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Niš was known as Нишь [10] or Ньшь [11] (Nyšь) in Old Serbian and Old Bulgarian. Nāissus is the Ancient name of the city. [12] Naissus is itself probably a derivative of the older *Nāviskos, from *Nāvia ("trough valley"), the Celtic name of the Nišava River, which flows through the city.
Crveni Krst (Serbian Cyrillic: Црвени крст, pronounced [tsrʋɛni kř̩ːst]; translated: Red Cross) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 32,301 inhabitants.
Trg Kralja Aleksandra neighborhood is located in the central part of Niš around King Aleksander square. It is flat and bordered on the north by the Nišava river, on the east by the neighborhood of Centar , and on the west by the neighborhood of "Kičevo".
Within the city boundaries itself stands the Niš Fortress, which ranks among the most beautiful and best preserved fortresses in the Balkans, built in the late seventeenth century. On the outskirts of Niš there is a unique monument - the Skull Tower (Ćele kula) built by the Turks from the skulls of the Serbian warriors who died in the Battle ...
The Niš Committee's plan was a systematic action, through local uprisings weaken the Ottomans, and with gradual arming of the people help liberate the region. Kole Rašić was declared vojvoda. Niš was eventually incorporated into Serbia during the wider Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) and the Serbian Army entered Niš on
Palilula (Serbian Cyrillic: Палилула, pronounced) is one of five city municipalities which constitute the city of Niš. It has a population of 73,801 inhabitants. It was formed on 6 June 2002.
Centar (Serbian Cyrillic: Цeнтap) is a neighborhood of the city of Niš, Serbia. [1] It is the part of the Niš municipality of Medijana. [2] Location.
The municipality consists of 14 settlements, all of which are classified as rural, except for Pantelej, which is a part of a larger urban settlement of Niš. [ 3 ] Brenica , population 522