Novi Sad

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The Novi Sad E-ROUTES tour is comprised of the following stories and places

The first known written document mentioning the settlement now called Novi Sad dates back to 1694. At that time, namely, General Engelshofen reported on the completion of the bridgehead on the Bačka side of the Danube. Bridgehead (Brückschanz – as it was called) was a military fortification with…
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A RESIDENCE IN GREECE AND TURKEY WITH NOTES OF THE JOURNEY THROUGH BULGARIA, SERVIA, HUNGARY, AND THE BALKAN By Francis Hervé, Esq. Illustrated by tinted lithographic engravings, from drawings by the author In two volumes Vol. II London, Whittaker & co. Ave Maria…
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The Danube is the narrowest near Novi Sad, and hence here it has been the easiest and most important river crossing in the southern part of the Pannonian Plain since ancient times. Permanent bridges of Novi Sad, as parts of land routes that bridge the Danube, have a much wider function than…
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Fish was not considered a delicacy in the past like it is today. Fishermen traded fish successfully in the spring and autumn, while they could not sell it in the summer, no matter how rich the catch was. According to an old folk wisdom, fish should be eaten only in the months containing the letter…
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THE BEGINNINGS OF TRAFFIC IN NOVI SAD The Danube was the most important connection between Novi Sad and Central Europe. Until the appearance of the first steamboats in 1830, all boats used oars and sails. Downstream, they were carried by the current of the river, while upstream they were pulled…
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The streets of today's city centre, from where you can go on a tour of the Almaš Neighbourhood, were once the centre of economic life. PIJACA (Piazza) – is the traditional name for today's Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Street. It was and remains the main street of the city. Its peculiarity was…
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The Matica Srpska from Novi Sad is the oldest literary, cultural, and scientific institution of the Serbs. It was founded in Pest (today's Budapest, Hungary) on February 4/16, 1826. It is the oldest Matica in the world since it was a model for the establishment of other Maticas in the world.…
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Tanurdžić Palace is the city's largest palace. Its longest part belongs to Modena Street, one side wing to Zmaj Jovina Street, while the other wing and the hotel belong to Ilija Ognjanović Street. It was built in 1934 for Nikola Tanurdžić, a wealthy merchant from Novi Sad, and designed by…
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Dunavski Park is the oldest existing place for walking and relaxation of Novi Sad citizens. For a long time, there was a liman – a backwater of the Danube, and Dunavski Park as we know it today was mentioned for the first time in a record from 1810. Substantial arrangements of this area took place…
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In the past, there were many swimming spots on the Danube, some are still well-visited today. Oficirac, Bećarac (also known as the pet-friendly beach), the former schwimmschule" (popular in the twenties), swimming spots where youngsters used to socialize... However, Štrand has remained the…
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Miloš Crnjanski (1893–1977) I CAME TO NOVI SAD (Excerpt from Komentari uz Liriku Itake [Commentary on the Lyrics of Ithaca]) Carefree as I was, I came to Novi Sad and stayed there because of a beautiful young woman, the sister of a then-famous musician, who, with her two little girls, had…
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