- Rimski Šančevi
Rimski Šančevi (Римски Шанчеви) is a neighborhood of the city of
Novi Sad inSerbia (Vojvodina province). It is mostly anindustrial zone , but it is partially a residential area as well.Name
Its name means "the Roman trenches". It was named like this because of land shapes ("trenches") that exist at this location. Although, these land shapes are of unknown origin, they were named "rimski" (Roman) because of the popular belief that old Romans created them. However, modern researchers agree that Romans were not builders of the trenches - it is most likely that trenches were built in the 3rd and 4th century by old
Sarmatians .Geography
Neighborhood is located in northern part of Novi Sad, near neighborhoods of
Klisa and Gornje Livade andDeponija industrial zone.Features
There is an
meteorological station in Rimski Šančevi. [http://polj.ns.ac.yu/~meteostat/klima/sancevie.html]References
*Enciklopedija Novog Sada, knjiga 23, Novi Sad, 2004.
*Program radova na uređivanju građevinskog zemljišta za 2003. godinu, Zavod Za Izgradnju Grada, Novi Sad.ee also
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Neighborhoods of Novi Sad
*Industrial zones in Novi Sad External links
* [http://www.uknetguide.co.uk/Weather/Serbia_and_Montenegro/Novi_Sad_Rimski_Sancevi_Forecast.html Weather for Rimski Šančevi]
* [http://www.weatherreports.com/Serbia_and_Montenegro/Novi_Sad_Rimski_Sancevi Weather Report for Rimski Šančevi]
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