As in everybody’s case, Novi Sad, as our hometown, is the most beautiful city to us.
On the map, made by Gerhard Mercator in the 16th century, in the place of today’s Novi Sad, there was a settlement called Bistriz. In its journal about traveling down the Danube river, Hans Christian Andersen mentions Novi Sad as the “water city”.
Novi Sad “sprouted” on the fertile ground, along the bridgehead across the fortress, some three hundred years ago. On 1st February 1748, the Austro-Hungarian Empress Maria Theresa awarded Novi Sad with the status of a royal town. It was then that Novi Sad was called by its today’s name. In that time, no man from the Fruška Gora could marry if he hadn’t planted a new seedling (Serb. seedling=sad, new=novi).
The city area covers some 130 square kilometers and has 235.000 inhabitants. The first ferry (raft), which connected Novi Sad and Petrovaradin, was put in the place in 1213 and the last one in 1999. Novi Sad is quite sensitive to its bridges. 134 pontoon bridges have been constructed from the 1720s until the 1920s. The history of these bridges is another story, a story so special that sometimes Novi Sad was called “the town where the river runs above the bridges”.
TOURISM ORGANISATION OF THE CITY OF NOVI SAD
Address: Trg Slobode 3 (Apolo center), Novi Sad
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TOURIST INFO CENTER “JEVREJSKA”
Jevrejska 10
Mon – Fri 7:30 – 17:00
Saturday 09:00 – 14:00
+381(0)21 66 17 343
TOURIST INFO CENTER “BULEVAR”
Bul. Mihajla Pupina 9
Mon – Fri 7:30 – 17:00
+381(0)21 421 811
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. ROCK – Novi Sad
It was built in 1801. on the place where in XIX century was the grave yard, and which was later moved to its today location. The church has 100 seats, the gallery for choir and organs from 1879., which was built by the Novi Sad craftsman Adam Kajlbah and which are considered to be the…
SYNAGOGUE – Novi Sad
Synagogue with the church parish and the former Jewish school is situated in Jewish Street. It was built in 1909, in the style of Hungarian secession, according to the project of a Pest architect Lipot Baumhorn, and all three buildings form a harmonious architectural unity. Above the door of the synagogue, high in the vault,…
THE CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE – Petrovaradin
It is a two story building with a statue of St. Ignacio, the founder of the Christian order, on the facade. The building was (as a Jesuit Monastery) finished in 1734. Inside it there was a church school. In the 18th century, the headquarters of Jesuits was transformed into a parish church (for the soldiers…
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS – Sremska Kamenica
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Cross is from 1746., and in 19th century it was renovated and enlarged by Duke Marton Marcibanji. In 1869. the church got the organs from Duke Gvido Karačonji, and in the upper tower it got four bells of different size. In the crypt above the church the bodies of…
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF JESUS HEARTH AND THE OLD RECTORY CASTLE- Futog
According to the facts, the temple was built between 1906. and 1908. on the project of Ferenc Veninger, in pseudo- gothic style. The Duchess Kotek gave money for the church to be built which is evidenced as the founder above the main entrance. There are two high belfries. The richness of the temple are also…
THE REFORMATIVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH – Novi Sad
It is situated in the part of the city called Telep. It was built in 1931., according to the project of Janoš Filep.
THE PROTESTANT EVANGELIST CHURCH – Novi Sad
It was situated in the residential object built at the end of XIX century, which was adapted for the church needs in 1950., so the church now can accept up to 180 people.