Stari grad ( sr-cyr, Стари град) 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 the main part of Novi Sad, and it is also known as City Centre. In the
Serbian language
Serbian (, ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and Kos ...
, the name "Stari grad" means "Old Town".
Location
Borders
The eastern borders of Stari grad are Kej žrtava racije (Quay of the victims of raid) and Beogradski kej (Belgrade Quay), the southern border is Bulevar Cara Lazara (Tzar Lazar Boulevard), the western border is Bulevar oslobođenja (Liberation Boulevard), the north-western borders are Jevrejska ulica (Jewish Street), Šafarikova ulica (Šafarik Street), Ulica Jovana Subotića (Jovan Subotić Street), and Temerinska ulica (Temerin Street), and the northern borders are Ulica Miloša Bajića (Miloš Bajić Street), Trg Republike (Square of the Republic), Daničićeva ulica (Daničić Street), Ulica Zlatne grede (Zlatna Greda Street), Pašićeva ulica (Pašić Street), Ulica Matice srpske (Matica Srpska Street), Sterijina ulica (Sterija Street), and Ulica Hadži Svetića (Hadži Svetić Street).
The neighbouring settlements are:
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 ...
in the north,
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 ...
,
Rotkvarija and
Grbavica in the west, and
Liman in the south. In the east of the settlement is the river
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
.
Parts of the neighborhood
Stari grad (City Centre) is divided into the Old Centre and the New Centre, and the border between these two parts of the settlement is Bulevar Mihajla Pupina (Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard). The Old Centre is located on the northern side of this Boulevard, while the New Centre is located on the southern side.
One of the oldests parks in town, the
Danube Park
Danube Park or Dunavski Park ( sr, Дунавски парк) is an urban park in the downtown of Novi Sad, the capital of the Vojvodina Province, Serbia. Formed in 1895, it is protected as the natural monument and is one of the symbols of the ci ...
, is located in Stari grad.
History
Ancient times
A part of a
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
Necropolis
A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead".
The term usually im ...
(2000-95 B.C.E.) was found at the site of the Library of
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 ...
.
Medieval times
In the medieval period (13th-16th century), a settlement named Bakša (Baksa, Baksafalva, Bakšić) existed at this location.
Image:Novi sad stara naselja02.png, Medieval settlement of Bakša in the location of modern Stari grad (13th-16th century)
Image:Novi sad stara naselja03.png, Settlement of Bakšić in the location of modern Stari grad during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century)
Birth of Stari grad
![Ratzen Statt, 1698](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Ratzen_Statt%2C_1698.jpg)
The settlement from which Stari grad (and Novi Sad) developed was founded in 1694. This settlement was known as Racka varoš or Petrovaradinski Šanac and was part of the Danube
military frontier
The Military Frontier (german: Militärgrenze, sh-Latn, Vojna krajina/Vojna granica, Војна крајина/Војна граница; hu, Katonai határőrvidék; ro, Graniță militară) was a borderland of the Habsburg monarchy and l ...
. The original area of Petrovaradin Šanac was in the northwest part of today's Stari grad and the southwest part of today's
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 ...
. Until the middle of the 19th century, the settlement mainly expanded to the west, where new urban districts —
Rotkvarija,
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
Grbavica — were formed, and only later expanded to the east and south, so that some parts of today's Stari grad are newer in origin than some neighboring urban districts.
Little and Great Limans
![Razglednica Novog Sada 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Razglednica_Novog_Sada_2.jpg)
In The General Urban Plan of 1845, the eastern border of the city's area was made up of the streets of Alekse Šantića, Želežnička, Narodnog heroja and Zmaj Jovina.
The major expansion of the city centre towards the south and east occurred only after World War I and World War II, when Stari grad was given its present appearance.
The southeastern part of today's Stari grad in the past was called "Mali Liman" (Little Liman) and "Veliki Liman" (Great Liman), which most of which is part of modern day
Liman neighborhoods. Up until the early 1930s, the Little Liman contained ponds, sandbars, water plants, willows and meadows.
Little Liman covered today's Danube Park and the area along the Danube towards the former railway embankment, under which were the underpasses that connected to the Great Liman. The area of Little Liman was framed by the Danube, the Danube Street, the Zmaj Jovina Street, the King Alexander Street and the railway embankment (today’s Tsar Lazar Boulevard).
In Little Liman, fishing from boats was common, and along the Danube, towards the Fortress, there was a collection of buildings called the Brukšanac (Bruckschanc), a small fortification that provided protection for a pontoon bridge. A few hundred meters upstream was the first city beach, with a wooden building on the water. This beach was later torn down to make room for the city flood embankment. The new city beach called
Štrand
Štrand ( sr-cyr, Штранд) is a popular beach on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located near the Liberty Bridge, in the city quarter known as Liman.
History
Štrand was built back in 1911, as a beach for local peop ...
would open in 1911 and would is located in what is today the banks of the Liman neighborhood. The name Little Liman was completely lost when the terrain was fully built and thus the central city core connected to the Danube.
Population
According to the data from JKP Informatika Novi Sad for 2010, the population of Stari grad was 17,383 residence. The registered residence in there three local communities were: "Stari grad" with 4,153; "Sonja Marinković" with 6,162; "Prva vojvođanska brigada" with 7,523.
Since 2022, Star grad neighborhood in total has about 18,506 residents registered in its three local communities: "Stari grad" with 3,963; "Sonja Marinković" with 6,088; "Prva vojvođanska brigada" with 8,455.
Local Communities
Stari grad is part of
Novi Sad municipality
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 ...
, and since 1989 it is administratively divided into three
local communities
A local community has been defined as a group of interacting people living in a common location. The word is often used to refer to a group that is organized around common values and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical l ...
:
*''"Stari grad"'', located in King Alexander I Street, encompasses most of the core city center in the northern part of the neighborhood;
*''"Sonja Marinković"'', located in Žrtava racije Quay 4, encompasses most of the south eastern part of the neighborhood towards the Danube and bordering Žarka Zrenjanina Street and Stražilovska Street.
*''"Prva vojvođanska brigada"'', located in Dimitrija Abramovića 8, encompasses most of the south western part of the neighborhood towards the
Liberation Boulevard and bordering Žarka Zrenjanina Street and Stražilovska Street.
Between 1980 and 1989, Stari grad was one of the seven municipalities of Novi Sad City. The municipality included the city quarter of Stari grad, part of
Rotkvarija, and part of
Liman.
Buildings
Some of the important buildings located in Stari grad are:
City Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
,
Bishop's Palace,
White Banovina,
Spens Sports Center
SPC Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, СПЦ Војводина), short for Sports and Business Center Vojvodina ( sr, Спортски и пословни центар Војводина, Sportski i poslovni centar Vojvodina), commonly referred to as SPENS ( s ...
,
Vojvodina football stadium.
Culture
Churches
A churches located in Stari grad:
Name of Mary Catholic Church,
Minster Orthodox Church,
Nikolajevska Orthodox Church,
Saint George's Orthodox Cathedral,
Uspenska Orthodox Church,
Novi Sad Synagogue
Novi Sad Synagogue ( sr, Новосадска синагога or ) is one of many cultural institutions in Novi Sad, Serbia, in the capital of Serbian the province of Vojvodina. Located on Jevrejska (Jewish) Street, in the city center, the synag ...
,
Greek-Catholic Church.
Image:Serbia-0290 - Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George.jpg, Saint George's Orthodox Cathedral (Saborna crkva) in Stari Grad
Image:Serbia-0304 - The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church.jpg, Uspenska Orthodox church in Stari Grad
Image:Nikolajevska crkva.JPG, Nikolajevska Orthodox church in Stari Grad
Image:Crkva imena Marijinog.jpg, The Name of Mary Catholic Church in Stari Grad
Image:NoviSadSynagogue014.jpg, Synagogue in Stari grad
Image:Rusinska crkva.JPG, Uniate (Rusyn) church in Stari grad
Image:Novi_Sad,_Christian_Adventist_Church.jpg, Christian Adventist Church in Stari grad
Image:Novi_Sad,_Adventist_prayer_house.jpg, Adventist prayer house in Stari grad
Image:Novi_Sad,_Protestant_Evangelic_Church.jpg, Protestant Evangelic Church in Stari grad
Society
Institutions
Important institutions located in Stari grad:
Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,
Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,
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 ...
,
Library of Matica Srpska
A library is a collection of Document, materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or electronic media, digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a ...
,
Gallery of Matica Srpska
The Gallery of Matica Srpska ( sr, Galerija Matice Srpske, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Галерија Матице Српске) is one of the largest and oldest galleries in Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Novi Sad, next to Pavle Beljans ...
,
Serbian National Theatre
The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.
History
The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The ...
,
The Theatre of Young,
Museum of Vojvodina
The Museum of Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, Музеј Војводине) is an art and natural history museum in Novi Sad, Serbia. The museum houses a collection of over 400,000 specimens and a library of over 50,000 volumes.
Notable paintings
Among other ...
,
Archive of Vojvodina,
Novi Sad Open University
Novi Sad Open University, also known as NOU, was a center offering many courses. It was located in Novi Sad, Serbia. Currently, NOU is an children's cultural center.
History
Novi Sad Open University (originally the "Radivoj Cirpanov" Labor Unive ...
,
Offset of the Serbian Academy of Science and Art,
Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts,
People's Library,
Cultural Centre of Novi Sad
The Cultural Center of Novi Sad (, ') is a cultural institution of Novi Sad, which organizes exhibitions, literary programs, workshops, art cinema programs, etc.; the biggest events are Novi Sad Jazz Festival , International Festival of Alternativ ...
,
Novi Sad Television,
Novi Sad Radio.
Image:Building of the Matica srpska, Novi Sad.jpg, 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 ...
Image:Serbia-0296 - Serbian National Theatre.jpg, The Serbian National Theatre
The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia.
History
The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The ...
Image:SpensSC.jpg, Spens Sports Center
SPC Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, СПЦ Војводина), short for Sports and Business Center Vojvodina ( sr, Спортски и пословни центар Војводина, Sportski i poslovni centar Vojvodina), commonly referred to as SPENS ( s ...
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
** Indus ...
*
History of Novi Sad
*
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 ...
*
Rotkvarija
*
Grbavica
*
Liman
*
Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin ( sr-cyr, Петроварадин, ) is a historic town in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, now a part of the city of Novi Sad. As of 2011, the urban area has 14,810 inhabitants. Lying on the right bank of the Danube, across from t ...
*
Petrovaradin Fortress
Petrovaradin Fortress ( sr, Петроварадинска тврђава, Petrovaradinska tvrđava, ; hu, Péterváradi vár), nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube", is a fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of Novi Sad ...
References
Citations
Sources
*Đorđe Randelj, Novi Sad - slobodan grad, Novi Sad, 1997.
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Novi Sad - atlas ulica, Novi Sad, 1998.
*Dr. Jovan Romelić, Liman, Enciklopedija Novog Sada, Book 13, Novi Sad, 1999.
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
*Zoran Rapajić, Novi Sad bez tajni, Beograd, 2002.
*Melhior Erdujhelji, Istorija Novog Sada, Veternik, 2002.
*Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Dragomir Ljubinac, 30 godina Mesne zajednice "7 juli" u Novom Sadu 1974-2004, monograph, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Dr. Slobodan Ćučić, Naselja Bačke - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2007.
*Milan Paroški, Novi Sad - stara varoš 7.000 godina, Novi Sad, 2008.
External links
Detailed map of Novi Sad and Stari gradMap of Novi SadMapa Novog Sada
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Novi Sad neighborhoods
Populated places established in 1694