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Religious Architecture In Novi Sad
Religious architecture in Novi Sad is very diverse. Majority of the believers in Novi Sad are from Serbian Orthodox Church, while others are from Roman Catholic Church, many Protestant churches, and Jewish community. Stari Grad is the place with the majority of churches and temples, and they were all built in the 18th and 19th century. The oldest religious building in the city was Orthodox church dedicated to Saint John. This church was built in 1700, but was burned in the 1848–49 revolution. It was rebuilt in 1853, but was razed in 1921. Orthodox churches The main Orthodox church in the city is The Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George ('' Saborna Crkva svetog Đorđa''), built in 1742, it is next to the Bishop's Palace, the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Bačka. In city centre there are also the Church of Holy Dormition (''Uspenska crkva''), built in 1736, Almaš Church (''Almaška crkva'') in Almaški Kraj, built in 1797 and Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nichol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Name Of Mary Church
The Name of Mary Church (; ; hu, Mária Neve katolikus templom) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Novi Sad, Serbia, dedicated to the feast of the Holy Name of Mary. It is the largest church in Novi Sad, and is located in the city center on the Trg Slobode (Liberty Square). Locals refer to it as the "''cathedral''", even though Novi Sad belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica, whose cathedral is located in Subotica. History After the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz, Novi Sad became part of the Habsburg monarchy. The local Catholic parish was organized in 1702, and the original church was built in 1719 on the same location as today's church. It was dedicated to Mary Help of Christians in the memory of the Holy League success in the Battle of Vienna. Later, it was renamed the Name of Mary Church. This original church was destroyed in 1742. A new, second church was built on the same location. Catholic Archbishop of Kalocsa Patacsich Gábor dedicated this new church i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Sava
Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law, and a diplomat. Sava, born as Rastko Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Растко Немањић), was the youngest son of Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (founder of the Nemanjić dynasty), and ruled the appanage of Zachlumia briefly in 1190–92. He then left for Mount Athos, where he became a monk with the name ''Sava'' (''Sabbas''). At Athos he established the monastery of Hilandar, which became one of the most important cultural and religious centres of the Serbian people. In 1219 the Patriarchate exiled in Nicea recognized him as the first Serbian Archbishop, and in the same year he authored the oldest known constitution of Serbia, the ''Zakonopravilo'' nomocanon, thus securing full religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovilj
Kovilj () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,599 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Kovilj'' or Ковиљ, in Croatian as ''Kovilj'', and in Hungarian as ''Kabol''. The Serbian name of the village derived from Serbian word "kovilj", which is a name for one sort of flower grass. Geography The village is divided into Gornji Kovilj (Upper Kovilj) and Donji Kovilj (Lower Kovilj), which were two separate settlements in the past, but today are parts of one single settlement. History In the 13th century, a settlement named ''Kabul'' was mentioned at this location. Other names used for the settlement in the past were ''Kaboli'' and ''Kobila'', hence it is presumed that name of the settlement derived from Slavic word "kobila" ("mare" in English). Kovilj is not far from the city of Novi Sad. Donji Kovilj was first mentioned in 1554, and Gornji Kovilj in 1702. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala, , in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria. The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer August Zeune in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term ''Balkan Peninsula'' was a synonym for Rumelia in the 19th century, the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire. It had a ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-Byzantine Architecture
Neo-Byzantine architecture (also referred to as Byzantine Revival) was a revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. It incorporates elements of the Byzantine style associated with Eastern and Orthodox Christian architecture dating from the 5th through 11th centuries, notably that of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) and the Exarchate of Ravenna. Neo-Byzantine architecture emerged in the 1840s in Western Europe and peaked in the last quarter of the 19th century with the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris, and with monumental works in the Russian Empire, and later Bulgaria. The Neo-Byzantine school was active in Yugoslavia in the interwar period. List by country German states Earliest examples of emerging Byzantine-Romanesque architecture include the Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church, Potsdam, by Russian architect Vasily Stasov, and the Abbey of Saint Boniface, laid down by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1835 and completed in 1840. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veternik
Veternik ( sr-cyr, Ветерник) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Its population numbers 17,454 (2011 census) and most of its inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. Over the years, especially in the 1990s, it grew with size and inhabitants thus merging with Futog to the west and Novi Sad to the east. Name The settlement was named in honour of the assault of the Serbian army in the Veternik mountain area during the breach of the Macedonian front in World War I. It was first called ''Novi Veternik'' ("New Veternik"), but was later changed into ''Veternik''. The name ''Veternik'' itself means "windy" in Serbian In Serbian language, Serbian Cyrillic, the settlement is known as Ветерник (in Serbian Latin as ''Veternik'') and in Hungarian as ''Hadikliget''. History The first settlement at this location was mentioned in 1848 and its name was ''Neu Ilof''. It was a settlement for workers that worked in the nearby estate whose last owner was count Kotek. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paragovo
Paragovo (Cyrillic: Парагово) is a hamlet in the urban area of Novi Sad and one of the neighborhoods of Sremska Kamenica, in Serbia. It is located between three hills, Popovica on the west and Glavica and Čardak on the east; at the entrance of Sremska Kamenica, from Ruma and Fruška Gora. Paragovo is connected to Sremska Kamenica and Novi Sad by bus line No.72. Since the beginning of the 21st century, Paragovo has had a Serbian Orthodox Church. This part of Novi Sad has seen rapid growth during the 1990s, when many people from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ... came into Novi Sad. Today, Paragovo has approximately 300 to 500 inhabitants. Novi Sad neighborhoods {{NoviSad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detelinara
Detelinara ( sr, Детелинара, from Serbian ''detelina'' - ''clover'', hence Detelinara = ''Field of Clovers'') is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Borders The south-eastern borders of Detelinara are Ulica Branka Bajića (Branko Bajić Street) and Ulica Braće Popović (Braće Popović Street), the north-eastern border is Rumenačka ulica (Rumenačka Street), the northern border is Ulica Oblačića Rada (Oblačića Rada Street), and the western border is Bulevar Evrope (Boulevard of Europe), built in the last quarter of 2009. Neighbouring city quarters The neighbouring city quarters are: Novo Naselje and Jugovićevo in the west, Avijatičarsko Naselje in the north, Sajmište in the south-east, and Banatić and Industrijska Zona Jug in the north-east. Parts of Detelinara Detelinara is divided into Stara Detelinara (Old Detelinara) and Nova Detelinara (New Detelinara). The border between these two parts of the settlement is Ulica Kornelija Stankov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
