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Novi Sad - Culture |
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Due
to its long tradition of craftsmanship and small-scale industries, Novi
Sad has developed a strong and modern industry, mostly in the processing
sector. The chief exponents of association and development in its economy
today are metal, petrochemical and chemical industry, as well as the
agricultural and food processing complex, integrating various
manufacturing, processing and trade organizations of the broader region.
For several decades, Novi Sad has been host to
many Yugoslav and International scientific, economic and sports
events. In addition to numerous symposia, it has been the venue of several
renowned international fairs. According to the 1995 census, the population
of the Municipality consisted of the following: Serbs - 65,3%; Hungarians
- 7,6%; Croats - 3,3%; Yugoslavs - 12,4%; Slovaks - 3,1%; Montenegrians -
2,3%; Ruthenians - 1%; and others - 5,1%. In year 1995, Novi Sad counted 91.807 (census)
homes, and according to the information for
that year, 1.533 new inhabitants were born to the joy of Novi Sad. On the basis of the constitutional principle on the freedom of religious belief, there are more than twenty religious communities in Novi Sad, the most numerous being the Serbian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, and the Slovak Evangelist Church. During and after the Yugoslavian civil war, especially during NATO air raids, Novi Sad suffered all sorts of infrastructure deterioration. A prominent example is the destruction of its railway bridge over the Danube. Before World War 2 there used to exist an old railroad bridge which was destroyed by Nazis. It was rebuilt after the war, only to be destroyed again in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in Spring '99. All three bridges over the Danube were destroyed then, closing river traffic, causing damage of flooding and river pollution. Germany decided to give Novi Sad an old bridge stored near Vienna to span over Danube, but it is not clear if the U.S. NATO sponsored sanctions will allow that. Novi Sad was always a site of strong opposition to former Serbian president Milosevic.
300,000 residents, 37 elementary
schools, 13 educational centres and high schools, University with 10
colleges, 2 academies, 4 junior colleges, 5 drama, opera, ballet, and
theatre companies, 5000 restaurants, cafes, and pubs, 6 movie theatres and
5 hotels are some figures to orientate Novi Sad's visitor to what he or
she should expect to find here today. |
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Novi Sad is one of the leading Yugoslav publishing
centres. Its presses print various dailies and periodicals, magazines,
works of art and science, and textbooks. Its radio and television stations
broadcast in Serbian (Serbo-Croatian), Hungarian, and Slovak, Ruthenian,
and Romanian language. Its theatres, museums, galleries and other arts and
culture institutions also contribute to the rich cultural and artistic
life of its nations and nationalities. 
