which dominates the skyline and also offers scenic views of the city. The nearby historic neighborhood of has many monuments, museums, cafes, restaurants and shops. Also in the vicinity, is the , approximately 20 km 12 mi from the city center. Media Novi Sad has one major daily newspaper, , and among the periodicals, the monthly magazine stands out. The city also houses the headquarters of regional public broadcaster, RTV , and municipal public broadcaster, Novosadska televizija, as well as a few commercial TV stations such as Kanal 9, Panonija and RTV Most. Major local commercial radio stations include FM and. Novi Sad is also known for being a publishing center. The most important publishing houses are Matica srpska, Stilos and Prometej. Well-known journals, in literature and art, include , the oldest Serbian Journal, Polja, which is issued by the , and Zlatna greda, published by the Association of Writers of Vojvodina. A more widespread interest in competitve sports developed after the Municipal Association of Physical Culture was created in 1959 and when the was built in 1981. Today, about 220 sports organizations are active in Novi Sad. Professional sports in Novi Sad mostly revolve around the multi-sport association. Having won two championships in 1966 and 1989, the football club represents the 3rd all-time best team in Serbia, right behind its two Belgrade rivals, and. With 13 championship titles, is the top volleyball team in the country. As for handball, is the current national champion. Athletes from Novi Sad had the honour of participating in the first in. The largest number of Novi Sad competitors, to participate in the Olympics, was at the. Eleven athletes won 6 medals there. Three also competed at the 1980 , while two participated in the 1976 and the 1956. Many national and international competitons are held in the city. Novi Sad played host to the European and World Championships in in 1981 and the in 1990. It also welcomed the European and World Championships in , the Balkan and European Championships in , the 1987 final match of the in European basketball, and the final tournament of the European volleyball cup. Furthermore, Novi Sad co-hosted the , as well as hosting the 2017 matches and the 2018 European Senior Karate Championships. The city also holds traditional sporting events such as the Novi Sad marathon, international swimming competitions and many other events. It is also the first mountain bike competition to be held in Serbia. Club Sport Founded League Venue 1914 1921 1951 Slana Bara Stadium 1948 1946 Spens Sports Center 1949 Slana Bara Sports Center 1957 Spens Sports Center 1998 FK Mladost Recreation. Novi Sad's inhabitants engage in a wide range of recreational and leisure activities, with and being the most participated. Cycling is also popular in Novi Sad. Both the city's flat terrain and extensive off-road network, in mountainous , are conducive to riding. Hundreds of commuters cycle the roads, daily. Proximity to the attracts many city dwellers on the weekends. They enjoy the numerous hiking trails, restaurants and monasteries located in and around the mountain area. During the summer months, citizens from Novi Sad visit in Fruška Gora, as well as the numerous beaches situated along the , the largest being in the neighborhood. There are also several recreational marinas bordering the river. Novi Sad lies on the branch B of the. The connects the city with to the north and to the south. It is concurrent with Budapest—Belgrade railroad, which connects it to major European cities. Novi Sad is connected with and on the northwest and on south with a regional highway; there are long-term plans to upgrade it to a motorway or an expressway, with a tunnel under the shortcutting the Iriški Venac mountain pass. Novi Sad currently does not have its own civil airport. The city is about a one-hour drive from , which connects it with capitals across Europe. Small north of the city is used for sport and agricultural purposes. There are plans to upgrade it to serve for cargo and small-scale public transport, but the future of this initiative is uncertain. Four bridges cross the Danube in Novi Sad: Liberty Bridge Most Slobode connects with the city proper. Varadinski most and Žeželjev most , connects Petrovaradin with city centre, along with the temporary , built in 2000 and used chiefly for railway and heavy truck traffic. Four bridges span the Danube-Tisa-Danube canal, running north of the city center. The main public transportation system in Novi Sad consists of. There are twenty-one urban lines and twenty-nine suburban lines. The operator is , with its main bus station at the northern end of the , next to the railway station. In addition, there are numerous taxi companies serving the city. The city used to have , but it was disassembled in 1958. 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