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  International Civic Heraldry - YUGOSLAVIA - PETROVARADIN
The arms of Petrovaradin date from the 17th century.
The second quarter shows Saint Peter, the patron saint of Petrovaradin (lit.
The armed hand may be the symbol of a fortress (Petrovaradin was the biggest fortress in Europe built by the French architect Voban in the 17th century and was called Gibraltar on Danube).
www.ngw.nl /int/yug/petrovar.htm   (266 words)

  
  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Novi Sad
It is the capital city of the Vojvodina province and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District of Serbia, as well as a large industrial and cultural centre.
Petrovaradin was known under the name Pétervárad under Hungarian rule, Varadin under Ottoman rule, and Peterwardein under Habsburg rule.
Sremska Kamenica and Petrovaradin have status as a different town, but are also part of the urban area of Novi Sad.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Novi_Sad   (4387 words)

  
 Jat Airways - Petrovaradin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
- November 1918 - Petrovaradin was conquered by the army of the principality of Serbia.
Petrovaradin was built according to the designs and under the supervision of Austrian military architects Kayserweld, Vanberg, Marsigli and others.
Petrovaradin was one of the most important military strongholds in the Habsburg Monarchy and the commander of the fortress was regarded as having the most elite posts and was usually a close friend of the Viennese court.
www.jat.com /active/en/home/main_menu/travel_info/jat_review/fabruar_2006/petrovaradin.html   (1124 words)

  
 Novi Sad - Official Website
In 1463 the Assembly was held in Petrovaradin and the treaty was made on defence alliance between Hungary and Venice against Ottoman Empire.
Petrovaradin was under the Turkish rule for more than 160 years, i.e.
Petrovaradin got the attributes of the city sooner than Novi Sad.
www.gradnovisad.org.yu /cnt/index.php?id_node=348   (493 words)

  
 PETROVARADIN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Petrovaradin is one of the two municipalities of Novi Sad City.
During the Habsburg rule, Petrovaradin was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier (Petrovaradin regiment).
According to the 1991 census, the population of Petrovaradin was composed of:
www.feefriend.com /Petrovaradin   (673 words)

  
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The Petrovaradin Bridge was the first of many bridges destroyed in the NATO aggression on Yugoslavia.
The Petrovaradin Bridge was a specific symbol of the city that lost all its bridges in the war against Yugoslavia..
He was an excellent swimmer, a great ball player, a courageous leader in all our adventures on the hillside beneath the Petrovaradin Fortress or in its underground tunnels where amazing stories of ghosts of ancient warriors had their roots.
members.tripod.com /three_dta/most_e.html   (2097 words)

  
 Welcome - Official presentation of the researcher and inventor Veljko Milković
At the beginning of the 1st century BC the area of Petrovaradin was inhabited by the Celts, only to be replaced two centuries later by the Romans, who raised their fortress under the name of Kusum somewhere between the present Petrovaradin and Sremski Karlovci.
In that way, the first bastion of the Petrovaradin fortress was built, carrying the name of the Emperor Leopold I. The construction was supervised by the Prince Savoy, Count Carafa, field marshal Kaprara and the heir to the throne Joseph.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Petrovaradin becomes one of the safest fortresses in the empire, with 4,000 soldiers in the barracks and 400 guns.
www.veljkomilkovic.com /OtvrdjaviEng.htm   (1555 words)

  
 Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad - Picture - MSN Encarta
Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad - Picture - MSN Encarta
This massive fortress, which lies on a southern bend of the Danube in Novi Sad, was reconstructed in the late 17th century by the Austrians to serve as a key military stronghold against the Ottoman Empire.
Today Novi Sad is the administrative and commercial center of the Serbian province of Vojvodina, which encompasses some of the richest farmland in the area.
encarta.msn.com /media_631526151/Petrovaradin_Fortress_in_Novi_Sad.html   (87 words)

  
 Petrovaradin fortress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrovaradin fortress (Serbian: Петроварадинска тврђава or Petrovaradinska tvrđava) is a fortress on the Danube river, near Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina.
The area of Petrovaradin, today within the Novi Sad city area, was inhabited by the Celts, in the 1st century BC.
Prince Savoy, Count Carafa, Field Marshal Kaprara and the heir to the throne Joseph II oversaw the construction of the newer fortress.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Petrovaradin_fortress   (460 words)

  
 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
Petrovaradin (Serbian: Петроварадин or Petrovaradin; Croatian: Petrovaradin; Hungarian: Pétervárad; German: Peterwardein), formerly a fortified town, is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad in Serbia and Montenegro (population 13,917 in 2002).
Lying across the river Danube from the main part of Novi Sad, it features a majestic fortress known as the "Gibraltar of the Danube".
Petrovaradin was the site of a major battle on August 5th, 1716 in which Eugène of Savoy defeated the forces of the Ottomans.
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Petrovaradin_.html   (131 words)

  
 Petrovaradin Fortress :: Highway 22 1, Novi Sad, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro :: Glass Steel and Stone
T he Petrovaradin Fortress is an old medieval Hungarian fortress built in the 13th century.
The Austrians learned from this failure, and Austrian engineer Alrech Heinrich Schroder (Major commandant of Mineurs Corps) was brought in to develop a way to protect Petrovaradin Fortress’ network of tunnels in the event of another war with the Ottoman Empire.
When the tunnel system was completed, Petrovaradin’s defenses were second only to the Antwerp fortress.
www.glasssteelandstone.com /BuildingDetail/627.php   (627 words)

  
 Petrovaradin- Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia - VirtualTourist.com
Petrovaradin's fortress is being recognized as a symbol of Novi Sad.
Petrovaradin is a part of Novi Sad and it is fortificated part of this town.
A clock at Petrovaradin fortress is interesting because it works in the opposite way from the other clocks - the big hand is showing the hours and the smaller one is showing minutes.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Republic_of_Serbia/Novi_Sad-720874/Things_To_Do-Novi_Sad-Petrovaradin-BR-1.html   (758 words)

  
 Welcome - About Veljko Milković - Official presentation of the researcher and inventor Veljko Milković
Among various domestic and international awards, he has received November charter of the city of Novi Sad in 2002 for the remarkable contribution in the field of ecology and energetic as well as in 2002 a gold medal of Novi Sad fair for the invention hand water pump with pendulum.
He is very familiar with Petrovaradin fortress (city of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro); he has been exploring it since 1960.
In 1997 he announced the book entitled "Mysteries of Petrovaradin fortress", which was published as a feuilleton, a script and a book.
www.veljkomilkovic.com /O_VeljkuEng.html   (1111 words)

  
 Äava, Petrovaradinska tvrÄ‘ava, Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad kroz istoriju, Novi Sad through History, ...
Today Petrovaradin Fortress is an integral part of the urban entirety of Novi Sad.
Petrovaradin and the fortress are on the road, which from the state border with Hungary, across Novi Sad, leads to Belgrade.
Petrovaradin was of exceptional traffic importance, because all the main roads went across this area.
www.novisadtourism.com /Fortress.aspx?podid=57&id=11&selection=9&podselection=1&jez=2   (993 words)

  
 Y U T A
The name Petrovaradin is the combination of these words, which in literal translation of our people means – “a town on the rock firm as faith”.
The nearest railway and interurban bus stations are in Novi Sad and Petrovaradin.
Besides German workers, who were paid for their work, the other workers in the construction of the fortress were mostly vassals, convicts and prisoners of war.
www.yuta.co.yu /En/TravelGuide/ns_tvrdjava.asp   (977 words)

  
 miman Novi Sad Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
Novi Sad offers a wide range of interesting sights and is famous for its Petrovaradin fortress and attractive resorts outside the town on the river Danube, in Fruska Gora, the hills near Novi Sad, as well as for its fishing and hunting.
The municipal centres are the City of Novi Sad with 233.297 inhabitants and Petrovaradin with 13.307 inhabitants.
The altitude of the lowland part of the city is from 72 to 80 m, and the city lies between the 1252nd and 1262nd kilometre of the Danube flow.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/4a20c/affea   (983 words)

  
 Novi Sad
The city of Novi Sad comprises Novi Sad proper and the settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica.
Petrovaradin was known under the name PГ©tervГЎrad under Hungarian rule, Varadin under Ottoman rule, and Peterwardein under Austrian (Habsburg) rule.
Because Orthodox Serbs were not allowed to live in Petrovaradin, a new settlement was founded in 1694 on the left bank of the Danube.
www.paleorama.com /Lakes-N/Novi_Sad.php   (1442 words)

  
 RA: Resident Advisor - Petrovaradin Fortress - Serbia & Montenegro Nightclub   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
RA: Resident Advisor - Petrovaradin Fortress - Serbia & Montenegro Nightclub
Built high on the banks of the River Danube, Petrovaradin Fortress is the ancient fortress site originally occupied by the Romans, and re-built by the Austro Hungarian Empire to defend against the Turks in the 17th Century.
These days Petrovaradin Fortress is most well-known for playing host to Exit, the biggest music festival in South Eastern Europe.
www.residentadvisor.net /club_view.asp?ID=2062   (196 words)

  
 Track repair on the line Cortanovci – Petrovaradin from September 1st
Beginning of track-works on the railway line Cortanovci – Petrovaradin, as a part of the capital repair and modernization of this section on the main line Belgrade Subotica, is planned for September 1st.
At the end of July has been finished the repair of the second and third station track in Petrovaradin, and we are continuing the planned activities.
Timetable scheduling and specifying of work technology, preparation of infrastructure and traffic capacities for the organization of the traffic on this auxiliary line, preparation of and education of stuff, are just some of the activities that the railway workers have to do in the next month.
www.yurail.co.yu /0509e/news.php?newsid=68   (239 words)

  
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On the ruins of an ancient Roman stronghold, on top of the hill rising from the Danube banks like a steep wall, the fortress of Petrovaradin was built most probably between 1247 and 1252.
It was buttressed to keep Petrovaradin, its Abbey, and the township across the Danube, where we live today, from falling to Turkish invaders.
The purpose of his unit was to conquer Petrovaradin and thus, open the Danube’s waterway to Turkish ships.
www2.xlibris.com /bookstore/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=17351   (1481 words)

  
 Serbia Info News / NATO Using Bombs Against Serbian Cultural Heritage
The chemical processes triggered by the explosions can seriously damage the paint on the wall paintings.
The barbarian bombardment by the NATO aggressor has also seriously damaged the Petrovaradin fortress and the Vojvodina Museum in Novi Sad.
The Varadin bridge which was built at the beginning of the century has been destroyed.
www.serbia-info.com /news/1999-04/15/10894.html   (543 words)

  
 Process of reconditioning of the railway line Cortanovci - Petrovaradin in accordance with the plan
According to his words, 8 kilometers of the track have been placed by far, and 15 kilometers of substructure are already finished.
The station Petrovaradin is also reconstructed, as well as the tracks in Sremski Karlovci and Karlovacki Vinogradi.
Works on the railway line Cortanovci – Petrovaradin, as part of the capital repair and reconditioning of this section on the main line Belgrade Subotica, started 1 September and were supposed to last 75 days, in the conditions of complete closure of the line for railway traffic.
www.yurail.co.yu /0509e/print.php?newsid=84   (198 words)

  
 SiteO - Petrovaradin
He was intrigued by the fortress back in 1993 when visited it with his class as a high school student.
But first available data were few: "Petrovaradin Fortress was built according to plans originating from Sebastian Vauban, who never actually saw this fort" or "There's 16 kilometres of underground galleries on four levels with 10.000 rifle embrasures".
A photo of a Petrovaradin Fortress as it's seen from the Danube river.
www.ars-cartae.com /siteo/news/petrovar/petrovar.htm   (476 words)

  
 Serbia Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dominating the town of Novi Sad is the mighty Petrovaradin Citadel, a massive piece of work built on a plug of volcanic rock and often referred to as the 'Gibraltar of the Danube'.
The chief pleasure of visiting Petrovaradin, built between 1699 and 1780, is simply walking the walls and enjoying the splendid views.
Disclaimer: We've tried to make the information on this web site as accurate as possible, but it is provided 'as is' and we accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by anyone resulting from this information.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/serbia?poi=1000110213   (128 words)

  
 Lobi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Southeast Europe's biggest music festival, held from 7 July to 10 July in Novi Sad's Austro-Hungarian Petrovaradin fortress, was attended by more than 150,000 visitors, several hundred performers and more than 1,500 accredited journalists from around the world, including major media outlets such as MTV and BBC.
The first organised EXIT festival was held in 2001 at Petrovaradin, gathering more than 200,000 fans.
Despite the war of words over the planned commemoration, Novi Sad mayor Maja Gojkovic -- a Radical Party member -- turned up at Petrovaradin on the first day of the festival, smiled and was photographed with fans.
www.lobi.com.mk /?ItemID=210EC523AE81404288EB54C5CB79EE68   (707 words)

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