{"id":10447,"date":"2021-06-04T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitdistrikt.rs\/?p=10447"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:09:37","slug":"parks-of-novi-sad-places-where-nature-history-culture-and-sport-coexist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitdistrikt.rs\/en\/2021\/06\/04\/parks-of-novi-sad-places-where-nature-history-culture-and-sport-coexist\/","title":{"rendered":"Parks of Novi Sad: Places Where Nature, History, Culture and Sport Coexist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parks of Novi Sad keep us from the heat of concrete and heavy traffic. They provide shade and protect us from the increasingly hot Sun, connecting us with nature \u2013 something the whole society has started to turn to in the last couple of years, something we must take better care of. These natural monuments hide an abundance of protected species. Thanks to them, our city can breathe. They are the lungs of Novi Sad.<\/strong>
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Out of the five most known parks in Novi Sad, three are natural monuments. Two of them originated in the 19th century and are part of the cultural-historical whole protected as cultural monuments. One park accommodates the two oldest oak trees in Novi Sad, which are over 200 years old, another is home to the smallest toad in Europe. They hide numerous monuments of prominent people from the field of culture and art in Serbia, fostering an incredible amount of plant species.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kameni\u010dki Park \u2013 A Place Where Nature, History and Culture Intertwine<\/span><\/h2>\n

On May Day, Kameni\u010dki Park is probably the most visited spot in Novi Sad. It\u2019s also people\u2019s favourite place for long walks, mountain biking and picnics on weekends. You\u2019ll need a bit more time in order to see the entire beauty of this park, thus, we recommend taking a whole day off just to walk through this park and escape the city\u2019s hustle and bustle. Here\u2019s what makes this place so unique: Kameni\u010dki Park is the oldest and biggest park in Novi Sad, it\u2019s located on the north face of Fru\u0161ka Gora. The natural monument was created in parallel with the construction of the castle of the Marcibanji and Kara\u010donji families in the 19th century, based on the parks of Vienna and Budapest. The castle became a cultural monument, and together with the park represents a cultural and historical whole of great importance. Visitors can still see a couple of sculptures that are over one hundred years old, such as the Pompeiian Column, the Sphinx, Amor, and the most famous one \u2013 the Five Heads, located on the Hill of Roses. Some claim the Five Heads are actually the faces of the Kara\u010donji family. Two-thirds of the park are covered in trees, there are more than 7500 trees in Kameni\u010dki park, wonderful lawns and walkways, such as the Danube promenade. There are both autochthonous tree species and exotic plants from across Europe, as well as 86 bird species and 71 types of poisonous and edible mushrooms. Kameni\u010dki Park includes two ponds and two oldest oak trees in Novi Sad, dating back to 1805.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Danube Park \u2013 Symbol of Novi Sad<\/span><\/h2>\n

This natural monument is located in the very heart of Novi Sad, some claim it\u2019s the prettiest park in the city, a park that lures people in to take a break from their hectic lives, buy popcorn at the entrance to the park and sit on a bench. The Danube Park is everyone\u2019s favourite place. Parents, kids, students who come here to revise everything before the exam (since the campus is nearby), tourists who sit with their heavy bags to rest from all the walking around the city, grandparents running after their grandkids around the lake, and those who miss nature and want to read a couple of pages or eat an ice cream lying on the grass \u2013 literally everyone comes here! The Danube Park also originated in the 19th century, at the sight of the former big lake and a lawn fairs used to be organised on in the past. The park is placed under the protection of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, with more than 250 plant species and numerous rare types of trees. Their most known inhabitants were the former two doves, Isa and Bisa, a couple! They became one of the trademarks of Novi Sad.<\/span><\/p>\n