Centar (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Цeнтap) is a neighborhood of the city of

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

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 ...

. It is the part of the Niš municipality of

Medijana Medijana ( sr-cyr, Медијана) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. It is the central and the most populous city municipality of Niš with the population of 85,969 inhabitants. Geography The municipality b ...

Location

Centar neighborhood, as the name indicate, is located in the city center. It is flat and bordered on the north by the

Nišava The Nišava or Nishava (Bulgarian and sr-Cyrl, Нишава, ) is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of also the longest one, of the South Morava. Course Bulgaria The Nišava originates in western Bulgar ...

river and on the south by the neighborhood of

Marger Marger (Serbian Cyrillic: Mapгep) is a neighborhood of the city of Niš, Serbia. It is located in Niš municipality of Medijana. Location Marger is in the central part of Niš. It is flat and bordered on the north by the neighborhood of Centar, ...

History

Centar neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods in

Characteristics

The neighborhood is administrative, commercial and residential.

Tourist sites

Tinkers Alley Tinkers Alley also known as Coppersmith alley ( sr, Kazandžijsko sokače, script=Latn, ') is an old urban downtown which was built in the first half of 18th century. It was a street full of tinkers and other crafts, together with craftsmen houses ...

- An old urban downtown in today Kopitareva Street, built in the first half of 18th century. It was a street full of tinkers but today it's full of cafes and restaurants. *

Kalča Kalča is a large shopping center in the City of Niš. The Kalča dominates the area and lies within Niš's downtown core. Today's Niš is reflected in these glass surfaces connecting the old town and the new Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ...

, City passage and Gorča - Trade centers situated in Milana Obrenovića Street. *Milana Obrenoviča Street (Pobedina) - Main pedestrian area and shopping zone of the city.

References

Neighborhoods of Niš {{Serbia-stub