Novi Sad

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Novi Sad Нови Сад(Serbian)
City
Град Нови Сад Grad Novi Sad City of Novi Sad
Panorama of Novi Sad Novi Sad City Hall Petrovaradin Fortress Petrovaradin Clock Tower Name of Mary Church St. George's Cathedral Matica srpska Liberty Square Bishop's Palace Novi Sad Synagogue
Flag Coat of arms Logo of Novi Sad
Nickname: SerbianAthens
Novi Sad Location within Serbia Novi Sad Location with Vojvodina Novi Sad Location within Europe
Coordinates:45°15′15″N19°50′33″E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Bačka
Settled byScordisci	4th century B.C.
Founded	1694
City status	1 February 1748(1748-02-01)
Government
•Mayor	Milan Đurić(SNS)
•Ruling parties	SNS/SDPS/SPO–SPS/JS–SVM
Area
• Administrative	702.7 km2(271.3 sq mi)
• Urban	129.4 km2(50.0 sq mi)
• Rank	36th in Serbia
• City proper	106.2 km2(41.0 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (262 ft)
Population (2022)
• Administrative	368,967
• Rank	2nd in Serbia
•Urban	306,702
• Urban density	2,400/km2(6,100/sq mi)
•Metro	414,195
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal code	21000
Area code	+381(0)21
Vehicle registration	NS
Website	novisad.rs

Novi Sad(Serbian Cyrillic:Нови Сад,pronounced[nôʋiːsâːd];see belowfor other names) is thesecond largest cityinSerbiaafter the capitalBelgradeand the capital of the autonomous province ofVojvodina.It is located in the southern portion of thePannonian Plainon the border of theBačkaandSyrmiageographical regions. Lying on the banks of theDanuberiver, the city faces the northern slopes ofFruška Goraand it is the fifth largest of allcities on the Danube river.It is the largest Danube city that is not the capital of an independent state.

According to the 2022 census,the population of the administrative area of the city totals 368,967 people,while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements ofPetrovaradinandSremska Kamenica) comprises 306,702 inhabitants.

Novi Sad was founded in 1694, whenSerbmerchants formed a colony across the Danube from thePetrovaradin Fortress,a strategicHabsburgmilitary post. In subsequent centuries, it became an important trading, manufacturing and cultural centre, and has historically been dubbedthe Serbian Athens.The city was heavily devastated in the1848 Revolution,but was subsequently rebuilt and restored. Today, along with the Serbian capital city of Belgrade, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial center important to theSerbian economy.

Novi Sad was theEuropean Youth Capitalin 2019 and theEuropean Capital of Culturein 2022.It became aUNESCOCreative CityofMedia Artsin 2023.

Name

The nameNovi Sadmeans "new plantation" inSerbo-Croatian.Its Latin name, stemming from the establishment of Habsburg city rights, isNeoplanta.The official names of Novi Sad in local administration are:

Serbian:Нови Сад/Novi Sad Hungarian:Újvidék Slovak:Nový Sad Rusyn:Нови Сад(transliterated:Novi Sad)

In bothCroatianandRomanian,which are official in provincial administration, the city is calledNovi Sad.Historically, the city was calledNeusatzandNeusatz an der Donau(translated as 'Novi Sad on the Danube') in German.

In itswidermeaning, the nameGrad Novi Sadrefers to the "City of Novi Sad", one of the city-leveladministrative unitsofSerbia,which includes Novi Sad proper on the left bank of the Danube, the towns of Sremska Kamenica and Petrovaradin on the right bank and the extensive suburbs of the left bank.Novi Sadcan also referstrictlyto only the urban areas of the city (Novi Sad proper and the towns of Sremska Kamenica and Petrovaradin), or only to the historical core on the left bank, i.e. Novi Sad proper excluding Sremska Kamenica and Petrovaradin.

History

Main article:History of Novi Sad

Older settlements

Roman golden helmet,Museum of Vojvodina

Historical affiliations

Principality of Hungary895-1000
Kingdom of Hungary1000–1526
Ottoman Empire1526–1687
Habsburg monarchy1694–1804
Austrian Empire1804–1867
Austro-Hungarian Empire1867–1918
Kingdom of Serbia1918
Kingdom of Yugoslavia1918–1941
Kingdom of Hungary1941–1944
SFR Yugoslavia1944–1992
Serbia and Montenegro1992–2006
Republic of Serbia2006–

Human habitation in the territory of present-day Novi Sad has been traced as far back as theStone Age.Several settlements andnecropolisesdating to 5000 BC were unearthed during the construction of a new boulevard inAvijatičarsko Naselje.A settlement was also identified on the right bank of the riverDanubein present-dayPetrovaradin.

In antiquity, the region was inhabited byCeltic tribes,most notably theScordisci.Celts had been 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 theRomans.During Roman rule, a larger fortress was built in the 1st century, namedCusum,and included in theRoman provinceofPannonia.

In the 5th century, Cusum was devastated byHunnic invasions.By the end of the century, theByzantineshad rebuilt the town and called itPetrikonorPetrikov(Greek:Πέτρικον) afterSaint Peter.Slavictribes such as theSeverians,theObotritesand theSerbs(including the subtribes of theBraničevciand theTimočani) settled the region around Novi Sad, mainly in the 6th and 7th centuries.The Serbs absorbed the aforementioned Slavic groups as well as thePaleo-Balkanicpeoples of the region.

In the Middle Ages, the area was controlled by theOstrogoths,Gepids,Avars,Franks,West Slavic groups,again by the Byzantines, and finally by theHungarians.It was a part of the medievalKingdom of Hungaryfrom its foundation in 1000 until the Ottoman invasion in the 16th century. Hungarians began to settle in the area, which before that time had been mostly populated by Slavs. The earliest known mention was as the Hungarian variantPeturwaradorPétervárad(Serbian:Petrovaradin/Петроварадин), derived from the Byzantine variant, found in documents from 1237. That year, several other settlements were mentioned as existing in the territory of modern-day urban Novi Sad.

From the 13th century to the 16th century, the following settlements existed in the urban territory of the modern-day Novi Sad:

• on the right bank of the Danube:Pétervárad(Serbian:Petrovaradin) andKamanc(Serbian:Kamenica).
• on the left bank of the Danube:BaksaorBaksafalva(Serbian:Bakša, Bakšić),Kűszentmárton(Serbian:Sent Marton),BivalyosorBivalo(Serbian:Bivaljoš, Bivalo),VásárosváradorVárad(Serbian:Vašaroš Varad, Varadinci),Zajol I(Serbian:Sajlovo I,Gornje Sajlovo, Gornje Isailovo),Zajol II(Serbian:SajlovoII, Donje Sajlovo, Donje Isailovo),Bistritz(Serbian:Bistrica). Some other settlements existed in the suburbs of Novi Sad:Mortályos(Serbian:Mrtvaljoš),Csenei(Serbian:Čenej),Keménd(Serbian:Kamendin),Rév(Serbian:Rivica).

An etymology of settlement names reveals that some designations are ofSlavicorigin, which indicates that the areas were initially inhabited by Slavs, particularly theWest Slavs.For example, Bivalo (Bivaljoš) had a large Slavic settlement dating from the 5th–6th centuries.Other names are ofHungarianorigin (for example Bélakút, Kűszentmárton, Vásárosvárad, Rév), indicating that the settlements were inhabited by Hungarians before theOttoman invasionin the 16th century.Some settlement names are of uncertain origin.

Tax records from 1522 show 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 of the surviving Hungarian inhabitants retreated from the area. Some of the settlements persisted under Ottoman rule and were populated by ethnic Serbs.

Between 1526 and 1687, the region was underOttomanrule. In 1590, the population of all villages in the territory of present-day Novi Sad numbered 105 houses, inhabited exclusively by Serbs. Ottoman records mention only those who paid taxes, so the number of Serbs who lived in the area (for example, those that served in theOttoman army) was likely larger than was recorded.

Founding of Novi Sad

Habsburgsprohibited Orthodox Christians to settle inPetrovaradin.That policy pushed Serbs to form theSerb citywhich later became Novi Sad. The city was proclaimed to be a free royal city byMaria Theresaby 1748.

Habsburg rule was aligned with the Roman Catholic doctrine and, as it took over this area near the end of the 17th century, the government prohibited people ofOrthodox faithfrom residing inPetrovaradin.Unable to build homes there, the Serbs of the area founded a new settlement in 1694 on the left bank of the Danube. They initially called it the 'Serb city' (Serbian:Srpski Grad,German:RatzenStadt). Another name used for the settlement was Petrovaradinski Šanac. In 1718, the inhabitants of the village ofAlmašwere resettled to Petrovaradinski Šanac, where they foundedAlmaški Kraj('the Almaš quarter').

According to 1720 data, the population of Ratzen Stadt was composed of 112 Serbian, 14 German, and 5 Hungarian houses. The settlement officially gained the present namesNovi SadandÚjvidék(Neoplantain Latin) in 1748 when it became a 'free royal city', in German language it was called Neusatz.

The edict that made Novi Sad a 'free royal city' was proclaimed on 1 February 1748. The edict reads:

' We,Maria Theresa,by the grace of GodHoly Roman Empress,
Queen ofHungary,Bohemia,Moravia,Dalmatia,Croatia,Slavonia,Rama,Serbia,Galicia,Lodomeria,Carinthia,[...]
cast this proclamation to anyone, whom it might concern... so that the renowned Petrovaradinski Šanac, which lies on the other side of the Danube in theBačkaprovince on theSajlovoland, by the might of our divine royal power and prestige...make this town aFree Royal Cityand to fortify, accept and acknowledge it as one of the free royal cities of ourKingdom of Hungaryand other territories, by abolishing its previous name of Petrovaradinski Šanac, renaming it Neoplanta (Latin), Új-Vidégh (Hungarian), Neusatz (German) and Novi Sad (Serbian) '

In the 18th century, the Habsburg monarchy recruited Germans from the southern principalities of the Holy Roman Empire 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 ensured that the German communities could practice their religion (mostly Catholicism) and use their original German dialect.

Habsburg monarchy

Serb uprising of 1848–49,Serbian patriarchJosif Rajačićis giving a blessing to the army of Serbian Vojvodina in 1848.

For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, Novi Sad remained the largest city inhabited by Serbs. The reformer of the Serbian language,Vuk Stefanović Karadžić,wrote in 1817 that Novi Sad was the 'largest Serb municipality in the world'. It was a cultural and political centre for Serbs (see alsoSerbian Revival), who did not have their ownnational stateat the time. Due to its cultural and political influence, the city became known as the 'SerbianAthens' (Srpska Atinain Serbian). According to 1843 data, Novi Sad had 17,332 inhabitants, of whom 9,675 wereOrthodox Christians,5,724Catholics,1,032Protestants,727 Jews, and 30 adherents of theArmenian church.The largestethnic groupin the city were Serbs, and the second largest wereGermans.

During theRevolution of 1848–49,Novi Sad was part ofSerbian Vojvodina,a Serbianautonomous regionwithin 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.Marija Trandafiland her husband paid for some of the rebuilding including two churches.Between 1849 and 1860, Novi Sad was part of a separate Austrian crownland known as theVoivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar.After the abolishment of this province, the city was included into theBatsch-BodrogCounty. The post office was opened in 1853.

Postcard of Novi Sad with a picture of Lajos Kossuth Street (early 20th century).

Following thecompromise of 1867,Novi Sad was located within theKingdom of Hungary,theTransleithania,which comprised half of the newAustro-Hungarian Empire.During this time, theMagyarizationpolicy of the Hungarian government drastically altered the demographic structure of the city as the formerly predominantly Serbian population became one with a more mixed character. In 1880, 41.2% of the city's inhabitants used theSerbian languagemost frequently and 25.9% employed Hungarian. 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 (39.72%) spoke Hungarian, 11,594 (34.52%) Serbian, 5,918 (17.62%) German and 1,453 (4.33%) Slovak. It is not certain whether Hungarians or Serbs were the larger ethnic group in the city in 1910, since the various ethnic groups (Bunjevci,Romani,Jews, otherSouth Slavicpeople, etc.) were classified in census results only according to the language they spoke.

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 13,383Roman Catholicsand 11,553 Orthodox Christians, while 3,089 declared themselves asLutheran,2,751 asCalvinist,and 2,326 as Jewish.

Serbia and Yugoslavia

Great Assembly ofSerbs,Bunjevci,and other Slavs proclaimed the unification of Vojvodina region with theKingdom of Serbiain Novi Sad in 1918.

On 25 November 1918, theAssembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavsof Vojvodina in Novi Sad proclaimed the union of the region of Vojvodina with theKingdom of Serbia.From 1 December 1918, Novi Sad was part of theKingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes;and in 1929, it became the capital of theDanube Banovina,a province of the newly named 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.

Prince Tomislav Bridge,bridge was destroyed on 11 April1941byYugoslav armyto slow down theGermanadvances to the south.

In 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded and partitioned by theAxis powers,and its northern parts, including Novi Sad, were annexed byHungary.DuringWorld War II,about 5,000 citizens were murdered and many others were resettled. During the three days of theNovi Sad raid(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 titlePeople's Hero of Yugoslavia.

"The Family"byJovan Soldatović,Monument dedicated to the victims of theNovi Sad raid,which took place during the Hungarian occupation in WWII.

TheYugoslav PartisansofSyrmiaandBačkaentered the city on 23 October 1944. During the military administration ofBanat, Bačka and Baranja(17 October 1944 – 27 January 1945), the Partisanskilled tens of thousands,mostly Serbs, Germans, and Hungarians, who were perceived as opponents to the new regime.

Novi Sad became part of the newSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.Since 1945, Novi Sad has been the capital ofVojvodina,a province of theRepublic of Serbia.The city went through rapid industrialization and its population more than doubled in the period between World War II and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.

After 1992, Novi Sad became a part of theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia.Devastated byNATO bombardmentduring theKosovo Warof 1999,Novi Sad was leftwithout any of its three Danube bridges (Žeželj Bridge,Varadin BridgeandLiberty Bridge), communications, water, and electricity. Residential areas were cluster-bombed several times while theoil refinerywas bombarded daily, causing severe pollution and widespread ecological damage. In 2003, FR Yugoslavia was transformed into thestate unionofSerbia and Montenegro.These two states separated in June 2006 (following the May 2006Montenegrin independence referendum), leaving Novi Sad part of theRepublic of Serbia.

Geography

Liberation Boulevardin Novi Sad duringsocialist Yugoslavia,1963.

The city lies on themeanderof the river Danube, which is only 350 meters wide beneath the marking stones of Petrovaradin.A section of theDanube-Tisza-Danube Canalmarks the northern edge of the wider city centre. The main part of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube in the region ofBačka,while the smaller settlements ofPetrovaradinandSremska Kamenicalie on the right bank, in the region ofSrem(Syrmia). The section situated on the left bank of the river lies on one of the southernmost and lowest parts of thePannonian Plain,whileFruška Goraon the right bank is ahorstmountain.Alluvial plainsalong the Danube are well-formed, especially on the left bank, and in some parts 10 kilometres (6 miles) from the river. A large part of Novi Sad lies on afluvial terracewith an elevation of between 80 and 83 metres (262 and 272 feet). The northern part of Fruška Gora is composed of massivelandslidezones, although they are largely inactive with the exception of theRibnjakneighbourhood betweenSremska KamenicaandPetrovaradin Fortress.
The total land area of the city is 699 square kilometres (270 sq mi), while its urban area spans 129.7 km²(50 sq mi).

Climate

Novi Sad has ahumid subtropical climate(Köppen climate classification:Cfa)closely bordering onhumid continental climate(Dfa) with a January mean of 0.7 °C (33.3 °F). The city experiences four distinct seasons. Autumn is drier 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 22 days of snowfall. January is the coldest month, with an average low of −2.5 °C (27.5 °F). Spring is usually short and rainy, while summer arrives abruptly. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Novi Sad was −30.7 °C (−23.3 °F) on 24 January 1963, and the hottest temperature ever recorded was 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) on 24 July 2007.

Panoramic view from thePetrovaradin Fortress

The east-southeasterly wind, known asKošava,blows from theCarpathiansand brings clear and dry weather. It mostly blows in autumn and winter, in 2 to 3-day intervals. Theaverage speedof Košava is 25 to 43 km/h (16 to 27 mph), but certain strokes can reach up to 130 km/h (81 mph). In wintertime, accompanied bysnow storms,the winds can cause large snow-drifts.

Climate data forRimski Šančevi,Novi Sad (1991–2020, extremes 1948–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	22.4 (72.3)	30.0 (86.0)	31.5 (88.7)	34.2 (93.6)	37.6 (99.7)	41.6 (106.9)	40.0 (104.0)	37.4 (99.3)	30.1 (86.2)	26.9 (80.4)	21.0 (69.8)	41.6 (106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	6.9 (44.4)	12.7 (54.9)	18.4 (65.1)	23.1 (73.6)	26.6 (79.9)	28.8 (83.8)	29.2 (84.6)	23.9 (75.0)	18.3 (64.9)	11.5 (52.7)	5.1 (41.2)	17.4 (63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.7 (33.3)	2.3 (36.1)	7.0 (44.6)	12.4 (54.3)	17.3 (63.1)	20.9 (69.6)	22.5 (72.5)	22.4 (72.3)	17.2 (63.0)	12.0 (53.6)	6.8 (44.2)	1.8 (35.2)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−1.7 (28.9)	1.9 (35.4)	6.6 (43.9)	11.4 (52.5)	14.9 (58.8)	16.1 (61.0)	16.1 (61.0)	11.8 (53.2)	7.3 (45.1)	3.2 (37.8)	−1.2 (29.8)	7.0 (44.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−30.7 (−23.3)	−28.6 (−19.5)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−6.2 (20.8)	−0.4 (31.3)	0.2 (32.4)	5.4 (41.7)	6.9 (44.4)	−1.6 (29.1)	−6.4 (20.5)	−13.8 (7.2)	−24.0 (−11.2)	−30.7 (−23.3)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches)	38.9 (1.53)	36.4 (1.43)	38.6 (1.52)	46.6 (1.83)	77.3 (3.04)	92.2 (3.63)	68.1 (2.68)	59.7 (2.35)	58.8 (2.31)	58.6 (2.31)	51.5 (2.03)	49.1 (1.93)	675.8 (26.61)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm)	12.1	10.5	10.6	11.2	13.4	11.1	9.9	8.1	10.1	10.1	10.8	12.9	130.8
Average snowy days	6.4	5.8	2.7	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.9	4.9	22.2
Averagerelative humidity(%)	85.5	80.2	70.8	64.4	67.9	69.7	68.2	67.4	72.5	77.1	82.1	86.7	74.5
Mean monthlysunshine hours	67.9	100.6	164.1	205.8	257.3	284.8	316.2	298.9	207.1	160.9	94.7	59.4	2,217.7
Source 1: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)

Settlements

See also:List of buildings in Novi Sad

Liman Towers, tallest buildings in Novi Sad since 1990.

Novi Sad is a typical Central European town in terms of its architecture. The Town Hall and the Court House were built by Emmerich Kitzweger (1868–1917). The city was almost completely destroyed during the1848/1849 revolution,so architecture from the 19th century dominates thecity centre.Small, older houses used to surround the centre 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 manycommunist-stylehigh-rise buildings were erected. The total number ofapartment buildings,with ten or more floors, remained at about 50, the rest having mostly three to six floors. From 1962 to 1964, a newboulevard,today calledBulevar oslobođenja,was cut through the older neighbourhoods, establishing major communication lines. Several more boulevards were subsequently built in a similar manner, creating anorthogonalnetwork which replaced the primarily radial structure of the old town. These interventions paved the way for a relatively unhampered growth of the city, which has almost tripled in population since the 1950s. Despite a huge increase in car ownership,traffic congestionis still relatively mild, apart from a few major arteries.

Neighbourhoods

Main article:Neighborhoods of Novi Sad

Dunavska street inStari Grad,2023.

Some of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city areStari Grad(Old Town),Rotkvarija,Podbara,andSalajka.The areas ofSremska KamenicaandPetrovaradin,located on the right bank of the Danube, were separate towns in the past, but today belong to the urban area of Novi Sad.Liman,as well asBistrica,are neighbourhoods built during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, with contemporary style buildings and wide boulevards (Limanwas divided into four sections, numbered I–IV).

New neighbourhoods, likeLiman,DetelinaraandBistrica,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 centre, from theRotkvarijaandBulevarneighbourhoods, 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 likeGrbavicahave completely been transformed.

Neighbourhoods with single-family homes are mostly located away from the city centre.Telep,situated in the southwest, andKlisa,in the north, are the oldest such districts.AdiceandVeternik,both located west of the downtown area, have significantly expanded during the last 15 years, partly due to the influx of Serbian refugees fleeing theYugoslav wars.

Suburbs

While Novi Sad's urban municipalities, which includePetrovaradin,Sremska Kamenicaand Novi Sad proper, have a combined population of about 277,000, its suburban areas have approximately 65,000 inhabitants. Some 23.7% of the administrative city's total population resides in the suburbs, which consist of 12 settlements and 1 town.The largest numbers live inFutog(pop. 20,000) and inVeternik(pop. 17,000) to the west. Both places have grown bigger over the years, especially during the 1990s, and have physically merged with the city.

Suburbs like Futog are officially classified as an 'urban settlement'(town), while other suburbs are mostly considered to be 'rural'(village).Ledinci,Stari LedinciandBukovacare all villages located onFruška Gora's slopes, with the last two having only one paved road.Stari Ledinciis the most isolated and least populated village belonging to Novi Sad's suburban areas.

Towns and villages in the adjacent municipalities ofSremski Karlovci,TemerinandBeočinshare the same public transportation system and are economically tied to Novi Sad.

City of Novi Sad:

City Municipality of Novi Sad

City Municipality ofPetrovaradin

No.	Name	Status	City municipality	Population
1	Begeč	Village	Novi Sad	3,325
2	Budisava			3,656
3	Bukovac		Petrovaradin	3,936
4	Čenej		Novi Sad	2,125
5	Futog	Town		18,641
6	Kać			11,740
7	Kisač	Village		5,091
8	Kovilj			5,414
9	Ledinci		Petrovaradin	1,912
10	Rumenka		Novi Sad	6,495
11	Stari Ledinci		Petrovaradin	934
12	Stepanovićevo		Novi Sad	2,021
13	Veternik	Town	Novi Sad	17,454

Demographics

See also:Demographic history of Novi Sad

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1798	6,890	—
1848	18,530	+168.9%
1900	28,763	+55.2%
1910	33,089	+15.0%
1921	39,122	+18.2%
1931	63,985	+63.6%
1941	61,731	−3.5%
1948	69,431	+12.5%
1953	76,752	+10.5%
1961	102,469	+33.5%
1971	141,375	+38.0%
1981	170,020	+20.3%
1991	198,326	+16.6%
2002	216,583	+9.2%
2011	277,522	+28.1%
2022	306,702	+10.5%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	111,358	—
1953	120,686	+1.62%
1961	155,685	+3.23%
1971	206,821	+2.88%
1981	250,138	+1.92%
1991	265,464	+0.60%
2002	299,294	+1.10%
2011	341,625	+1.48%
2022	368,967	+0.70%
Source:

Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia (afterBelgrade), and the largest city inVojvodina.Since its founding, the population of the city has been constantly increasing. According to the 1991 census, 56.2% of the people who came to Novi Sad from 1961 to 1991 were from Vojvodina, while 15.3% came fromBosnia and Herzegovinaand 11.7% from rest of Serbia.

In the 1990s and 2000s, the city experienced significant population growth. According to the 2011 census,the city's population is 231,798, while in its urban area (including adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) there are 277,522 inhabitants. Novi Sad's administrative city limits hold 341,625 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition in the city administrative area (last three censuses):

Ethnicity	1991	2002	2011	2022
Serbs	173,420	225,995	269,117	289,119
Hungarians	20,245	15,687	13,272	9,792
Slovaks	8,165	7,230	6,596	5,458
Croats	8,848	6,263	5,335	3,877
Yugoslavs	32,803	9,514	2,355	3,465
Romani	1,133	1,740	3,636	3,321
Russians	-	-	329	2,766
Montenegrins	6,226	5,040	3,444	2,225
Rusyns	-	2,032	2,160	1,836
Muslims	1,737	1,015	1,138	886
Gorani	-	358	709	821
Macedonians	-	1,144	1,111	819
Romanians	902	860	891	706
Albanians	-	-	356	476
Ukrainians	-	-	484	454
Slovenians	-	-	412	365
Germans	-	-	429	294
Others	18,211	22,416	31,861	44,287
Total	265,464	299,294	341,625	368,967

All of the inhabited places in the municipalities have an ethnic Serb majority, while the village ofKisačhas an ethnic Slovak majority.

Religion

See also:Religious architecture in Novi Sad

According to the 2011 census, the population of the administrative area of Novi Sad (comprising both municipalities) included 270,831Orthodox Christians,21,530Catholics,8,499Protestants,4,760Muslims,84 Jews, and others. The city is the seat of theSerbian OrthodoxEparchy of Bačka,the seat of the Bishop of theSlovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbiaand of theMuftiship of Novi Sadof the Islamic Community in Serbia.

Culture

Serbian National Theatre

In the 19th and early 20th century, Novi Sad was the capital ofSerbian culture,earning it the nicknameSerbian Athens.During that time, many Serbian novelists, poets, jurists, and publishers had lived or worked in Novi Sad at some point in their career, includingVuk Stefanović Karadžić,Mika Antić,Đura JakšićandJovan Jovanović Zmaj,among others.Matica srpska,the oldest cultural-scientific institution in Serbia, was moved fromBudapestto Novi Sad in 1864, and now contains the second-largest library in the country, the Library of Matica srpska, with over 3.5 million volumes. TheSerbian National Theatre,one of the oldest professional theatre among theSouth Slavs,was founded in Novi Sad in 1861.

Today, Novi Sad is the second largest cultural centre inSerbia,afterBelgrade.Municipal officials have made the city more attractive with numerous cultural events and music concerts. Since 2000, Novi Sad is home to theEXIT festival,one of the biggest music summer festivals in Europe. Other important cultural events include theSterijino pozorjetheatre festival,Zmaj Children Games,International Novi Sad Literature Festival,Novi Sad Jazz Festival,and many others.Novi Sad also hosts a fashion show twice a year, attracting local and international designers. CalledSerbia Fashion Week,the event also features the works of applied artists, musicians, interior decorators, multimedia experts and architects.

In addition to theSerbian National Theatre,other prominent playhouses consist of theNovi Sad Theatre,Novi Sad Youth Theatre,and the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad. TheNovi Sad Synagoguealso houses many cultural events. Othercultural institutionsinclude the Detachment of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art, Library of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad City Library andAzbukum.The city is also home to the Archive of Vojvodina, which has collected numerous documents from theVojvodinaregiondating back to 1565.

Novi Sad has several folk song societies, which are known askulturno-umetničko društvoor KUD. The best known societies in the city are: KUD Svetozar Marković, AKUD Sonja Marinković, SKUD Željezničar, FA Vila and the oldest SZPDNeven,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.

Novi Sad was chosen to be theEuropean Capital of Culturefor 2021,however its mandate was moved to 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.From this mandate, the industrial zone in Liman neighborhood was repurposed as an artist quarter known asDistrikt.Due the continued efforts of local artists, the city became aUNESCOCreative CityofMedia Artsin 2023.

Cuisine

TypicalSerbian foodcan be found in Novi Sad, including traditional dishes likećevapi,burek,kajmak,kiseli kupus,kifliceandpasulj,as well as fish dishes, local cheeses and charcuterie.Restaurants and farmsteads offer fresh produce from local farmers and alsoregional vintagesfromFruska Gora's wineries.Modern alternatives are available at some of the city's top restaurants, which prepare traditional fare with an updated twist.Pastry shops serve local specialties such as layered cakes made from ground nuts and cream, referred to as 'torta' in Serbian. Desserts also often include raspberries, one of the region's largest exports, and historic Dunavska Street is home to many ice cream parlors.

Index sandwich, named after university student index books, is a popular local street food since the 1980s.It is made out of a bread roll stuffed with melted cheese, ham, mushrooms and lashings of sauce.

Museums

Museum of Vojvodinais anartandnatural history museum.

The city has several museums and galleries, both public and privately owned. The best known institution in the city is theMuseum of Vojvodina,founded in 1847,which houses a permanent collection ofSerbian cultureand life inVojvodinasince ancient times.The Museum of Novi Sad, located in thePetrovaradin Fortress,has a permanent collection featuring the history of the old fortress.

TheGallery of Matica Srpskais the largest and most respected exhibition space in the city, with two galleries in the city centre. Other museums includeThe Gallery of Fine Arts – Gift Collection of Rajko MamuzićandThe Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection,featuring one of the most extensive collections ofSerbian artfrom the 1900s until the 1970s.

Tourism

Petrovaradin Fortressduring the Exit festival

Since 2000, the number of tourists visiting Novi Sad each year has steadily risen. During the annualEXIT music festivalin July, the city is full of young people from all over Europe. In 2017, over 200,000 visitors from 60 countries came to the festival, attending about 35 concerts.

Other events include shows and congresses organized byNovi Sad Fair,a local management company, bringing in many businesspersons and entrepreneurs to the city. Every May, Novi Sad is home to the largestagricultural showin the region, having attracted 600,000 attendees in 2005.The tourist port, nearVaradin Bridgein the city centre, welcomes cruise boats from across Europe that travel the Danube river.

The most recognized structure in Novi Sad is thePetrovaradin Fortress,which dominates the skyline and also offers scenic views of the city. The nearby historic neighbourhood ofStari Gradhas many monuments, museums, cafes, restaurants and shops. Also in the vicinity, is theFruška GoraNational Park, approximately 20 km (12 mi) from the city centre.

According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics of Serbia, a total of 234,708 tourist arrivals were realized in the territory of the City in 2023, which represents an increase compared to the same period in 2022 by 7.2 percent. Also, last year a total of 567,926 overnight stays were realized, which represents a growth of 1.2 percent.

Economy

Novi Sad is the economic centre ofVojvodina,the most fertile agricultural region inSerbia.The city also represents one of the largest economic and cultural hubs in Serbia.

Novi Sad had always been a developed city within the formerYugoslavia.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 imposedtrade embargoand hyperinflation of theYugoslav dinar.The embargo, along with economic mismanagement, led to a decay or demise of once important industrial combines, such asNovkabel(electric cable industry),Pobeda(metal industry),Jugoalat(tools),AlbusandHINS(chemical industry). Practically the only viable large facilities remaining today are the oil refinery, located northeast of the city, and thethermal power plant.

The economy of Novi Sad has mostly recovered from that period and grown strongly since 2001, shifting from an industry-driven economy to thetertiary sector.The processes involved inprivatizingstate 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'seconomic development.

The significance of Novi Sad as a financial centre is already proven, by being home to the national headquarters of numerous banks, such asErste Bank,Vojvođanska banka,andCrédit Agricole;as well as the third largest insurance company in Serbia,DDOR Novi Sad.Furthermore, the city is home to major energy companies likeNaftna Industrija Srbijeoil company andSrbijagasgas company. It is also the seat of many farms for wheat production andtrade.

Petroleum Industry of Serbia

Novi Sad FairConvention Center

Aleksandar Bulevar Centar

Novi Sad is also a growing information technology centre within Serbia, second only toBelgrade.As many as 900 IT companies operate in Novi Sad out of a total of 2,500 registered in the territory of the Republic of Serbia with over 11,500 employees. As of September 2017, Novi Sad has one of 14free economic zonesestablished in Serbia.

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1,276
Mining and quarrying	980
Manufacturing	22,551
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1,888
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2,259
Construction	7,952
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	26,357
Transportation and storage	8,424
Accommodation and food services	5,811
Information and communication	8,886
Financial and insurance activities	4,483
Real estate activities	662
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10,147
Administrative and support service activities	7,785
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	8,117
Education	10,807
Human health and social work activities	13,463
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3,397
Other service activities	3,556
Individual agricultural workers	777
Total	149,578

Politics

Main articles:Politics of Novi SadandList of mayors of Novi Sad

Banovina Palace,seat of the provincial institutions of AP Vojvodina

Novi Sad is the administrative centre of theAutonomous ProvinceofVojvodina,and as such, home to Vojvodina'sGovernmentandProvincial Assembly.

The city's administrative bodies include the cityassemblyas the representative body, as well as the mayor andcity governmentdefining 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 2022, the mayor of Novi Sad isMilan Đurićof theSerbian Progressive Party.While his party holds the majority of seats in the city assembly, theSocialist Party of Serbia,theDemocratic Party of Serbia,as well as other parties and groups, are also represented.

The city of Novi Sad is divided into 47local communitieswithin two city municipalities, Novi Sad andPetrovaradin,which are separated by the Danube river.

City holidays

1 February	On this day, in 1748, Novi Sad gained 'free royal city' status.
23 October	The partisan forces fromSremandBačkaentered and liberated the city from occupation on this day, in 1944.
9 November	Troops of the Kingdom of Serbia entered the city on this day, in 1918, led by commandantPetar Bojović.
25 November	In 1918, theAssemblyofSerbs,Bunjevci,and otherSlavsofVojvodina(Banat, Bačka and Baranja) in Novi Sad proclaimed the unification ofVojvodinaregion with theKingdom of Serbia.

The city commemorates the year 1694, when it was established.

Coat of arms

The design consists of three white towers placed in the centre, set against a blue sky. A white dove holding an olive branch flies above the larger middle tower. All three structures have rooftops with crenellations, as well as opened windows and closed gates. Below the towers lies a green background, with a wavy white line depicting theDanube River.

Society

Education

Main article:Education in Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasiumis one of the oldest educational institutions in Serbia.

Novi Sad is one of the most important centres of higher education and research in Serbia, with four universities overall and numerous professional, technical, and private colleges andresearch institutes,including a law school with its own publication.The largest educational institution in the city is theUniversity of Novi Sad,a public school established in 1960. As of 2012,it has 14 faculties, 9 of which are located on the mainuniversity campus.It is attended by more than 50,000 students and has a total staff of nearly 5,000.

Business Academy University and EducoNS University are private schools also located in the city.Other educational institutions includeNovi Sad Open University,offering professional courses inadult education,and theProtestant Theological Seminary.

As of 2022,there are 37 elementary schools (33 public and 4 private) with about 26,000 students.Thesecondary schoolsystem consists of 25 vocational schools (12 public and 13 private) and 4gymnasiumswith almost 18,000 students.

Media

Novi Sad has one major daily newspaper,Dnevnik,and among the periodicals, the monthly magazineVojvodjanski magazinstands out. The city is also home to the headquarters of regional public broadcaster,Radio Television of Vojvodina(RTV),and municipal public broadcaster,Novosadska televizija,as well as a few commercial TV stations such asKanal 9,PanonijaandRTV Most.Major local commercial radio stations includeRadio ASFMandRadio 021.

Novi Sad is also known as a publishing centre. The most important publishing houses areMatica srpska,StilosandPrometej.Well-known journals, in literature and art, includeLetopis Matice srpske,the oldest Serbian Journal,Polja,which is issued by theCultural centre of Novi Sad,andZlatna greda,published by the Association of Writers of Vojvodina.

The city hosts an annual literature conference,Book Talk.

Sports

Founded in 1790, the'City Marksmen Association'became the first sporting organization in Novi Sad. Founded on 28 March 1885,VK Danubius 1885is the oldest rowing club in former Yugoslavia.A more widespread interest in competitive sports developed after theMunicipal Association of Physical Culturewas created in 1959 and when theSpens Sports centerwas built in 1981. Today, about 220 sports organizations are active in Novi Sad.

Professional sports in Novi Sad mostly revolve around theVojvodinamulti-sport association. Having won two championships in 1966 and 1989, theFK Vojvodinafootball club represents the 3rd all-time best team in Serbia, right behind its two Belgrade rivals,Red StarandPartizan.With 13 championship titles,OK Vojvodinais the top volleyball team in the country. As for handball,RK Vojvodinahas won the national championship on multiple occasions.

Athletes from Novi Sad had the honour of participating in the firstOlympic Gamesin Athens. The largest number of Novi Sad competitors, to participate in the Olympics, was at theAtlanta Games.Eleven athletes won 6 medals there. Three also competed at the 1980Moscow Games,while two participated in the 1976Montreal Gamesand the 1956Melbourne Games.

Spens Sports centre

Karađorđe Stadium

Many national and international competitions are held in the city. Novi Sad played host to the European and World Championships intable tennisin 1981and the29th Chess Olympiadin 1990. It also welcomed the European and World Championships insambo,the Balkan and European Championships injudo,the 1987 final match of theSaporta Cupin European basketball,and the final tournament of the European volleyball cup.Furthermore, Novi Sad co-hosted the2005 European Basketball Championship,as well as hosting the 2017Volleyball World Leaguematches.The year 2018 saw the city welcome the Senior European Fencing Championships and the European Senior Karate Championships.

The city also holds traditional sporting events such as the Novi Sad marathon, international swimming competitions and many other events. The very first 'MTB Petrovaradin Fortress Cup' took place in 2018, allowing national and regional cyclists to compete. It is also the first mountain bike competition to be held in Serbia.

Club	Sport	Founded	League	Venue
VK Danubius	Rowing	1885
FK Vojvodina	Football	1914	Serbian Superliga	Karađorđe Stadium
RFK Novi Sad	Football	1921	Serbian League	Detelinara Stadium
FK Slavija Novi Sad	Football	1926		Stadion Salajka
FK Kabel	Football	1932	Serbian League Vojvodina	Stadion FK Kabel
VK Vojvodina	Water polo	1938	Serbian League,Regional League A2	Slana Bara Sports center
OK Vojvodina	Volleyball	1946	Serbian volley league	Spens Sports center
KKK Vojvodina	KayakandCanoe	1947
KK Vojvodina	Basketball	1948	League B	Spens Sports center
RK Vojvodina	Handball	1949	Handball League of Serbia	Slana Bara Sports center
FK Proleter	Football	1951	Dissolved in 2022, merger with RFK Novi Sad	Slana Bara Stadium
HK Vojvodina	Ice hockey	1957	Serbian Hockey League	Spens Sports center
FK Mladost	Football	1972	Serbian First League	GAT Arena
ŽFK Fruškogorac	Women's football	1998	Druga Liga Srbije Sever	GAT Arena

Recreation

Štrand,popular beach on the Danube river

Fruška GoraNational Park

The inhabitants of Novi Sad engage in a wide range of recreational and leisure activities. With regards toteam sports,footballandbasketballhave the highest numbers of participants. Cycling is also popular due to the city's flat terrain and the extensive off-road network, found in nearby mountainousFruška Gora.Hundreds of commuters cycle the roads,bike lanes and bike pathsdaily.

Proximity to theFruška GoraNational Park attracts many city dwellers on the weekends. They enjoy the numerous hiking trails, restaurants and monasteries located in and around the mountain area. Occurring on the first weekend of every May, theFruška Gora Marathonlets hikers, runners and cyclists take advantage of the many hiking trails.During the summer months, citizens from Novi Sad visitLake Ledinciin Fruška Gora, as well as the numerous beaches situated along theDanube,the largest beingŠtrandin theLimanneighbourhood. There are also several recreational marinas bordering the river.

Transportation

Main article:Transport in Novi Sad

Liberty Bridge

Air transport

Novi Sad currently does not have its own civil airport. The city is roughly a one-hour drive fromBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport,which connects it with capitals across Europe. The smallČenej Airportto the north of the city is used for sporting 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.

City transport

City bus

The main public transportation system in Novi Sad consists of bus lines, operated by the public companyJGSP Novi Sad.There are twenty-one urban lines and thirty-five suburban lines, with the main bus terminal being at the northern end of theLiberation Boulevard(Bulevar oslobođenja) next to theNovi Sad railway station,in addition to a smaller terminal in the town center. There are numerous taxi companies serving the city.

The city used to havea tram system,but it was decommissioned in 1957.

Rail and road transport

Novi Sad's main railway station

Novi Sad lies on branch B of thePan-European Corridor X.TheA1 motorwayconnects the city withSuboticaandHungaryto the north and the capital city ofBelgradeto the south. It runs parallel to theBudapest–Belgrade railroad,which connects it to major European cities. On 19 March 2022 the "Soko" (meaning "falcon" ) high-speed line between Novi Sad and Belgrade opened and runs with 18 departures daily. Its maximum speed is 200 km/h and the 75 kilometres between Belgrade and Novi Sad are covered in 35 minutes. Between Belgrade and Novi Sad there are a total of 60 departures per day. There are three types of trains in total. "Intercity" (SOKO), "Regio-ekspres" and "Regio". Novi Sad is connected withZrenjaninandTimișoaraon the northeast andRumaon south with a regional highway; there are plans to upgrade it to a motorway or an expressway, with a tunnel under theFruška Gorashortcutting theIriški Venacmountain pass.

Three bridges cross the Danube in Novi Sad (as of 2020):Liberty Bridge(Most Slobode) connectsSremska Kamenicawith the city proper.Varadin Bridge(Varadinski most) andŽeželj Bridge(Žeželjev most), connects Petrovaradin with city centre, and used for railway and heavy truck traffic. Many bridges also span the Danube-Tisa-Danube canal, running north of the city centre. Currently, two bridges over the Danube are being built, along with two new railway bridges over the Danube-Tisa-Danube canal.

Water transport

Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal

ThePort of Novi Sadis located on the outskirts of the city onDanuberiver. Since May 2019 it has been owned by DP WORLD from the UAE. With over a million tonnes of load turnover, it is the largest cargo port in Serbia.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Novi Sad has relationships with severaltwintowns andtwincities. One of the main streets in itscity centreis named afterModenain Italy; and likewise Modena has named a park in its town centre Parco di Piazza d'Armi Novi Sad. A city square near theVaradin Bridgeis named afterDortmundin Germany; and likewise Dortmund has named a city square Platz von Novi Sad.TheNovi Sad Friendship BridgeinNorwich,United Kingdom, byBuro Happold,was also named in honour of Novi Sad. As of October 2023, there plans to establish twin city cooperation withKlagenfurtandBusan.

Novi Sad istwinnedwith:

• Alexandria,Egypt (2021)
• Budva,Montenegro (1996)
• Changchun,China (1981)
• Cleveland,Ohio, United States (2023)
• Dortmund,Germany (1982)
• Gomel,Belarus (2013)
• Ilioupoli,Greece (1994)
• Istočno Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021)
• Kumanovo,North Macedonia (2019)
• Modena,Italy (1964)
• Nizhny Novgorod,Russia (2006)
• Norwich,England, United Kingdom (1989)
• Pécs,Hungary (2009)
• Taverny,France (2020)
• Timișoara,Romania (2005)
• Tivat,Montenegro (2023)
• Toluca,Mexico (2015)

Partner cities

Most frequent cooperation is done withBudva,Dortmund,Taverny,Timișoara,TivatandUlmin the fields of culture, tourism and sports.Besides twin cities, Novi Sad has many signed agreements on joint cooperation with other cities, some of which could potential lead to twin city agreements. (see also:Politics of Novi Sad).

Novi Sad has signed agreements on joint cooperation with cities:

• Banja Luka,Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)
• Corfu,Greece (2017)
• Enghien-les-Bains,France (2020)
• Frunzensky District,Russia (2003)
• Gothenburg,Sweden (2002)
• Kranj,Slovenia(2004)
• Krasnodar,Russia
• Lviv,Ukraine (1999)
• Nant,France (2002)
• Osijek,Croatia (2002)
• Oryol,Russia (2017)
• Saint-Leu-la-Forêt,France (2020)
• Shiraz,Iran(2023)
• Szeged,Hungary (2001)
• Tuzla,Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002)
• Ulm,Germany (2000)

Novi Sad is an associate member ofEurocities.

See also

• List of people from Novi Sad
• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
• List of cities and towns on the Danube river
• Clinical centre of Vojvodina
• Festival of Street Musicians

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External links

• Novi Sad– Official website(in Serbian and English)
• City assembly – Official website(in Serbian)
• Virtual tours through Novi SadArchived13 August 2013 at theWayback Machine
• Novi Sad 2022 – European Capital of Culture– Official website(in Serbian and English)
• Visit Distrikt Novi Sad– Official website(in Serbian and English)