Bistrica (Novo Naselje)


Bistrica, also known as Novo Naselje, is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Name

The old name of the settlement was Novo Naselje, but it was officially changed to Bistrica in 1992. However, the inhabitants of the settlement still prefer to use the old name. In Hungarian the place is known as Újtelep.

Borders

The northern border of Bistrica is Bulevar Vojvode Stepe, the western border is ulica Somborska rampa, the southern border is Futoški put, and the eastern border is Subotički bulevar.
The neighbouring settlements are: Jugovićevo in the north, Veternička Rampa in the west, Telep in the south, and Sajmište and Detelinara in the east.

Parts of the neighborhood

Some of the parts of Bistrica are: Savina, Tozin Sokak, Šarengrad, Satelit, Mali Satelit, Tozinovac, Rasadnik, Zapadna Privredna Zona.
Bistrica is administratively divided into two local communities, one of them is named "Bistrica", and the other is named "Gavrilo Princip".

History

According to old maps from the 16th and 17th centuries, a place named Bistrica existed at this location, before Novi Sad was founded in 1694. Name Bistrica is of Slavic origin. It is not known what happened with this old settlement, since it did not exist any more in the 18th century.
According to Ammianus Marcellinus, a fourth-century Roman historian, there existed a Roman villa called Pistrensis Villa, on the left bank of the Danube. Here the future Roman Empress Constantia, wife of Emperor Gratain, was almost captured by Sarmatians. She barely escaped to Sirmium. According to some opinions, Slavic Bistrica from later time period might be a corruption of Pistrensis. Jacob Hofmann in his Lexicon of Universal History, 1698, mentions the place. This would actually date the origin of name of the area to at least 374 ad.
The real estate development of Novo Naselje had begun in 1957, with construction of first buildings in the area today known as Tozinovac. Concerted mass construction reached its peak between 1976 and 1980. This was also a period when the settlement received its present constitution. Construction has continued into the following period, but with lesser intensity.
Between 1980 and 1989, the seat of the Podunavlje municipality, one of the former seven municipalities of Novi Sad City, was located in Novo Naselje.

Population

According to 1991 census the population of Bistrica numbered 24,595 people, including:
Today, Bistrica has about 36,000 residents.

Economy

There are several factories in the settlement:
In the western part of Bistrica is a seat of "Javno Gradsko Saobraćajno Preduzeće".

Culture, health and sport

Bistrica have two elementary schools: "Prva vojvođanska brigada" and "Miloš Crnjanski". An offset of the Novi Sad City Library is also located in Bistrica. In the western part of the settlement is a stadium of "Mladost" football club. There is also an ambulance in the settlement. An orthodox church is also under construction.

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