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Novi Sad (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 019 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 19.8500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in N Yugoslavia on Danube river; is ethnically diverse area where Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian, Slovakian, Romanian & Ruthenian are spoken; site of an art academy, a national theater & museums. |
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| Novi Sad (preferred,C,V)
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| Újvidék (C,O)
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| Neusatz (C,O)
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| Petrovaradinski šanac (H,O)
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............ | 16th cen. |
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Novi Sad (inhabited place) (P) |
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Vojvodina (autonomous province) (P) |
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Novi Sad (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a fishing village before being founded in 17th cen. as seat of Serbian patriarch |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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electrochemical equipment, milling, soap, textiles, food processing, electrial apparatus, porcelain & dental equipment |
| transportation center (C) |
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where the Backa canal system connects with the heavily trafficked Danube river; located on the Belgrade-Budapest rail line |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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first established by Serbian culture association in 1826, destroyed in 1849 revolution, yet redeveloped in 20th cen. |
| educational center (C) |
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includes a university which was founded in 1960 |
| episcopal see (C) |
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since 18th cen. |
| publishing center (C) |
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Serbian culture association publishes texts in minority (i.e., non-Serbo-Croatian) languages |
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