Palilula (
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 ...
: Палилула, ) 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 located in Niš municipality of
Palilula.
Location
Palilula is located in the south-central part of Niš. It is partly flat and partly on hill bordered on the west by the neighborhood of
Staro Groblje, on the south by neighborhood of Kovanluk, on the east by neighborhood of Apelovac, and on the north by neighborhoods 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
Palilula is one of the older neighborhoods of Niš. It was developed partly before and partly after 1878. Part of it was developed just after the construction of the railroad. During the Ottoman Empire the cities had been built very often by wooden beams, and there was a fire hazard. Therefore, during the Ottoman Empire, people were only allowed to smoke pipes out of the city walls. "Palilula" at that time was on the periphery, out of the city walls.
The etymology and the history The neighbourhood gives the name to the municipality of Palilula. The oldest part, located north of the railroad, became part of the 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 ...
, leaving the part southern of the railroad, which was developed after 1878, within the municipality of Palilula.
Characteristics
The neighborhood is mostly residential. There is a St. Nikola Church, a City Music Club and a number of restaurants in the neighborhood.
Future development
There is a plan of construction of new city boulevard by the railroad of Niš - Sofia.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palilula Neighbourhood, Nis
Neighborhoods of Niš