Bulevar
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Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Its name simply means "boulevard
Boulevard
A Boulevard is type of road, usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the centre, and roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery...
" in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
. Bulevar is not a traditional city neighborhood; it is rather an informal neighborhood that includes parts of several traditional city quarters that are situated around 3 km long Liberation Boulevard (Serbian: Bulevar oslobođenja), the main street in Novi Sad.
Location
Bulevar is situated between the city's train station and Liberty Bridge. It includes parts of the traditional neighborhoods of: BanatićBanatic
Banatić is a quarter of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia. Its name means "a little Banat".-Borders:The southern border of Banatić is Bulevar kralja Petra I , the eastern border is Bulevar oslobođenja , the north-eastern borders are Bulevar Jaše Tomića and Kisačka ulica , the northern border is...
, Sajmište
Sajmište (Novi Sad)
Sajmište is a quarter of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.-Borders:The southern border of Sajmište is Futoška ulica , the eastern border is Bulevar oslobođenja , the northern borders are Bulevar kralja Petra I and Ulica Braće Popović , the north-western border is...
, Grbavica
Grbavica (Novi Sad)
Grbavica is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.-Borders:The northern border of Grbavica is Futoška ulica , the western borders are Ulica Vojvode Knićanina and Ulica Kola srpskih sestara , the southern border is Bulevar Cara Lazara , and the...
, Rotkvarija
Rotkvarija
Rotkvarija , also known as Žitni Trg , is a quarter of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.-Borders:...
, Stari Grad
Stari Grad, Novi Sad
Stari Grad is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the main part of Novi Sad, and it is also known as City Centre...
, and Liman
Liman (Novi Sad)
Liman is a neighborhood of Novi Sad, a city in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Liman is divided into four parts: Liman I , Liman II, Liman III and Liman IV...
.
History
Liberation Boulevard was built between 1962 and 1964. In that time, the new boulevard cut through the old housings establishing major communication lines. Until 1991, the name of the boulevard was Bulevar 23. oktobra (23 October Boulevard), in honour of October 23, 1944 when Novi Sad was liberated from Axis occupation.Today, every bus line in the city (except bus line 1) passes through Liberation Boulevard; making it the most important and busiest street in Novi Sad.
Features
Bulevar is also regarded as an informal city centre. Although most of the important political and cultural institutions are situated in the traditional city centre known as Stari GradStari Grad, Novi Sad
Stari Grad is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the main part of Novi Sad, and it is also known as City Centre...
, Bulevar is a main place in the city for business and leisure activities. Almost every bank in Serbia has its offices in Bulevar, while the headquarters of some important companies (for example Oil Industry of Serbia and Elektrovojvodina) are also located in this area.
There are also many bars, shops, restaurants, and one market. Bulevar has a couple of recreational spots, including the Stadium of Vojvodina
Stadium of Vojvodina
Karađorđe Stadium , formerly known as the Stadium of Vojvodina , is a multi-purpose stadium in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FK Vojvodina. The stadium is capable of holding up to around 20,000 people, although the stadium's seating...
, tennis courts and Liman Park.
