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Нови Сад / Novi Sad








Novi Sad (Cyrillic: Нови Сад, IPA: ['nɔviː 'saːd]; Hungarian: Újvidék; Slovak: Nový Sad; Rusyn: Нови Сад; German: Neusatz; Latin: Neoplantae) is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District.

According to the 2002 Census, Novi Sad is Serbia's third-largest town, after Belgrade and Priština, with its 300,000 inhabitants. In its most recent official census from 2002, the city had an urban population of 216,583, while its municipal population was 299,294. The city is located on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia regions, on the banks of the Danube river and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, while facing the northern slopes of Fruška Gora mountain.

Since it was founded in 1694, Novi Sad became the centre of Serbian culture and earned its nickname Serbian Athens. Today, Novi Sad is a large industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy; and it is also one of the biggest construction sites in the region.

The name Novi Sad means "New Plantation" (noun) in Serbian. As a meeting place of cultures and peoples, Novi Sad came to have many different names in various languages.

Novi Sad is a typical Central European town. There are only few buildings dating before 19th century, because city was almost totally destroyed during 1848/1849 revolution, so the architecture from 19th century dominates the city centre. Around the centre, old small houses used to dominate the cityscape, but they are being replaced by modern multi-story buildings.

Novi Sad is the capital of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, and as such, is home to Vojvodina's government and parliament.

Novi Sad has good relationships with many twin cities. One of the main streets in its city centre is named after Modena in Italy; and likewise Modena has named a park in its town centre Parco di Piazza d'Armi Novi Sad. The Novi Sad Friendship Bridge in Norwich, United Kingdom, by Buro Happold, was also named in honour of Novi Sad. Besides twin cities, Novi Sad has many signed agreements on joint cooperation with many European cities. As of 2006, Novi Sad's twin cities are: Budva, Montenegro; Changchun, China; Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; Helioupolis, Greece; Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; Lviv, Ukraine; Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; Norwich, England, United Kingdom; Timişoara, Romania.

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.


The City Hall and the Statue of Svetozar Miletić:


Modena Street:


The Orthodox church (one of several):


The beach "Štrand", on the Danube:


Hotel "Park":



The campus:


The Rainbow Bridge:


The Bridge of Freedom (destroyed by the NATO in 1999, reconstructed 3-4 years ago):


The longest boulevard in the city (Fruška Gora mountain in the background):


The Catholic Cathedral:


The Synagogue:



The Rusyn church:


Vojvodina Government building:


The Danube Park (one of my favourite parts of the city):






The Square of Freedom:



City centre before WWII:


Serbian National Theatre (the oldest Serbian theatre):


Novi Sad Fair:



The street of Laza Telečki (a very narrow street with lots of cafes and pubs):


Petrovaradin Fortress:





New Year time :



And some more pics...