Veliki Rit, Novi Sad

Veliki Rit (Serbian Cyrillic: Велики Рит) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia.

Name

Name "veliki rit" means "big marsh" in Serbian.

Location

Veliki Rit is located in the northern part of Novi Sad between Klisa and Slana Bara in the west, Mišin Salaš and Mali Beograd in the south, Deponija in the north, and Radna Zona Sever 4 in the east.

Population

Veliki Rit is the largest ethnic Romani neighborhood in Novi Sad. Its population numbering 2,500 inhabitants, of whom 70-90% are refugees from Kosovo and south Serbia. [1] According to another source, population of Veliki Rit include 350 Romani families, of whom 150 are refugees from Kosovo. There are some 30 Ashkali families in the settlement as well. [2]

Organizations

The Society of Roma Veliki Rit is an ethnic Roma organization located in the neighborhood, whose purpose is to cooperate with other Roma societies and to improve economical status of Roma people in the neighborhood.^[1]

References

^ "Serbia" (PDF).

Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ulica Novog Sada 1745-2001, Novi Sad, 2002.
Zoran Rapajić, Novi Sad bez tajni, Beograd, 2002.

External links

Health situation of Roma people in Novi Sad and Veliki Rit
About Veliki Rit (in Serbian)

Novi Sad

History of Novi Sad

Politics

City	Mayor City Assembly President Local communities People Honorary citizens
Vojvodina	Statute Government of Vojvodina President Assembly of Vojvodina President

Neighborhoods

Novi Sad Proper	Adamovićevo Naselje Adice Almaški Kraj Avijatičarsko Naselje Banatić Bistrica Bulevar Depresija Detelinara Gornje Livade Grbavica Jugovićevo Klisa Liman Mali Beograd Mišin Salaš Pervazovo Naselje Podbara Rimski Šančevi Rotkvarija Sajlovo Sajmište Salajka Satelit Slana Bara Stari Grad Šangaj Tankosićevo Telep University campus Veliki Rit Veternička Rampa Vidovdansko Naselje
Petrovaradin	Alibegovac Bukovački Plato Mišeluk Novi Majur Petrovaradin Fortress Podgrađe Tvrđave Ribnjak Sadovi Širine Široka Dolina Stari Majur Trandžament Vezirac
Sremska Kamenica	Artiljevo Bocke Čardak Donja Kamenica Glavica Gornja Kamenica Paragovo Popovica Staroiriški Put Tatarsko Brdo

Suburbs

Buildings and
landmarks

Religion

Culture

Galleries and
museums

City Museum of Novi Sad
Museum of Vojvodina
Museum of Reunion
Museum of Contemporary Art
Toy Museum Fantasy
Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection
The Gallery of Fine Arts – Gift Collection of Rajko Mamuzić
Gallery of Matica Srpska
Gallery of the association of artists of Vojvodina

Education

Public	Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium Svetozar Marković Gymnasium Isidora Sekulić Gymnasium Laza Kostić Gymnasium Isidor Bajić Music School University of Novi Sad
Private	Novi Sad Open University Novi Sad Theological College Azbukum Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts

Health

Sports

Stadiums and Indoor arenas	Detelinara Stadium Karađorđe Stadium Slana Bara Stadium SPC Vojvodina
Football clubs	FK Crvena Zvezda Novi Sad FK Indeks Novi Sad FK Kabel FK Mladost Novi Sad FK Proleter Novi Sad FK Veternik FK Vojvodina NAK Novi Sad OFK Slavija Novi Sad RFK Novi Sad 1921 ŽFK Fruškogorac
Basketball clubs	KK FMP KK I Came to Play KK Meridiana KK Novi Sad KK Star KK Vojvodina KK Vojvodina Srbijagas ŽKK Vojvodina ŽKK Vojvodina 021
Other sports clubs	HK Novi Sad HK NS Stars HK Vojvodina KKK Vojvodina OK Vojvodina PFL Novi Sad RK Jugović RK Vojvodina SD Vojvodina VK Danubius 1885 VK Dunav VK Vojvodina

Companies

Finance	DDOR Novi Sad Erste Bank Novi Sad OTP Banka Srbija
Media	Dnevnik RTV
Food	Matijević Novi Sad Brewery Swisslion Group Univerexport
Oil & gas	Naftna Industrija Srbije Srbijagas
Other	Color Press Group Eipix Entertainment Schneider Electric DMS

Transportation

Land	JGSP Novi Sad Novi Sad railway station Trams in Novi Sad Pan-European Corridor X
Bridges	Current Liberty Bridge Varadin Bridge Žeželj Bridge Beška Bridge Historical Hagen Bridge Prince Andrew Bridge Potiorek Bridge Prince Tomislav Bridge Boško Perošević Bridge
Air and water	Novi Sad Airport Port of Novi Sad Pan-European Corridor VII