Grbavica (Novi Sad)

Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Grbavica
Grbavica, Tzar Lazar Boulevard
Grbavica, Braće Ribnikar Street

Grbavica (Serbian: Грбавица) is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.

Borders

The northern border of Grbavica is Futoška ulica (Futoška Street), the western borders are Ulica Vojvode Knićanina (Vojvoda Knićanin Street) and Ulica Kola srpskih sestara (Kolo srpskih sestara Street), the southern border is Bulevar Cara Lazara (Tzar Lazar Boulevard), and the eastern border is Bulevar Oslobođenja (Liberation Boulevard).

Name origin

Grbavica got its name from the Sarajevo's settlement. When Grbavica in Novi Sad was built, the city used the same urbanistic plans, thus keeping the same name as well.

Neighbouring settlements

The neighbouring settlements are: Sajmište in the north, Stari Grad in the east, Liman in the south, and Adamovićevo Naselje in the west.

Features

The city's Catholic and Jewish graveyards are located in Grbavica.

See also

References

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