Klisa, Serbia
Klisa
Клиса | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Area code | +381(0)21 |
Car plates | NS |
Klisa (Serbian: Клиса) is an urban area of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Name
Its name derived from
population used word "klisa" to designate places where ruins of the church buildings were located.Location
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Novi_sad_quarters.png/250px-Novi_sad_quarters.png)
Klisa is located in the northern part of Novi Sad, between
Parts of the neighborhood
Klisa is divided into two parts: Gornja Klisa ("upper Klisa") and Donja Klisa ("lower Klisa"). The nearby neighborhood of Slana Bara is sometimes also seen as a third part of Klisa.
History
In the territory of present-day Gornja Klisa, there was an ancient human settlement dating from 1000 BC. This is the oldest known human settlement in the present-day territory of Novi Sad.
In the medieval period (13th-16th century), a settlements named Gornje Sajlovo (Zajol) and Vašaroš Varad (Vásárosvárad) existed at this location.
Population
Klisa's population consists mostly of Serbs and Romani people.
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Medieval settlements of Gornje Sajlovo and Vašaroš Varad in the location of modern Klisa (13th-16th century)
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Settlements of Sajlovo and Varadinci in the location of modern Klisa during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century)
Gallery
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Street in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
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Street in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
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FK Proleter football stadium in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
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FK Borac football stadium in Klisa
Features
The district prison is located in the northern part of Klisa.
See also
- Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
References
- Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
- Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.