Novi Sad
Novi Sad (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Сад, pronounced [nɔ̝̂v̞iː sâːd] (
listen)) is the second largest city in Serbia. It is the capital of both Vojvodina[2] and the South Bačka District.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Novi Sad within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 45°N 19°E / 45°N 19°ECoordinates: 45°N 19°E / 45°N 19°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Bačka |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Settled by Scordisci | 4th century B.C. |
| Founded | 1694 as Racki Grad (Serb City) |
| City status | 1 February 1748 as Novi Sad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miloš Vučević (DS) - (DS, LSV, SPS) |
| Area | |
| • Novi Sad | 1,105 km2 (426.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Novi Sad |  231,798[1] |
| • Density | 164.7/km2 (426.5/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 41,625[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21000 |
| Car plates | NS |
| Website | www.novisad.rs |
Novi Sad Media
Roman golden helmet, Museum of Vojvodina
Habsburgs prohibited Orthodox Christians to settle in Petrovaradin. That policy pushed Serbs to form the Serb city which later became Novi Sad. The city was proclaimed to be a free royal city by Maria Theresa by 1748.
Serb uprising of 1848–49, Serbian patriarch Josif Rajačić is giving a blessing to the army of Serbian Vojvodina in 1848.
Postcard of Novi Sad with a picture of Lajos Kossuth Street (early 20th century)
Great Assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci, and other Slavs proclaimed the unification of Vojvodina region with the Kingdom of Serbia in Novi Sad in 1918.
Monument dedicated to the victims of Novi Sad raid, which took place during the Hungarian occupation in WWII
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Dunavac and Fruška Gora in the distance.
The towers in Liman 4, Novi Sad, Serbia.
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