Satelit
Satelit ( sr, Сателит) is a small urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. In English it translates as “Satellite”. It is part of the larger Bistrica urban area and neighborhood. Borders The southern border of Satelit is Futoški put (Futog Road), the western border is Bulevar Kneza Miloša (Knez Miloš Boulevard),the eastern border is Bulevar Slobodana Jovanovića (Slobodan Jovanović Boulevard) and the northern border is Bulevar Jovana Dučića (Jovan Dučić Boulevard). Neighbouring settlements The neighbouring settlements of Satelit are: Telep on the south, Novo Naselje on the north and east and Veternik on the west. Parts of Satelit Some of the parts of Satelit are: Stari Satelit (Old Satelit) and Mali Satelit (Tozinovac). History The construction of Satelit began in 1957, when the first houses were built in the area now known as Tozinovac. Mass construction between 1976 and 1980 merged Satelit into the New Neighborhood (Novo Naselje), later ...
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Bistrica, Novi Sad
Bistrica ( sr-Cyrl, Бистрица), also known as Novo Naselje ( sr-Cyrl, Ново Насеље), is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Bistrica (including Satelit) is one of the most populated urban areas of the city. Names The old name of the settlement was ''Novo Naselje'', but it was officially changed to ''Bistrica'' in 1992. However, most of the inhabitants of the settlement still prefer to use the old name. In Hungarian the place is known as ''Újtelep''. Satelit neighborhood would get its name due to the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957, starting the space era craze, as well the neighborhood being located far from the majority of the city (as a satellite to the city). Tozinovac neighborhood would get its name after the mayor of Novi Sad at the time, Todor Jovanović Toza. Šonsi neighborhood would get its name after the 29th Chess Olympiad held in Novi Sad (ŠONSI-Šahovska Olimpijada Novi Sad), due to chess competitors moving in that n ...
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