- Šangaj
Šangaj (
Cyrillic : Шангај) is a neighborhood and local community ofNovi Sad , inSerbia n province ofVojvodina . Šangaj is located in northeastern part of the city and it covering the area of 0.13 km².Name and history
The old name of the area was "Vrbak". The first house built in the neighborhood was snack bar named "Šangaj", hence the name of the neighborhood. Name "Šangaj" itself is a Serbian name for
Shanghai , the largest city of thePeople's Republic of China , thus the neighborhood have same name as this Chinese city. Between two World Wars, the name of the neighborhood was "Brančićevo Naselje" ("the Brančić settlement"), named after Brančić who was the owner of the "Šangaj" snack bar.From 1980s, city's authorities try to relocate the neighborhood, due to high pollution of nearby
oil refinery .Devastated by NATO bombardment, during the
Kosovo War of 1999, Šangaj was hit severely whenoil refinery was bombed several times, causing severepollution and widespread ecological damage ("See:1999 NATO bombing in Novi Sad ").Population
In mid-2005, neighborhood had 1,827 inhabitants, according to the estimation from city's registry. The majority of the population are ethnic Roma, while a smaller part of population are
Serbs .Location
Šangaj is located in northeastern part of urban Novi Sad, on the old road to
Kać , which is closed since early 1990s. Šangaj is completelly surrounded by industrial zone, and it is next to theoil refinery ofNaftna Industrija Srbije . Neighborhood is close to the riverDanube .Transportation
Šangaj has only one road from and to the neighborhood, from Kaćki most ("Kać bridge") over
Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal . Neighborhood is connected to the rest of the city by only one bus line, No. 21, fromBanatić neighborhood.References
*Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Jovan Mirosavljević, Novi Sad - atlas ulica, Novi Sad, 1998.ee also
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Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
*List of Roma settlements External links
* [http://host.sezampro.yu/jezikdanas/3-97/3-97_4.htm Neighborhoods of Novi Sad]
* [http://www.hotels.co.yu/aleksandar-ns/mapa.gifMap of Novi Sad]
* [http://www.gockns.org.yu/arhiva.html About Šangaj] (in Serbian)
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