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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
Freedom Square
Bishop's Palace
Novi Sad Synagogue
Flag of Novi Sad
Flag
Coat of arms of Novi Sad
Coat of arms
Official logo of Novi Sad
Logo of Novi Sad
Nickname: 
Serbian Athens
Novi Sad is located in Serbia
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Location within Serbia
Novi Sad is located in Vojvodina
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Location with Vojvodina
Novi Sad is located in Europe
Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 45°15′15″N 19°50′33″E / 45.25417°N 19.84250°E / 45.25417; 19.84250
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Bačka
Settled by Scordisci4th century B.C.
Founded1694
City status1 February 1748 (1748-02-01)
Government
 • MayorMilan Đurić (SNS)
 • Ruling partiesSNS/SDPS/SPO–SPS/JS–SVM
Area
 • Urban
129.4 km2 (50.0 sq mi)
 • Rank36th in Serbia
 • City proper106.2 km2 (41.0 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (262 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1][2]
 • Rank2nd in Serbia
 • Urban
346,773
 • Urban density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
 • Metro
414,296
 • City proper
295,358
Demonym(s)Novosađanin
(Новосађанин, m.)
Novosađanka
(Новосађанка, f.) (sr)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
21000
Area code+381(0)21
Vehicle registrationNS
Websitewww.novisad.rs

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 Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora and it is the fifth largest of all cities 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,[3] while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 306,702 inhabitants. According to the city's Informatika Agency, Novi Sad had 414,386 inhabitants (metro) in 2024.[citation needed]

Novi Sad was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsburg military post. In subsequent centuries, it became an important trading, manufacturing and cultural centre, and has historically been dubbed the Serbian Athens.[4][5] The city was heavily devastated in the 1848 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 the Serbian economy.

Novi Sad was the European Youth Capital in 2019 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022.[6] It became a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts in 2023.[7][8]

  1. ^ Serbian census 2022
  2. ^ "First results of the 2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings: Ethnicity (data by municipalities and cities)" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. April 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ Mishkova, Diana (1 January 2009). We, the people: politics of national peculiarity in Southeastern Europe. Central European University Press. pp. 277–278. ISBN 9789639776289.
  5. ^ "History of Novi Sad". Official Website of Novi Sad. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Esch, Kaunas and Novi Sad to be European Capitals of Culture in 2022". European Commission.
  7. ^ "55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Day". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Novi Sad u Uneskovoj Mreži kreativnih gradova sveta: "Srpska Atina" prva u ovom delu Evrope na Media Arts listi". euronews.rs (in Serbian). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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