Rimski Šančevi ( sr, Римски Шанчеви) is an urban neighborhood 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. It is mostly an
industrial zone, but it is partially a residential area as well.
Name
Its name means "the Roman trenches". It was named like this because of land shapes ("
trench
A trench is a type of excavation or in the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide (as opposed to a wider gully, or ditch), and narrow compared with its length (as opposed to a simple hole or pit).
In geology, trenches result from ero ...
es") that exist at this location. Although, these land shapes are of unknown origin, they were named "rimski" (Roman) because of the popular belief that old
Romans
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
created them. However, modern researchers agree that Romans were not builders of the trenches - it is most likely that trenches were built in the 3rd and 4th century by old
Sarmatians
The Sarmatians (; grc, Σαρμαται, Sarmatai; Latin: ) were a large confederation of ancient Eastern Iranian equestrian nomadic peoples of classical antiquity who dominated the Pontic steppe from about the 3rd century BC to the 4th cen ...
.
Geography
Neighborhood is located in northern part of Novi Sad, near neighborhoods of
Klisa and
Gornje Livade and
Deponija industrial zone.
Features
There is a
meteorological station
A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for measuring atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate. The measurements taken include tempera ...
in Rimski Šančevi.
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 ...
*
Industrial zones in Novi Sad
References
*Enciklopedija Novog Sada, knjiga 23, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Program radova na uređivanju građevinskog zemljišta za 2003. godinu, Zavod Za Izgradnju Grada, Novi Sad.
External links
Weather for Rimski ŠančeviWeather Report for Rimski Šančevi
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Novi Sad neighborhoods