Petrovaradin

Petrovaradin
Петроварадин (Serbian)
Town
From top: Panoramic view of Petrovaradin's Podgrađe, Belgrade's Gate, The Our Lady of Snow Ecumenic Church, Petrovaradin Fortress
Coat of arms of Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin is located in Novi Sad
Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin
Location within Novi Sad
Coordinates: 45°15′N 19°52′E / 45.250°N 19.867°E / 45.250; 19.867
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Bačka
City Novi Sad
Area
 • Urban56.40 km2 (21.78 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 • Urban
14,810
 • Municipality
33,865
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21131
Area code+381 21
Vehicle registrationns
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Petrovaradin (Serbian Cyrillic: Петроварадин, pronounced [petroʋarǎdiːn]) is a historic town in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, now a part of the city of Novi Sad. As of 2011, the urban area has 14,810 inhabitants.[1] Lying on the right bank of the Danube, across the main part of Novi Sad, it is built around the Petrovaradin Fortress, the historical anchor of the modern city.

  1. ^ a b "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. p. 37. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.