Novi Sad,Vojvodina,Serbia(Yugoslavia)

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About Novi Sad


Novi Sad is in north part of Serbia and it’s capital city of autonomus provinces of Vojvodina.Vojvodina is in south part of Panonien plain.Novi Sad is on the left side of Danube river at 1255th km of rivers course.

History of Novi Sad


Novi Sad become in second half of 17.th century.It’s first name was Petrovaradinien shanac.After 1699th,when Turkia and Habsburgs monarhy were signing peace in Karlovci,Petrovaradinien shanac become one of most important town on Turkish-Austrien boarder.(Habsburgs monarhy is Austro-Hungary monarhy)In 1st february 1748. empress Marija Terezia was give to Petrovaradien shanac status of “Free Royal City” with names on Latin:Neoplanta,Hungarien:Ujvidek,German:Neusatz,and Serbien:Novi Sad.(English:New Plant)


During the time Novi Sad become a cultural centar of Serbs in Habsburgs monarhy.Because of that Novi Sad got second name “Serbien Atheen”.


Until the first World war Novi Sad were in Habsburgs monarhy,and when war finished Novi Sad and whole Vojvodina approach to kingdom of Yugoslavia.


Today Novi Sad is a modern city with population around 300 000 people.It is scecond biggest city in Serbia.Centar of Novi Sad is walkig zone for shopping,with old buildings from 19. century.Also there is a lot of caffee.(My recommendation is Irish pub or Bistro.There you can drink pouring beer.)


Novi Sad have 10 theatres,9 museumes,4 cimenas,24 galery but most popular sentences in Novi sad are Petrovaradien fortres,Sport and buisnnes centar of Vojvodina "Spens",Serbian National Teathar,Town-hall,library of Matica srpska,Cathedral,city stadium,centar and old part of town like Zmaj Jovina street,Dunavska street,and place for meeting Miletics square with monument of Svetozar Miletic.(We meet at Miletic)In summer time most popular place at day and night is beach "Strand".1

Frushka Gora

About Frushka Gora


Frushka Gora is a mountain in Panonien plain on the right side of Danube river.It is a very old mountain became aruond 300 milions year ago.Mountain is in east-west dirrection with 80 km length.Width is only 15 km,and highest top is Crveni chot with 539m.

National park


Frushka Gora have very reach eco-system and because of that it is a national park.90 % of all teritory of national park is cover by the woods,with domination of mixed oak-elm forest.Also there is a lot of rare species of plants and animals.

Historical monuments

Frushka Gora is very reach with historical monuments.There is also 18 Orthodox monastery and nunnery.They are build in period from 15th to 18th century.Frushka Gora have also many monuments dedicate to people whose lost life in Second World War.Most famouse is monument at pick Irishki venac.On the pick Strazilovo is grave and monument dedicate to Branko Radicevic,one of the most famouse Serbian romantic poetry writer.

Wine and festivals of wine

Because of good geographic place and hight Frushka Gora is reach with wineyeards,and very quality wine.The most famouse are wine from Sremski Karlovci town at Frushka Gora around 10km distant from Novi Sad.Every year in one weekend in September there is most famouse festival of wine Grozdjebal.On the festival wine makers present and sales their wine.Also that is competition and proclamation of the best wine.

Exept of Sremski Karlovci almost every village on Frushka Gora have their one festival dedicate to wine.

Place for picknick


Frushka Gora have many beautifull place for picknick.The most popular place is:Popovica(old woods,springs,lake),Strazilovo(with grave of Branko Radichevic very anone romantic poetry writer),Andrevlje(Woods,meadow),Brankovac(meadow,woods,view)Zmajevac(forest of oak,elm and beech-tree),Osovlje(mixed forest),Chortanovci(woods,beach,springs,population of eagle,place for fishing).That was picknick place near to Novi Sad.


One of the most beautiful picnik place is Ledincis lake "Srebro"(Silver).Green water and yellow rocks around water make that place magic.It is my recommendation for picnick esspecialy in summer time.

Sports activity on Frushka gora


Frushka Gora have very good tracks for mountain bicycling,and walking trough the wood. Every year there is 3 race in mountain biking and marathon.Also every year in last weekend of april or first weekwnd of may there is a great walking marathon with few tracks different difficulty from Track of happines and pleasure with 3,5 km length to Ultramarathon 101,12km length around Frushka Gora.Start and finish of marathon is In mountain house on Popovica.You walking on remarks track in woods from conntrol points to another conntrol points and verify your little map which they give to you at start.There is no chance to lost in woods.On every chek points are one medical team and cistern with water.At check point at the nunnery you get tea as manny as you can drink.It is a very nice tea,and that tea give strenght to you and return you from dead.Marathon is competition in walking for professional and for amathers it is competition with nature and themeselves.Everybody who finish marathon is a winner,of course only the fastest people got reward.But I walk for my pleasure.My personal experience from marathon you can read(I do not write it yet).This year to marathon came people from Hungary,USA,Belgium,Slovenia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Macedonia,Slovakia and from 236 town from Serbia and Montenegro.


Across Danube from Novi Sad on one rock of Frushka Gora there is Petrovaradien fortress.



Petrovaradinien fortress

About fortress


Petrovaradinien fortress is the second biggest fotress in Europe.Because of its largeness people were call it “Gibraltar on Danube”. Under the fortress is labyrinth of catacombs.Catacombs are build in 4 levels.Legends say about levels lower than forth and about halls which goes under Danube river.That story can not be chak because underground water fill forth level.


Under Hornverk is The biggest underground part,and there in Barracks is Novosadien Academy of Arts.


Fortress is composed from 4 basic part:Gornji Plato(Upper Plato),
Hornverk,Podgradje(Undertown) and Vodeni grad(Water town).The most interesting part of fortress is Gornji plato,which inclusion Big Barracks,Small Barracks,Officer Pavilion,Clock Tower and Topovnjacha(I do not know how to translate this word,but the closest translate is cannonbuilding). Today in the Big Barracks are hotel “Varadin” and studios of few most famouse Novosadien artist.In Topovnjacha is Natural museum,and exhibition“Petrovaradinien fortress troght the century”.The most famouse and the most popular part of fortress is Clock tower with unique clock which little clockwise shows minutes and big one hours.


History of fortress


Great view and good position of Petrovardinien rock always were interesting for human.The oldest remains date around 4500 years BC.In 1st century AC Roman made oserving area on Petrovaradien rock and they build fortification Kusum very near.First bigger fortress on Petrovaradinien rock was build in 13th century by Hungarian king Bela IV.In 1526. Turks take over Petrovaradien fortress.In next 161 years fortress is far away from enemy and it’s just keep middlecentury form.But in 1687. Austrian conquest fortress and they started to build new diffense object.Build of todays fortress was start in 1692.year.Project for fortress was made by French millitary architect Sebastian Voban.He never saw fortress.With few interruption because of war against Turks, fortress was finish at 1780.year.

In 1694. Turks was two weeks siening fortress but they could not get it back.Also in 1716.year Turks attack again but they were stoped beetwin Sremski Karlovci and fortress,on the place Tekije.In 5th August in 7o’clock in the morrning Austrien made unexpected attack on Turks.Battle was finished at 11 o’clock in th morrning,by Austrian wins.By the legend at that day was very cold and snow was fall and Turks frozen.In 5th August is day of Snow lady the only wintter saint in the summer.On Tekije there is Ortodox-Catholic church decided to Snow lady.Before it became church it was mosque.Until theas days on church tower there is half moon under cross. When fortress was finish it never been atack.

In second half of 19th century fortress is no more so strategic important,because Turkish empire is weak and far away on the south,and fortress became large dangeon.Josip Broz Tito later president of Yugoslavia,but in that time young Austrien caplar was imprison there.


From ending of World war one to 1951. fortress used by Yugoslavien army,and after 1951. it is open for visitors.

Today on the fortress there is Natural museum,Underground military galery and observatory.From 2001.year,every year in july, there is musical happening "Exit"It’s the biggest musical festival in south-eastern Europe.In year 2004.there were 11 stages all over the fortress with different kind of music.On one stage you can not hear music from other stages.On EXIT 04 were guest from Croatia,Jamaica(reggae stage), Macedonia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Slovenia,Great Britain(blues and jazz stage),Belgium(reggea stage),USA(DJ stage)…
Also there were stage with Xtreme-sports.The most popular guest are on the main stage,and this year that were:Massive Attack,Cypress Hill and Iggy and The Stooges.
Also NGO promote their work, and there is a lot of places where people talking about society problems.







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