Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia, is located in the north of the country on the banks of the Danube River .The city on the other bank of the river opposite the Catholic Petrovaradin was founded by Orthodox Serbs .The name of the city in Serbian means "new plantation" .The city was founded in 1694, and already in the 18-19th centuries became the focus of the Serbian culture of that period, as well as an important trading and production center and was nicknamed "Serbian Athens" .During the revolution of 1848 the city was largely destroyed, but was subsequently quickly restored to .
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Modern history of Novi Sad
After the Second World War, Novi Sad became part of a new socialist Yugoslavia. In the period before the breakup of Yugoslavia, the city experienced rapid industrialization and population growth. In 1999, during the war in Kosovo, NATO bombing left the city without all its three bridges across the Danube, water, communications and electricity. Since 2006, Novi Sad is a part of independent Serbia. Today the cultural treasures of the region are concentrated in Novi Sad: museums, art galleries, monuments of architecture.
How to get here
- By plane. The nearest airport is in Belgrade, 70 km from Novi Sad. Getting from Nikola Tesla airport right away to Novi Sad is not very convenient. The only option is to take a taxi.
- By bus. This is the most recommended option. Due to its favorable location, Novi Sad is connected by bus to all major cities. From the city you need to leave the "Old Bus Station". "The new bus station" is currently not working (2009).
- By car. Highway E 75, connecting Budapest and Belgrade, runs 5 km from the city.
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Climate
Moderately continental with warm and sunny autumn, short and not too harsh in winter, rainy in spring and suddenly coming summer. The average temperature of January is -1, 9 ° C.
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Sights
Petrovaradin fortress
The Austrians captured Petrovaradin (a former city on the territory of modern Novi Sad) during the Great Turkish War in 1687 and started the construction of modern fortifications on the site of the old .Petrovaradinskaya fortress - a powerful fortification, which is also called the Hungarian Gibraltar - was laid in 1692 .It was here in 1716 that the decisive battle took place between the Turkish and Austrian armies, the victory of the Austrians in which put an end to the Turkish threat to Central Europe .The fortress was completed almost 100 years and in addition to the outer walls there are 16 km of underground tunnels .In the fortress there are a city museum, an observatory (it works only in clear weather) and a planetarium (open every Saturday) .
"Exit" music festival
Since 2000, every summer in the fortress of Petrovaradin is the music festival State of Exit. Usually it lasts 4 days. Famous singers and popular bands perform at the festival. In 2007, the festival received a British festival prize in the category "Best European Festival."
Fruska Mountain
From the south Novi Sad is protected from the winds by the northern slopes of Fruska Mountain .The reserve of the same name is designed to preserve the unique flora and fauna of this place .On the Fruska mountain have survived to our days 16 Serbian Orthodox monasteries of the early XVI century .Some of them have been restored only partially, and some even are still in ruins .Between the dense forest of the slopes of the Frushka mountain hid a small Lake Ladinochko, formed as a result of NATO bombing .In 2009 the lake was drained, and the mining company continues to develop a quarry contrary to the objections of ecologists .Representatives of the company assure the public that after the term of the permit for operation expires, the bowl will be filled with water again and the lake will become the center of attraction of tourists visiting the national ecological park Fruska Gora .
Religious architecture
The old town of Novi Sad is the place of the center of churches and temples built in the XVIII-XIX centuries .There are among them Orthodox churches, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Uniate churches, Muslim and Jewish religious buildings .The main Orthodox church in the city is the church of the Great Martyr St. George, built in 1742, and the Catholic Church of the Holy Virgin Mary is rightly considered the architectural dominant of the city center .It is easy to recognize by the characteristic signs of the Gothic style .In Novi Sad you can also visit the building belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in the magnificent synagogue in the city center .
Museums
The rich historical heritage of the city is preserved in museums and galleries, among which the Museum of Vojvodina and the Brnnar ethnic complex, the Novi Sad City Museum in the fortress and its collection of foreign art, the Vojvodina Theater Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Zhivanovic Cultural Museum are especially notable.
Dundzher Castle
The beautifully preserved old castle is located 60 km north of Novi Sad. In the 20 years of the last century Bogdan Dundzherski realized his dream of a fairytale castle. Today the hotel is open here, and racehorses from the stables at the castle are known among connoisseurs throughout Europe.
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