Novi
Sad (Serbian: or Novi Sad; Slovak: Nový
Sad; Hungarian: Újvidék;
Croatian: Novi Sad; Romanian: Novi Sad;
German: Neusatz; Latin: Neoplanta) is
a city in northern Serbia, located at
45.25° N, 19.85° E, on the banks
of the Danube river. It is the capital
of the Vojvodina province and a large
industrial and cultural center. Its name
means "New Planting" (noun)
in Serbian. The city's population was
215,659 in 2002 and 298,139 with the surrounding
inhabited places of the municipality included.
An unofficial estimate of the current
city population is approximately 240,000-250,000.
The city of Novi Sad comprises Novi Sad
proper and the settlements of Petrovaradin
and Sremska Kamenica. The metropolitan
area of Novi Sad also comprises Futog,
Veternik, Bukovac and Ledinci.
Novi
Sad (Serbian: or Novi Sad; Slovak: Nový
Sad; Hungarian: Újvidék;
Croatian: Novi Sad; Romanian: Novi Sad;
German: Neusatz; Latin: Neoplanta) is
a city in northern Serbia, located at
45.25° N, 19.85° E, on the banks
of the Danube river. It is the capital
of the Vojvodina province and a large
industrial and cultural center. Its name
means "New Planting" (noun)
in Serbian. The city's population was
215,659 in 2002 and 298,139 with the surrounding
inhabited places of the municipality included.
An unofficial estimate of the current
city population is approximately 240,000-250,000.
The city of Novi Sad comprises Novi Sad
proper and the settlements of Petrovaradin
and Sremska Kamenica. The metropolitan
area of Novi Sad also comprises Futog,
Veternik, Bukovac and Ledinci.
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