Almaški Kraj

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Almaški Kraj
Алмашки Крај
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Almaški Kraj, Matica srpska
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Almaški Kraj
Location within Novi Sad
Coordinates: 45°15′47″N19°50′48″E / 45.2630°N 19.8467°E / 45.2630; 19.8467 Coordinates: 45°15′47″N19°50′48″E / 45.2630°N 19.8467°E / 45.2630; 19.8467
Country Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Bačka
Municipality Novi Sad
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +381(0)21
Car plates NS

Almaški Kraj (Serbian : Алмашки Крај) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is situated between the Almaška church and the Saborna church and includes parts of the Podbara, Salajka and Stari Grad neighborhoods. There is a cemetery nearby by the same name -- Almaški cemetery.

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History and culture

Almaski Kraj, Almaska Orthodox church Almaska crkva.JPG
Almaški Kraj, Almaška Orthodox church
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Street in Almaški Kraj

It was settled in 1718 by Serb 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 Serbia, Matica srpska, is also located in Almaški Kraj.

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