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Novi Sad is the administrative, economic, cultural,
educational and sports centre of the
Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is the
second largest Serbian town, smaller only
than the capital city of Belgrade. Novi Sad is
a remarkably active place, so it is a venue of a
number of events, such as the music festival
EXIT, which has made Novi Sad famous all over
Europe.
The city is located in the east of Europe, in Serbia,
between the 19th and 20th meridian east
and 45th and 46th parallel north. It is situated
in the southern part of the Pannonian plain, its
greater part laying in South Bačka at 72 to 80 m
above the sea level. It lies on the right bank of
the river Danube, on its 1.255th kilometre.
With its 15 suburban neighbourhoods, the urban
area of Novi Sad spreads over 702.7 km²;
with its largest suburbs Petrovaradin and
Sremska Kamenica it covers an area of 129.4
km², while the city development area is 106.2
km².
With the suburban neighbourhoods Novi Sad
has a population of more than 400,000 people,
which is approximately 20 % of the entire population
of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina,
the most developed Serbian region.
The average temperature in the city is 10.9 degrees
Centigrade; the average January temperature
being ­1°C, while in July it is 21.6 °C. The
temperature extremes range between – 30.7
°C and + 41.5 °C. The annual rainfall is 686 millimetres,
and the number of days with precipitation
is 122.
The lowest average Danube water level is 70.83
and the highest is 79.7 metres above sea level.
The record highest water level was +778 centimetres,
while the lowest ever was ­ 134 centimetres.
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About Novi Sad...
O Novom Sadu...
Novi Sad je administrativni, ekonomski, kulturni,
obrazovni i sportski centar Autonomne
pokrajine Vojvodine. Drugi je po veličini grad
u Srbiji, odmah iza prestonice Beograda. Aktivnost
u samom gradu je izuzetna, pa se u
njemu održavaju brojne manifestacije, a jedna
od njih je i muzički festival EXIT, po kojem je
Novi Sad postao poznat u celoj Evropi.
Grad je smešten u istočnom delu Evrope, u Srbiji,
izme\u 19. i 20. stepena istočne geografske
dužine i 45. i 46. stepena severne geografske
širine. Nalazi se u južnom delu Panonske nizije,
ve[im delom u Južnoj Bačkoj na 72 do 80 m
nadmorske visine. Leži na levoj obali Dunava,
odnosno na 1.255. kilometru njegovog toka.
S 15 prigradskih naselja, područje grada Novog
Sada obuhvata površinu od 702,7 km2 ,
sa najve[im predgra\ima Petrovaradinom i
Sremskom Kamenicom zauzima površinu od
129,4 km2, dok gra\evinski rejon obuhvata
106,2 km2.
S prigradskim naseljima u njemu živi više od
400.000 ljudi, što je otprilike 20 % stanovništva
Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine, najrazvijenije
regije u Srbiji.
Prosečna temperatura vazduha u gradu 10,9
stepeni celzijusa, srednja temperatura u januaru
je ­1, dok je u julu 21,6 stepen. Temperaturni
ekstremi se kre[u izme\u - 30,7 stepeni i + 41,5
stepeni. Godišnje padne 686 milimetara vodenog
taloga, a broj dana sa padavinama je 122.
Kota najnižeg vodostaja Dunava je 70,83 a
najviša 79,7 metara nadmorske visine. Najviši
zabeleženi vodostaj je +778 centimetara, a
najniži - 134 centimetra.