Not to confuse with Palilula, Belgrade an urban area with same name in Belgrade.
Palilula (Serbian Cyrillic: Пaлилулa) is a neighborhood of the city of Niš, Serbia. It is located in Niš municipality of Palilula.
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Palilula is located in the south-central part of Niš. It is partly flat and partly on hill bordered on the west by the neighborhood of Staro Groblje, on the south by neighborhood of Kovanluk, on the east by neighborhood of Apelovac, and on the north by neighborhoods of Marger.
Palilula is one of the alder neighborhoods of Niš. It was developed partly before and partly after 1878. Part of it was developed just after the construction of the railroad. The neighbourhood gives the name to the municipality of Palilula. The oldest part, located north of the railroad, became part of the municipality of Medijana, leaving the part southern of the railroad, which was developed after 1878, within the municipality of Palilula.
The neighborhood is mostly residential. There is a St. Nikola Church, a City Music Club and a number of restourants in the neighborhood.
There is a plan of construction of new city boulevard by the railroad of Niš - Sofia.