Where we are
We are in Europe, Serbia, Vojvodina, in the following cities:
| Novi Sad: www.novisad.rs | | | www.novisadtourism.rs |
| Subotica:www.subotica.rs | | | www.palic.rs |
| Sombor: www.sombor.rs | | | www.somborvaros.org |
| Zrenjanin: www.zrenjanin.rs | | | www.zrenjanintourism.org |
The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is the northern
province of the Republic of Serbia, covering 24,34 % of its territory. Vojvodina has a population of about 2,320,000 inhabitants and is well-known for its national diversity. There are 26 different nations, national minorities and ethnic groups living in the Province. Apart from Serbs who constitute the majority, there are also Hungarians, Croats, Slovaks, Rumanians, Montenegrins, Ruthenians, Romanies and many others. There are 34 religious communities taking part in its everyday life. Due to its widespread network of rivers, canals, roads and railways, Vojvodina can be seen as a natural bridge between Central and Western Europe and the Balkans and the Middle East. With 90% of its territory being a fertile plain, Vojvodina abounds with fields of wheat, maize, sugar beet, sunflower, soy bean and other industrial plants and field crops. Deposits of oil and natural gas are a valuable source of energy as well as a base providing raw materials for the petrochemical and other industries. |
| Vojvodina has a long tradition and significant
heritage enriched by various peoples of this region. The equal right to
receive education brought about a radical decrease in cultural
differences, and the equal status granted to all cultures enhanced
their
greater openness and mutual enrichment. Novi Sad is the capital of The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia. It is the industrial, cultural, scientific, educational, and administrative centre of Vojvodina. Novi Sad's first written documents date back to 1694. Within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, in 1748, Novi Sad was granted the status of a free city. Other important historical dates are concerned with the period following 1918, when Vojvodina became a part of Serbia within the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and 1944 when Novi Sad was liberated from the fascist occupation. Today Novi Sad has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants and highly developed economic and cultural activities. The first Grammar School was founded in 1810. The first professional theatre – The Serbian National Theatre was founded 1861, and the oldest cultural distribution among the Serbs – the Matica srpska moved from Budapest to Novi Sad in 1864. What is now known as The Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences – Novi Sad branch was the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Vojvodina founded in 1979. Novi Sad offers a wide range of interesting sights and is famous for its Petrovaradin fortress and attractive resorts outside the town on the river Danube, in Fruska Gora, the hills near Novi Sad, as well as for its fishing and hunting. |
   
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