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Almaški Kraj () is an urban neighborhood of the city of
Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...
, Serbia. It is situated between the Almaška church and the Saborna church and includes parts of the Podbara,
Salajka Salajka (), also known as Slavija (), is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Borders The western and southern border of Salajka is Kisačka ulica (Kisač Street), the eastern border is Temerinska ulica (Temerin Street), and the ...
and Stari Grad neighborhoods. There is a cemetery nearby by the same name -- Almaški cemetery.


History and culture

It was settled in 1718 by
Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...
families from the village Almaš, who thus named this part of the city ''Almaški Kraj'' ("the Almaš quarter"). The Almaš Orthodox church was built here in 1797. It is the largest Orthodox church in Novi Sad. The oldest cultural-scientific institution of
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,
Matica srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Матица српска, Matica srpska, ) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national institution. It was founded on June 1, 1826, in Pest, ...
, is also located in Almaški Kraj.


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 * Liman (Liman I, Liman II, Liman III, Liman IV) * Podbara * Salajka * Rotkvarija *Banatić * Sajmište * Grbavica * ...
* Almaš


References

*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.


External links


Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Almaski Kraj Novi Sad neighborhoods