Petrovaradin
Sign in to savePetrovaradin (, ) 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. 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Petrovaradin
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sr
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Petrovaradin.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Serbia Novi Sad
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- Location within Novi Sad
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- Country
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- Province
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- District
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- South Bačka
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- City
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- Urban
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 56.40
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 81
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Urban
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 14810
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Municipality
- Settlement.population_blank2
- 33,865
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Petrovaradin (, ) 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. 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.
==Name== Petrovaradin was founded by the Celts, but its original name is unknown. During Roman administration it was known as Cusum. After the Romans conquered the region from the Celtic tribe of Scordisci, they built the Cusum fortress where present Petrovaradin Fortress now stands. In addition, the town received its name from the Byzantines, who called it Petrikon or Petrikov (Πετρικον) and who presumably named it after Saint Peter.