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Founding of the Settlement

When
1694
Where
Left bank of the Danube, opposite Petrovaradin Fortress
Part of
Establishment of Novi Sad settlement by Rascians

Serb merchants and local Serbs established a new settlement on the left bank of the Danube in 1694.

The settlement was founded across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress. The local Serb population, unable to build homes near the Habsburg military post, created this new community on the river's left bank.

Sources

  1. Novi Sad Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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