Almaški Kraj ( sr, Алмашки Крај) is an urban neighborhood of the city of
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, Serbia. It is situated between the Almaška church and the Saborna church and includes parts of the
Podbara
Podbara ( sr, Подбара) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Borders
The southern borders of Podbara are Ulica Miloša Bajića (Miloš Bajić Street), Trg Republike (Square of the Republic), Daničićeva ulica (Daniči ...
,
Salajka
Salajka ( sr, Салајка), also known as Slavija ( sr, Славија), is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Borders
The western and southern border of Salajka is Kisačka ulica (Kisač Street), the eastern border is Teme ...
and
Stari Grad neighborhoods. There is a cemetery nearby by the same name -- Almaški cemetery.
History and culture
It was settled in 1718 by
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
families from the village
Almaš Almaš was an ethnic Serbs, Serb village in Bačka. It existed until the first half of the 18th century. The village was located on Almaška bara (Almaška bog), between Temerin, Nadalj, and Gospođinci.
Name
In Serbian language, Serbian the villag ...
, who thus named this part of the city ''Almaški Kraj'' ("the Almaš quarter"). The Almaš Orthodox church was built here in 1797. It is the largest
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
church in Novi Sad. The oldest cultural-scientific institution of
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 Bas ...
,
Matica srpska
The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Матица српска, Matica srpska, la, Matrix Serbica, grc, Μάτιτσα Σρπσκα) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national inst ...
, is also located in Almaški Kraj.
See also
*
Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
This is a list of the neighbourhoods and suburbs of Novi Sad.
Neighbourhoods on the left bank of the Danube
* Stari Grad (Old City, City Centre)
*Bulevar
* Liman (Liman I, Liman II, Liman III, Liman IV)
* Almaški Kraj
*Podbara
** Industr ...
*
Almaš Almaš was an ethnic Serbs, Serb village in Bačka. It existed until the first half of the 18th century. The village was located on Almaška bara (Almaška bog), between Temerin, Nadalj, and Gospođinci.
Name
In Serbian language, Serbian the villag ...
References
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
External links
Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
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Novi Sad neighborhoods