Šangaj ( sr-cyr, Шангај) is an urban neighborhood of the city of
Novi Sad, Serbia. It is situated close to the
Danube, and is surrounded by the
Novi Sad industrial zones, right next to the
oil refinery of
Naftna Industrija Srbije. It covers an area of 0.13 km².
Name
The old name of the area was Vrbak. In the
Interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, the name of the settlement was Brančićevo Naselje ("Brančić's settlement"), named after Brančić who was the owner of the ''Šangaj'' snack bar, the first building built there. "Šangaj" was later adopted as the official name. The name ''Šangaj'' itself is the Serbian transliteration for
Shanghai, the largest city of the
People's Republic of China.
History
From the 1980s, city authorities tried to relocate the neighborhood, due to high pollution of the nearby
oil refinery.
Šangaj was located on the old road to
Kać, which was closed in the early 1990s.
Devastated by
NATO bombardment, during the
Kosovo War of 1999, Šangaj was hit severely when
oil refinery was bombed several times, causing severe
pollution and widespread
ecological damage (''See:
1999 NATO bombing in Novi Sad
During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, aerial bombing was carried out against the second largest Yugoslav city of Novi Sad. According to NATO press releases, the bombing targeted oil refineries, roads, bridges, and telecommunications relay ...
'').
Population
In mid-2005, neighborhood had 1,827 inhabitants, according to the estimation from city's registry. The majority of the population were Serbs, while a smaller part of population are
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
.
In mid-2010, neighborhood now have 2500 inhabitants, according to the estimation from city's registry. The majority of the population are now
Serbs, while a smaller part of population are
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
.
Transportation
Šangaj has only one road from and to the neighborhood, from Kaćki most ("Kać bridge") over
Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal. Neighborhood is connected to the rest of the city by only one bus line, No. 21, from
Banatić neighborhood.
References
* Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Novi Sad - atlas ulica, Novi Sad, 1998.
External links
Neighborhoods of Novi SadMap of Novi Sad(in Serbian)
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Novi Sad neighborhoods
Romani communities in Serbia