Klisa
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Klisa (Клиса) is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia.
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[edit] Name
Its name derived from Latin word "ecclesia", meaning "church place". During Ottoman rule, Serb population used word "klisa" to designate places where ruins of the church buildings were located.
[edit] Location
Klisa is located in northern part of Novi Sad, between Gornje Livade and Industrijska Zona Sever in the west, Industrijska Zona Jug in the south, Vidovdansko Naselje, Slana Bara and Veliki Rit in the east, and Rimski Šančevi and Deponija in the north.
[edit] Parts of the neighborhood
Klisa is divided into two parts: Gornja Klisa ("upper Klisa") and Donja Klisa ("lower Klisa"). Nearby neighborhood of Slana Bara is sometimes also seen as third part of Klisa.
[edit] History
In the territory of present-day Gornja Klisa, there was an ancient human settlement dating from 1000 BC - this is the oldest known human settlement in the present-day territory of Novi Sad.
[edit] Features
The district prison is located in the northern part of Klisa.
[edit] References
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
- Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Orthophoto of Donja Klisa, Novi Sad
- Klisa za radikale, centar za DS i koaliciju oko LDP (in Serbian)
- Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
- Map of Novi Sad
- Map of Novi Sad
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