Klisa ( sr, Клиса) is an urban area of the city of
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, Serbia.
Name
Its name derived from
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
word "ecclesia", meaning "church place". During
Ottoman rule, the
Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
population used word "klisa" to designate places where ruins of the church buildings were located.
Location
Klisa is located in the northern part of Novi Sad, between
Klisanski breg and
Industrijska Zona Sever in the west,
Industrijska Zona Jug
The City of Novi Sad Serbia has several industrial zones, which are, unlike non-industrial neighborhoods, mostly used for industrial purposes.
List of industrial zones in Novi Sad
#Marija Snežna (Radna Zona Istok)
#Rasadnik (Radna Zona Zapad ...
in the south,
Vidovdansko Naselje
Vidovdansko Naselje ( sr, Видовданско Насеље) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.
Name
Name of the neighborhood derived from Vidovdan, the Serbian veneration of Saint Vitus, thus the English translation of th ...
,
Slana Bara and
Veliki Rit in the east, and
Rimski Šančevi and
Deponija in the north.
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.
Image:Novi sad stara naselja02.png, Medieval settlements of Gornje Sajlovo and Vašaroš Varad in the location of modern Klisa (13th-16th century)
Image:Novi sad stara naselja03.png, Settlements of Sajlovo and Varadinci in the location of modern Klisa during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century)
Gallery
Image:Klisa01.JPG, Street in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
Image:Klisa02.JPG, Street in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
Image:Fk proleter novi sad.jpg, FK Proleter football stadium in southern part of Klisa (western part of Slana Bara)
Image:Fk borac klisa.jpg, FK Borac football stadium in Klisa
Features
The district prison is located in the northern part of Klisa.
See also
*
Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
This is a list of the neighbourhoods and suburbs of Novi Sad.
Neighbourhoods on the left bank of the Danube
* Stari Grad (Old City, City Centre)
* Bulevar
* Liman (Liman I, Liman II, Liman III, Liman IV)
* Almaški Kraj
* Podbara
** Indus ...
References
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
*Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
External links
Klisa za radikale, centar za DS i koaliciju oko LDP(in Serbian)
{{Novi Sad
Novi Sad neighborhoods