Novi Sad

Arrival

The province of Vojvodina has the densest network of roads, waterways and railways in Serbia and Montenegro and Novi Sad, as its main centre of population, represents the hub of this transport network, which is the largest in this area of Serbia. Of primary significance for Novi Sad are the highways, both minor and major. The Belgrade - Novi Sad - Subotica highway is very important as in the north, at Segedin just over the Hungarian border, it links up with a road of international importance, which consequently links up Novi Sad with Central, that is Central West, Europe. Towards the south it also has a role in connecting up with Southeast Europe and Asia Minor. The highway which once made up the motorway "Bratstvo-jedinstvo" (E-70) (or "Brotherhood and Unity") is also of importance. Within the former Yugoslavia this road connected the Republics of Croatia and Serbia. Since the severance of relations with Croatia, it has principally had a role connecting Novi Sad, through the towns of Ruma and Sapac, with Western Serbia, although thawing relations with Croatia mean that it will be of increasing importance for transport to Croatia and Slovenia and other EU countries. It goes on then through Zlatibor down on into Montenegro where it carries on to meet up with the Adriatic coastal road (Podgorica-Bar). The road network within Vojvodina itself is also comprehensive and well organized, connecting smaller settlements. In terms of importance, railway transportation comes immediately second behind that of roads. Alongside local rail lines there are also regional and national ones spanning out from the province. The Subotica-Novi Sad-Belgrade-Podgorica-Bar, that is Belgrade Nis. There is an international airport in Belgrade, around an hours drive from Novi Sad.

Information obtained from "Kratke istorije Novog Sada" (A short history of Novi Sad),
By Dordje M. Srbulovica

e-volunteer: Verica Savković
translation: Lazar Popov
translation: Pete Howes