Klisa, Serbia

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Klisa
Клиса
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Klisa, Serbia
Country Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Bačka
Municipality Novi Sad
Area
  Total13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code +381(0)21
Car plates NS

Klisa (Serbian : Клиса) is an urban area of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.

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Name

Its name derived from Latin word "ecclesia", meaning "church place". During Ottoman rule, the Serb population used word "klisa" to designate places where ruins of the church buildings were located.

Location

Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Klisa Novi sad quarters.png
Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Klisa

Klisa is located in the northern part of Novi Sad, between Klisanski breg and Industrijska Zona Sever in the west, Industrijska Zona Jug in the south, Vidovdansko Naselje, Slana Bara and Veliki Rit in the east, and Rimski Šančevi and Deponija in the north.

Parts of the neighborhood

Klisa is divided into two parts: Gornja Klisa ("upper Klisa") and Donja Klisa ("lower Klisa"). The nearby neighborhood of Slana Bara is sometimes also seen as a third part of Klisa.

History

In the territory of present-day Gornja Klisa, there was an ancient human settlement dating from 1000 BC. This is the oldest known human settlement in the present-day territory of Novi Sad.

In the medieval period (13th-16th century), a settlements named Gornje Sajlovo (Zajol) and Vašaroš Varad (Vásárosvárad) existed at this location.

Population

Klisa's population consists mostly of Serbs and Romani people.

Features

The district prison is located in the northern part of Klisa.

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