Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar
Нови Пазар (Serbian) | |
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Град Нови Пазар Grad Novi Pazar City of Novi Pazar | |
Panorama of Novi Pazar Novi Pazar Fortress | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 36300 36302 36303 36316 36318 36319 36322 |
Area code | +381(0)20 |
ISO 3166 code | SRB |
Car plates | NP |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | www |
Novi Pazar (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; pronounced [nôʋiː pǎzaːr]) is a city located in the region of Sandžak in southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants.[3] The city is the cultural center of the
Name
During the 14th century under the old Serbian fortress of Stari Ras, an important market-place named Trgovište started to develop. By the middle of the 15th century, in the time of the final Ottoman Empire conquest of Old Serbia, another market-place was developing some 11 km to the east. The older place became known as Staro Trgovište (Old Trgovište, Turkish: Eski Pazar) and the younger as Novo Trgovište (New Trgovište, Turkish: Yeni Pazar). The latter developed into the modern city of Novi Pazar.
The name "Novi Pazar" (meaning 'New Bazaar') was derived from the
Geography
Novi Pazar is located in the valleys of the Jošanica,
Climate
Novi Pazar has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) typical of the hilly Raška region. It is generally cooler than Serbia's other major cities, though still significantly warmer than the neighboring town of Sjenica.
Climate data for Novi Pazar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.6 (42.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71 (2.8) |
64 (2.5) |
66 (2.6) |
74 (2.9) |
92 (3.6) |
78 (3.1) |
68 (2.7) |
62 (2.4) |
69 (2.7) |
80 (3.1) |
93 (3.7) |
83 (3.3) |
900 (35.4) |
Source: [8] |
History
One of the oldest monuments of the area is the
Since the late-12th century, the region of modern Novi Pazar served as the principal province of the Serbian realm. It was an
It was the chief town of the Ras province (
The area has traditionally had a large number of Albanians and Muslim Slavs with a different culture from the Orthodox Serbs.[11] A contemporary report stated that when the Serb forces entered the Sandjak of Novi Pazar, they "pacified" the Albanians.[12] In 1913, Novi Pazar officially became part of the Kingdom of Serbia, and as such, became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918. From 1929 to 1941, Novi Pazar was part of the Zeta Banovina of the Yugoslavia.[citation needed]
In the
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 44,020 | — |
1953 | 50,189 | +2.66% |
1961 | 58,776 | +1.99% |
1971 | 64,326 | +0.91% |
1981 | 74,000 | +1.41% |
1991 | 85,249 | +1.43% |
2002 | 85,996 | +0.08% |
2011 | 100,410 | +1.74% |
2022 | 106,720 | +0.56% |
Source: [15][3] |
According to the 2022 census, the municipality of Novi Pazar has 106,720 inhabitants, while the city itself has 71,462 inhabitants.[3] A total of 68.47% of population live in urban area of the city. The population density is 135.32 inhabitants per square kilometer.[16] Novi Pazar has 23,022 households with 4,36 members on average; the number of homes is 28,688.[17]
Religion structure in the city of Novi Pazar is predominantly Muslim (82,710), with Serbian Orthodox (16,051), Atheists (71), Catholics (51), and other minority groups.[18] Most of the population speaks either Bosnian (74,501) or Serbian (23,406).[18]
The composition of population by sex and average age:[18]
- Male - 49,984 (32.90 years) and
- Female - 50,426 (34.14 years).
A total of 33,583 citizens (older than 15 years) have secondary education (44.41%), while the 7,351 citizens have higher education (9.72%). Of those with higher education, 5,005 (6.62%) have university education.[19]
Ethnic composition
From the 15th century to the Balkan Wars, Novi Pazar was the capital of the sanjak of Novi Pazar. Typically, like other centres of the wider area, its composition was multiethnic, with Albanians, Serbs and Slavic-speaking Muslims as the largest ethnic groups of the city.[20] The Ottoman travel writer Evliya Çelebi noted that it was one of the most populated towns in the Balkans in the 17th century. Jews also lived in the city until World War II.[21] The entire Jewish population of Novi Pazar - 221 individuals, were imprisoned, sent to the concentration camp Staro Sajmište and killed during the rule of Aćif Hadžiahmetović.[22] The ethnic composition of the city administrative area:[23][24]
Ethnic group | Population 1953[25] |
Population 1961[26] |
Population 1971[27] |
Population 1981[28] |
Population 1991[29] |
Population 2002[30] |
Population 2011[31] |
Population
2022[32] |
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Bosniaks | - | - | - | - | - | 65,593 | 81,545 | 85,204 |
Serbs | 25,177 | 27,933 | 25,076 | 21,834 | 19,064 | 17,599 | 16,234 | 14,142 |
Muslims
|
- | 23,250 | 37,140 | 49,769 | 64,251 | 1,599 | - | 1,851 |
Roma | - | 37 | 210 | 444 | 334 | 69 | 566 | 486 |
Gorani | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 246 | 255 |
Albanians | 144 | 126 | 307 | 233 | 209 | 129 | 202 | 200 |
Montenegrins | 174 | 543 | 359 | 295 | 232 | 109 | 44 | 34 |
Yugoslavs | 13,564 | 1,261 | 183 | 931 | 700 | 136 | 67 | 72 |
Turks | 11,009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Others | 263 | 5,627 | 1,057 | 494 | 459 | 747 | 4,476 | 161 |
Total | 50,331 | 58,777 | 64,326 | 74,000 | 85,249 | 85,996 | 100,410 | 106,720 |
Ethnic composition of the urban area of the city:
Ethnic group | Population 1948[33] |
Population 1953[25] |
Population 1981[28] |
Population 1991[29] |
Population 2002[30] |
Population 2011[31] |
Population
2022[34] |
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Muslims
|
1,085 | - | 32,798 | 43,774 | 47,243 | 58,252 | 60,684 |
Serbs | 10,678 | 3,466 | 6,689 | 6,698 | 6,724 | 6,576 | 6,067 |
Gorani | - | - | - | - | - | 240 | 235 |
Albanians | - | 134 | 208 | 172 | 120 | 162 | 158 |
Yugoslavs | - | 5,944 | 848 | 570 | 105 | 64 | 68 |
Turks | - | 4,280 | - | - | - | - | - |
Montenegrins | - | 145 | 246 | 190 | 93 | 39 | 34 |
Others | 229 | 135 | 310 | 345 | 1,541 | 3,304 | 4,217 |
Total | 11,992 | 14,104 | 41,099 | 51,749 | 54,604 | 68,749 | 71,462 |
Settlements
This section needs to be updated.(January 2015) |
Aside from the urban area of Novi Pazar (54,604), the city administrative area includes the following
- Aluloviće (362)
- Bajevica (563)
- Banja (466)
- Bare (36)
- Batnjik (58)
- Bekova (116)
- Bele Vode (872)
- Boturovina (218)
- Brđani(195)
- Brestovo (5)
- Čašić Dolac (76)
- Cokoviće (20)
- Deževa (238)
- Dojinoviće (120)
- Dolac (87)
- Doljani(89)
- Dragočevo (112)
- Dramiće (80)
- Golice (64)
- Gornja Tušimlja (33)
- Goševo (50)
- Gračane (28)
- Građanoviće (19)
- Grubetiće (259)
- Hotkovo (193)
- Ivanča (813)
- Izbice (1,949)
- Jablanica(27)
- Janča (332)
- Javor (18)
- Jova (21)
- Kašalj (35)
- Koprivnica(12)
- Kosuriće (125)
- Kovačevo (243)
- Kožlje (618)
- Kruševo (486)
- Kuzmičevo (133)
- Leča (319)
- Lopužnje (70)
- Lukare (489)
- Lukarsko Goševo (850)
- Lukocrevo (186)
- Miščiće (231)
- Muhovo(545)
- Mur (3,407)
- Negotinac (26)
- Odojeviće (50)
- Oholje (179)
- Okose (36)
- Osaonica (284)
- Osoje (966)
- Paralovo (982)
- Pasji Potok (42)
- Pavlje (178)
- Pilareta (26)
- Pobrđe (2,176)
- Polokce (117)
- Pope (83)
- Postenje (3,471)
- Požega (523)
- Požežina (251)
- Prćenova (159)
- Pusta Tušimlja (53)
- Pustovlah (28)
- Radaljica (152)
- Rajčinoviće (537)
- Rajčinovićka Trnava (208)
- Rajetiće (63)
- Rajkoviće (29)
- Rakovac (21)
- Rast (51)
- Šaronje (398)
- Šavci (247)
- Sebečevo (897)
- Sitniče (778)
- Skukovo (23)
- Slatina (297)
- Smilov Laz (8)
- Srednja Tušimlja (40)
- Štitare (77)
- Stradovo (19)
- Sudsko Selo (87)
- Tenkovo (89)
- Trnava (694)
- Tunovo (128)
- Varevo (501)
- Vever (18)
- Vidovo (90)
- Vitkoviće (30)
- Vojkoviće (36)
- Vojniće (115)
- Vranovina (329)
- Vučiniće (245)
- Vučja Lokva (15)
- Zabrđe (49)
- Zlatare (12)
- Žunjeviće (211)
Politics
Novi Pazar is governed by a city assembly composed of 47 councillors, a mayor and vice-mayor. After the last
- SDP - European Novi Pazar - Rasim Ljajić (21)
- SPP - Muamer Zukorlić (11)
- SDA - Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (9)
- Aleksandar Vučić - SNS, SPS, SRS (6)
Economy
Lying on crossroads between numerous old and new states, Novi Pazar has always been a strong trade center. Along with the trade, the city developed manufacturing tradition. During the 20th century, it became a center of textile industry.
Paradoxically, during the turbulent 1990s and, Novi Pazar prospered, even during the UN sanctions, boosted by the strong private initiative in textile industry. Jeans of Novi Pazar, first of forged trademarks, and later on its own labels, became famous throughout the region. However, during the relative economic prosperity in Serbia of the 2000s, the Novi Pazar economy collapsed, with demise of large textile combines in mismanaged privatization, and incoming competition from the import.
- Economic figures
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2019):[36]
Activity | Total |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 60 |
Mining and quarrying | 55 |
Manufacturing | 3,887 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 148 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 454 |
Construction | 2,042 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 3,855 |
Transportation and storage | 1,443 |
Accommodation and food services | 849 |
Information and communication | 253 |
Financial and insurance activities | 214 |
Real estate activities | 7 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 542 |
Administrative and support service activities | 279 |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 1,347 |
Education | 2,517 |
Human health and social work activities | 1,580 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 281 |
Other service activities | 635 |
Individual agricultural workers | 592 |
Total | 21,038 |
Society and culture
Monuments
The old
The city also houses the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region which dates from the 9th-century, the
On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of Đurđevi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem Mosque, was built in the first half of the 16th century by architect Abdul Gani.[41][42]
There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the 17th-century Amir-agin Han, a 15th-century Hammam, and the 15th-century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a walled park in the city centre).[43][44]
Education
Novi Pazar is home to two universities, the International University of Novi Pazar and the State University of Novi Pazar.
Sport
The city's football club FK Novi Pazar was founded in 1928, under the name "FK Sandžak", which later changed to "FK Deževa". The club has played under its current name since 1962, when Deževa and another local football club, FK Ras, unified under this name. The club was a SFRJ amateur champion, and a member of the Yugoslav Second League. FK Novi Pazar qualified for a promotional play-off twice, but lost both times (to FK Sutjeska Nikšić in 1994, and to FK Sloboda Užice in 1995). FK Novi Pazar finally promoted to Serbian SuperLiga in 2011-12 season. FK Novi Pazar is the oldest second-league team in Serbia. Football is still an extremely popular sport in Novi Pazar and the city stadium is always full.
Volleyball clubs in the city are OK Novi Pazar (first league) and OK Koteks.
The Handball club is in the second league and used to have the name "Ras" but it was changed to RK Novi Pazar in 2004.
The Basketball club of the city is OKK Novi Pazar.
Famous athletes from the city include Turkish basketball national team player Mirsad Jahović Türkcan, former football player of Besiktas Sead Halilagić, handball-player Mirsad Terzić (who represents Bosnia and Herzegovina) and young football players Adem Ljajić, Ediz Bahtiyaroğlu, Armin Đerlek.
International cooperation
List of Novi Pazar's sister and twin cities:[45]
- Shusha, Azerbaijan
- Bayrampaşa, Turkey
- İnegöl, Turkey
- Jagodina, Serbia
- Karatay, Turkey
- Kocaeli Province, Turkey
- Novi Pazar, Bulgaria
- Pendik, Turkey
- Vranje, Serbia
- Yalova, Turkey
Other friendships and cooperations, protocols, memorandums:[45]
- Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Podgorica, Montenegro
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sombor, Serbia
Gallery
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Novi Pazar city center
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Novi Pazar city center
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Novi Pazar city center
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Novi Pazar Mosque in the neighborhood
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Archeological artifacts, Museum of Ras
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Serbian household from the 19th and early 20th century, Museum of Ras
Notable residents
- Tahir Efendi Jakova (1770–1850), Albanian poet
- Aćif Hadžiahmetović (1887–1945), politician, mayor of Novi Pazar during Second World War
- Milunka Savić (1888–1973), the most-decorated female combatant in the entire history of warfare
- Abdulah Gegić (1924–2008), former Partizan Belgrade football coach
- Ejup Ganić (b. 1946), engineer and politician
- Laza Ristovski (1956-2007), Yugoslav keyboardist, member of Smak and Bijelo Dugme
- Rasim Ljajić (b. 1964), politician
- Muamer Zukorlić (1970–2021), politician and Islamic theologian
- Mirsad Jahović Türkcan (b. 1976), Turkish basketball player
- Emina Jahović (b. 1982), pop singer
- Miljan Mutavdžić (b. 1986), football player
- Adem Ljajić (b. 1991), football player
- Amela Terzić (b. 1993), runner
- Erhan Mašović (b. 1998), football player
- Hamad Medjedovic (b. 2003), tennis player
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