NOVI SAD

The Name of Mary Church

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European Capital of Culture 2022

Novi Sad is a city on the Danube in northern Serbia, south of the Pannonian flatland. For three centuries, namely as long as it has been known as Novi Sad / Újvidék/ Neusatz, the city has served as a repository for the diverse and rich cultural heritage of the many nations that call it home.

Material and intangible cultural heritage created over centuries serves as the foundation for an interactive network of scientific and cultural institutions, making Novi Sad today a space of active meeting of cultures and diverse identities. Novi Sad was named European Capital of Culture 2021 and European Youth Capital 2019 in recognition of the creative energy embodied by youth groups and organizations that have contributed to an already identifiable traditional cultural platform.

Novi Sad is a city of museums, galleries, and events, the most well-known of which is the EXIT Music Festival, which has received international acclaim and recognition. Novi Sad, with its urban core and rural surroundings, offers visitors an agenda packed with incredible content. Picnic areas, preserved eco-systems, and the complex of Serbian Orthodox monasteries are located in the vicinity of an urban city core characterized by baroque, neo-renaissance, classicistic, and Bauhaus buildings. The “Salaš” farmsteads, “čarda” taverns, and wine trails on the outskirts of Novi Sad allow visitors to experience the richness of gastronomy and rural traditions.

Novi Sad, as a Danube city, a city of European history and tradition, as well as the Balkans’ endemic hospitality, is an experience you have been missing. The old city core of Novi Sad is comprised of the urban areas of Liberty Square, Zmaj Jovina, and Dunavska (Danube) Street. The Liberty Square is dominated by City Hall and the Roman Catholic Church of the Name of Mary.

The City Hall is a massive Neo-Renaissance structure built in 1894, while the Roman Catholic Parish Church of the Name of Mary was built in Neo-Gothic style between 1893 and 1895. The Liberty Square also houses the following structures: Hotel Vojvodina (1854), Vojvodjanska Banka (1892), and the Roman Catholic Parish Office (1808), Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Mother’s Assumption (1776), and the Synagogue (1909) are all in Novi Sad.

Novi Sad is located on the E-75 Highway, while the E-70 Highway is 70 kilometers to the south in the direction of Belgrade.

Border crossings with Hungary are located at Baki Breg (120 km), Kelebija (120 km), and Horgo (120 km) (118 km). Bezdan (112 km), Batrovci (90 km), and Bačka Palanka are the border crossings with Croatia (40 km). Srpska Crnja (101 km), Vatin (129 km), and Kaludjerovo (via Beograd) are the border crossings with Romania (199 km). Sremska Rača is the border crossing with Bosnia and Herzegovina (88 km).

The “Nikola Tesla” (Belgrade) Airport is 70 kilometers from Novi Sad. Flight tickets can be purchased through your preferred travel company or any travel agent in Serbia. You can get information about transfers from Novi Sad to “Nikola Tesla” Airport in Belgrade at the Tourist Information Centres of the City of Novi Sad.

Novi Sad is one of the stops on the international train route Vienna-Budapest-Belgrade (from 2025). Information about Novi Sad to Belgrade departures is available srbijavoz.rs. The local bus station at Bulevar Jaše Tomića 6 provides frequent intercity departures, both locally and internationally. You can find out more at gspns.rs.

Novi Sad can be reached by the Danube, but only on cruising tours at the moment. The Danube Bike Path, part of the EuroVelo 6 bicycle route, runs 667 kilometers through Serbia from the Hungarian to the Bulgarian borders.

In Novi Sad, bicycle tracks have been built along most major traffic routes, and there is also the NS Bike bicycle rental system. We recommend that you leave your car in one of the public garages if you plan to stay in Novi Sad for an extended period of time. The majority of Novi Sad’s accommodations have their own private parking space. Most gas stations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Novi Sad is 15.10% less expensive than Belgrade.

Rent in Novi Sad is, on average, 33.80% lower than in Belgrade

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Places to work from: Great Internet: Fast: 67 Mbps Friendly to foreigners: Great Racial tolerance: Good Safety: Good Freedom of speech: Good Peace (no pol. conflict): Good English speaking: Good LGBTQ+ friendly: Okay

Serbian police always show professionalism no discrimination they serve and protect people of all races, religion and sexuality.

Education level: High Healthcare: Good Quality of life score: Good Power: 230V 50Hz Cashless: Yes Tap water: Yes, safe to drink

Restaurants

Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course

5.11 EUR

21.29 EUR

McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) Cappuccino (regular) Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) Water (0.33 liter bottle)

5.11 EUR

1.60 EUR

2.12 EUR

1.31 EUR

1.32 EUR

1.32 EUR

Sports & Leisure

Fitness club / Gym monthly fee Tennis Court 1 h on weekends

Cinema 1 seat

26 EUR

7 EUR

5 EUR

Utilities (Monthly)

Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85 m2 apartment

Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data)

133 EUR

21 EUR

Rent Per Month

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 295 EUR

Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 225 EUR

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 563 EUR

Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 414 EUR

Transportation

One-way Ticket (Public Transport) Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) Taxi 1 km (Normal Tariff) Taxi 1 hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

0.55 EUR

1.19 EUR

0.59 EUR

4.25 EUR

NOVI SAD

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