Klisa

Klisa (Клиса) is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia.

Name

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

Location

Klisa is located in northern part of Novi Sad, between Gornje Livade 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"). Nearby neighborhood of Slana Bara is sometimes also seen as 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.

Features

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

References

*Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
*Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.

ee also

*Neighborhoods of Novi Sad

External links

* [http://www.mapsoft.co.yu/gde/index.asp Orthophoto of Donja Klisa, Novi Sad]
* [http://www.dnevnik.co.yu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19348 Klisa za radikale, centar za DS i koaliciju oko LDP] (in Serbian)
* [http://host.sezampro.yu/jezikdanas/3-97/3-97_4.htm Neighborhoods of Novi Sad]
* [http://www.meat-trade.co.yu/images/NS_map.jpgMap of Novi Sad]
* [http://www.novisad.com/plan/region.htm?L1 Map of Novi Sad]
* [http://www.metalflex-product.co.yu/images/mapa.jpgMap]