Serbia - Novi Sad

Greetings From Novi Sad. Pozdrav Iz Novog Sada.

Sent by Jelena, a postcrosser from Novi Sad, Serbia.

This is from Wikipedia : Novi Sad (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Сад, pronounced [nɔ̝̂v̞iː sâːd]  is the second largest city in Serbia, capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District.


According to preliminary results of the latest census in Serbia conducted in October 2011, the urban area has a population of 221,854, while its municipal area has a population of 335,701. It is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain, on the border of the Bačka and Srem regions, on the banks of the Danube river and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, facing the northern slopes of Fruška Gora mountain.

The city was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin fortress, a Habsburg strategic military post. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it became an important trading and manufacturing centre, as well as a centre of Serbian culture of that period, earning the nickname Serbian Athens. The city was heavily devastated in the 1848 Revolution, but it was subsequently restored. During the city's long history, it has maintained its multi-cultural identity, with Serbs, Hungarians and Germans being the main ethnic groups. Today, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural hub.

Serbia - Belgrade (6)

Multiviews of Belgrade.

Sent by Ana, a postcrosser from Belgrade, Serbia.

Serbia - Kalemegdan

Belgrade - Kalemegdan.

Sent by Sasha, a postcrosser from Belgrade.

This is from Wikipedia : Kalemegdan (Serbian Cyrillic: Калемегдан) is a fortress and a park in an urban area neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Kalemegdan was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. Etymologically, the word Kalemegdan (Turkish: Kale meydanı) means "Fortress Square" in Turkish.

Kalemegdan is located on top of the 125.5 meters high ending ridge of Šumadija geological bar. The cliff-like ridge overlooks the Great War Island (Serbian: Veliko ratno ostrvo) and the confluence of the Sava river into the Danube, and makes one of the most beautiful natural lookouts in Belgrade. It borders the neighborhoods of Dorćol (north and north-east), Stari Grad (east) and Kosančićev Venac (Savamala; south). It is encircled by three streets: Boulevard of Vojvoda Bojović, Tadeuša Košćuška, Pariska, and the railway along the riverside.

Serbia - Belgrade (5)

Belgrade.

Sent by Zhanna, a postcrosser from Belgrade.

Serbia - Belgrade (4)

"Victor" symbol of Belgrade, or protector of Belgrade, part of Fortress of Belgrade.

Sent by Antal, my great friend from Hungary, who sent this postcard from Belgrade, Serbia.

This is from Wikipedia : The Pobednik (Serbian Cyrillic: Победник; English: The Victor) is a monument in the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, erected after World War I to commemorate the Kingdom of Serbia's war victories over Ottoman Empire (First Balkan War) and Austria-Hungary (World War I). It is one of the most famous works of the Croatian, Ivan Meštrović. The statue was originally supposed to be placed on the Terazije square, but ended up at Kalemegdan Fortress after people complained about its nudity.

This statue, holding a dove of peace on one hand and a sword of war in the other hand, and looking forward across the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, and over the vast Pannonian plain, towards the very distant Fruška Gora mountain, towards at the time, Austro-Hungarian empire, is probably the most powerful, most popular visual symbol of Belgrade.

Serbia - Senta

Panorama of Senta town. Sent by Antal, a good friend from Hungary who visited Serbia last two weekends.

This is from Wikipedia : Senta (Serbian: Сента or Senta, Hungarian: Zenta, Romanian: Zenta, German: Senta) is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. Although geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District. The town has a population of 20,363, whilst the Senta municipality has 25,619 inhabitants (2002 census).

Serbia - Belgrade (3)

Sent by Danijela from Krusevac in Serbia. This postcard shows a Ministry of Protection of Cultural Monuments building in Belgrade.

Serbia - Kruševac - Lazarica Church

Sent by Danijela from Serbia. It shows a Lazarica Church in Kruševac, Serbia.

Serbia - Belgrade (2)

Sent by Jelena, a penpal from Serbia. It shows a view of Zemun town in Belgrade.

This is from Wikipedia : Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Земун, German: Semlin, Hungarian: Zimony) is a town in Serbia and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the country's capital. For most of its history, it developed separately from Belgrade, which lies across the Sava river, but the development of New Belgrade in the late 20th century joined them together in a continuous urban area.

Serbia - Belgrade (1)

Among the first postcards received from Serbia. This one shows a multiview of capital Belgrade. Sent by Danijela, a postcrosser (direct swap) in Krusevac, Serbia.

Belgrade (pron.: /ˈbɛlɡreɪd/; Serbian: Београд / Beograd; [beǒɡrad]; names in other languages) is the capitaland largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. Its name translates to White city. The city proper has a population of over 1.2 million; 1.65 million people live within the administrative limits, making it one of the largest cities of Southeastern Europe.

One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region, and after 279 BC Celts conquered the city, naming itSingidūn. It was conquered by the Romans during the reign of Augustus, and awarded city rights in the mid 2nd century. It was settled by the Slavs in the 520s, and changed hands several times between the Byzantine Empire, Frankish Empire, Bulgarian Empire and Kingdom of Hungary before it became the capital of Serbian King Stephen Dragutin(1282–1316). In 1521, Belgrade was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and became the seat of the Sanjak of Smederevo. It frequently passed from Ottoman to Habsburg rule, which saw the destruction of most of the city during theAustro-Ottoman wars. Belgrade was again named the capital of Serbia in 1841. Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918, when the city was reunited. As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed to the ground 44 times. Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia (in various forms of governments) from its creation in 1918, to its final dissolution in 2006.

Belgrade has a special administrative status within Serbia and it is one of five statistical regions of Serbia. Its metropolitan territory is divided into 17 municipalities, each with its own local council. It covers 3.6% of Serbia's territory, and 22.5% of the country's population lives in the city. The city has been awarded many titles, and the nomination for European Capital of Culture 2020. (Source)