Novo Lanište
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The village of Novo Laniste (Serbian Cyrillic: Ново Ланиште ) is located in the middle of the district of Pomoravlje, in the area of the river Morava
Morava
Morava is a Slavic river name. It may refer to:Rivers:* Great Morava in central Serbia** South Morava , tributary of the Great Morava** West Morava , tributary of the Great Morava...

's middle flow, seven kilometers away from the city of Jagodina
Jagodina
Jagodina is a city and municipality located in central Serbia, 136 km south of Belgrade, on the banks of Belica River. Its name stems from the word for strawberry in Serbian. It is the administrative centre of the Pomoravlje District of Serbia...

.

There is an electrified double-gauge railway-track that crosses the village, connecting Central Europe
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 with Southern Europe
Southern Europe
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 and Asia
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. The international road E-75 is nearby.

The river Belica
Belica
Belica is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec, the largest city of Međimurje County....

, a tributary of the Morava
Morava
Morava is a Slavic river name. It may refer to:Rivers:* Great Morava in central Serbia** South Morava , tributary of the Great Morava** West Morava , tributary of the Great Morava...

, runs through Novo Laniste.

According to the census from 2002. there are 694 inhabitants in this village.
The highest percentage of the inhabitants are Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 and members of The Orthodox Church.

There are two markets supplying people with necessary goods, an agricultural pharmacy,
a veterinary ambulance, a post-office, a railway station, two bus stations,
a school
School
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, three churches, a football club with its own field and a local administrative office.

Novo Laniste also has a folklore ensemble called “Zivadin Jankovic – Kum”.

A great Serbian army leader Vukoman Aracic was born in this village (1850–1915).

Football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 is a very popular sport in Novo Laniste so the village has its own
football club called “Mladi radnik” (“The Young Worker”).

The club is competing in the first league of the PFA of Jagodina
Jagodina
Jagodina is a city and municipality located in central Serbia, 136 km south of Belgrade, on the banks of Belica River. Its name stems from the word for strawberry in Serbian. It is the administrative centre of the Pomoravlje District of Serbia...

(Parish Football Association of Jagodina).

The village of Staro Laniste is located about 2 km from Novo Laniste. History of the area says that the inhabitants of Novo Laniste originally lived in Staro Laniste, but due to yearly flooding part of the village moved to just under the hill not far away.

There is an ancient graveyard located in Novo Laniste. The current graveyard is located at the top of the hill that overlooks the village. This cemetery serves both Novo and Staro Laniste.

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