Novi Sad
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| Motto: none | |||
| Executive government | Mayor (Gradonačelnik) City council (Skupština Grada) | ||
| Mayor | Maja Gojković | ||
| Area | 235.6 km² | ||
| Population - total - density |
191,405 (2002) 812/km² | ||
| Founded City status |
1694 1748 | ||
| Area code | 021 | ||
| Latitude Longitude |
45°15'N 19°51'E | ||
| Twin towns | Dortmund (D), Norwich (GB), Budva, Helioupolis (GR), Chang Chun (CHN) | ||
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Novi Sad (Нови Сад, Slovak Nový Sad, Hungarian Ujvidék, German Neusatz) (city population of 205,378 and some 299,294 in the county in 2002) is a city in northern Serbia, located at 45.25° North, 19.85° East on the banks of Danube river, capital of the province Vojvodina and a large industrial and cultural center. Its name means "New Planting" (noun) in Serbian language. It was founded in the 1694. Novi Sad is also known as Serbian Athens, in Serbian Srpska Atina.
It is the administrative center of the South Backa District of Serbia.
Devastated by the NATO bombardment during the Kosovo War of 1999, Novi Sad was left without all of its three bridges, communications, water and electricity. Residental areas were cluster bombed several times while its oil refinery was bombarded daily, causing severe pollution and widespread ecological damage.
