Novi Sad municipality

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Градска општина
Нови Сад
Gradska opština
Novi Sad

Location in Serbia
General Information
Council president	n/a
Land area	n/a
Population (2002 census)	268,017
Population density (2002)	n/a
Coordinates	45° 15' N 19° 51' E
Area code	+381(0)21
Subdivisions	11 settlements in the municipality (41 local communities)
License plate	NS
Time zone	CET, summer CEST
Website	none

Novi Sad

Petrovaradin

Budisava

Kać

Čenej

Kisač

Rumenka

Veternik

Futog

Begeč

Stepanovićevo

Sremska
Kamenica

Bukovac

Ledinci

Stari
Ledinci

Kovilj

City of Novi Sad
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Municipality of
Novi Sad

Municipality of
Petrovaradin

Novi Sad municipality (Serbian: Градска општина Нови Сад or Gradska opština Novi Sad) is one of two municipalities which comprise the City of Novi Sad in Serbia. The population of the municipality include approximately 270,000 people.

[edit] Politics

Since 2002, when the new statute of the City of Novi Sad came into effect, City of Novi Sad is divided into two urban municipalities, Petrovaradin and Novi Sad. From 1989 until 2002, name Novi Sad municipality meant whole territory of the City of Novi Sad.

Today, municipality doesn't have its own offices. Municipalities of Novi Sad were established because of the sole reason that Novi Sad can get city status in Serbia. Future of this municipalities is questionable, because ruling party in Novi Sad (Serbian Radical Party) is against municipalities. Keeping in mind, that under new constitution of Serbia (from November 2006), city doesn't have to be divided into municipalities to get city status.

By the city statute from 2002, Novi Sad and Petrovaradin municipalities do not have any real authority on their territory, Novi Sad's city government runs the whole city.

See also: Politics of Novi Sad

[edit] Geography

Novi Sad municipality is situated in the southern part of the Bačka region. Total area of City of Novi Sad is 699 km², so, the area of Novi Sad municipality comprise approximately 80% of that (approximately 500 km²). Municipality lies in one of the southern lowest parts of the Pannonian Plain. Alluvial plains along Danube are well formed, especially on the left bank, in some parts 10 km from the river. Large part of Novi Sad municipality lies on terrace deposit with elevation of 80-83 m.

[edit] Settlements

Municipality includes 11 settlements:

• Novi Sad proper (the Bačka side of the urban area of Novi Sad City)
• Begeč
• Futog
• Veternik
• Rumenka
• Kisač
• Stepanovićevo
• Čenej
• Kać
• Budisava
• Kovilj

[edit] Cultural heritage

There is a Serb Orthodox Kovilj monastery in the municipality. It is situated near the village of Kovilj. The monastery was reconstructed in 1705-1707. According to the legend, the monastery was founded by the first Serb archbishop Saint Sava in the 13th century.

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Serbia

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v • d • e Central Serbia City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Sjenica • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vrnjačka Banja • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa v • d • e Autonomous Province of Vojvodina City of Novi Sad: (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • City of Pančevo • City of Sombor • City of Sremska Mitrovica • City of Subotica • City of Zrenjanin Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište v • d • e Municipalities of Kosovo1 Dečani • Đakovica • Dragaš • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Pristina • Prizren • Srbica • Štimlje • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan 1 sovereignty disputed by Serbia as UN protectorate since February 17, 2008 unilateral declaration of independence

Coordinates: 45°15′N, 19°51′E