History of Novi Sad

Short History

At the foot of the Fruška Gora hills, in the shadow of the Petrovaradin Fortress – the Gibraltar of the Danube – is Novi Sad, a city with a history just over 300 years long. Its construction began at the 1244th kilometre of the Danube’s course. Records first mention Novi Sad in 1694, just two years after construction...

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City of many nationalities

Since its founding, Novi Sad has been a multinational city, with a majority Serbian population, but with a great many other nationalities too: Hungarians, Croats, Slovaks, Ruthenians, Greeks, Cincars, Jews, Romanians and Roma, to name a few – and this multiethnic atmosphere remains today. From 1748 onwards, the city was governed by a...

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Spiritual life

During the city's development the people of Novi Sad made sure that their spiritual life was taken care of too. The first Orthodox churches to be built were the Church of St Nicholas (Nikolajevska church), the Church of St George, Church of the Ascension (Uspenska church) and the Almaš Church. Places of worship were built by the members...

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The richness of manifestations

Trade fairs also have a long tradition in Novi Sad, and it was from this tradition that the Novi Sad Fair arose. The whole year round, major events are held at the Fair site, one of the biggest, most important and with the greatest number of visitors is the Agricultural Fair. Novi Sad is also hard to imagine without cafés, entertainment...

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Preserving natural and cultural environment

Novi Sad is remarkable in that it has succeeded in preserving the important natural and cultural features in its surroundings. Natural features include first and foremost the Koviljsko-Petrovaradinski Rit Special Nature Reserve, a wetland of great importance, which harbours vital bird habitats and is one of the most important fish spawning...

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