Gornje Livade also known as Gornje Sajlovo (Горње Сајлово) and Šumice (Шумице), is a quarter of the city of Novi Sad

Novi Sad

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 in Serbia

Serbia

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History

In the past, this area was known as Gornje Sajlovo. In 1237, two villages named Sajlovo (Gornje Sajlovo and Donje Sajlovo) were mentioned to exist in this area. The original name of these settlements was Isailovo. The settlements were named after monk Isaija from a nearby monastery that existed in the 12th century, east of Rumenka

Rumenka

Rumenka is a village located in the Novi Sad municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...

. The name Sajlovo/Isailovo is of Slavic

Slavic languages

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 origin, which indicates that these settlements were initially inhabited by Slavs.

In the 16th century, the village was destroyed and later Ottoman

Ottoman Empire

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 defter

Defter

A Defter was a type of tax register in the Ottoman Empire. The information collected could vary, but tahrir defterleri typically included details of villages, dwellings, household heads , ethnicity/religion , and land use.The defter-i hakâni was a land registry, also used for tax...

s mention Gornje Sajlovo as a heath that was inhabited by people, but not in the form of a settlement. In 1554, an Ottoman defter recorded that Sajlovo had three houses that paid taxes, while by 1570, the number of houses that paid taxes had increased to seven. However, since Ottoman defters did not record houses that were liberated from paying taxes, these records do not show the correct number of inhabitants in the area.

Borders

The eastern border of Gornje Livade is ulica Profesora Grčića (Profesora Grčića Street), the northern border is E75 international road, the north-western border is a north-western city limit of Novi Sad, while the southern border towards industrial zone is not entirely clear.

Neighbouring city quarters

The neighbouring city quarters are: Klisa in the east, Rimski Šančevi

Rimski Šancevi

Rimski Šančevi is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia . It is mostly an industrial zone, but it is partially a residential area as well.-Name:...

 in the north, and Industrijska Zona Sever (northern industrial zone) in the south.

External links

• About Gornje Livade (in Serbian)