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Niš

Ниш
Niš
City
Panorama Nisa.JPG
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Bubanj-Pesnice 7.jpg
Čegar spomenik.JPG
Nišava River, Niš, Serbia.jpg
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From top: Panoramic view of Niš, Niš Fortress, Bubanj Memorial Park, Monument on Čegar, Nišava river, Palace of Justice, Church of the Holy Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena, University of Niš
Flag of Niš
Flag
 Official seal of Niš
Seal
Country Serbia
First mention 2nd century AD
Area
 • Urban
266.77 km2 (103 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (Census 2011.)
 • City proper
260,237
 • Demonym
Nišlijka (female)
Nišlija (male)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18000
Area code(s) +381(0)18

Niš is the city of southern Serbia. It is the third-largest city in Serbia (after Belgrade and Novi Sad).

It is the administrative center of the Nišava District. According to the 2011 census, the city has population of 183,164. The city center has 187,544 people living there and the administrative area has a population of 260,237.

Images for kids

  • Medijana u Nišu

    Remains of the luxurious residence palace of Mediana, erected by Constantine I near his birth town of Naissus.

  • Picta Sal

    King Solomon and Prince Géza receive gifts from the locals at Niš in 1072 (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)

  • SiegeNish1096

    Siege of Niš, Crusaders attacking Naissus on 4 July 1096

  • Bali Begova Dzamija

    Bali-begova mosque

  • Srbi ulaze u osvojeni Niš

    The Serbian army liberated Niš in the Serbian–Turkish Wars

  • Spomenik kralju aleksandru 2010

    Monument to Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King Alexander Square

  • NisTramvaj1930

    Tram in Niš 1930.

  • Ниш 32

    Niš main square.

  • Suva planina UM

    Suva Planina (Dry Mountain) surrounds the city

  • Pogled na glavnu ulaz u Nišku tvrđavu sa keja Nišave

    Niš Fortress.

  • Bubanj-Pesnice 4

    Bubanj Memorial Park.

  • Град Ниш парк Св. Саве поглед на цркву

    Orthodox Church of Holy Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena.

  • Sacred Heart Church - Nish

    Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

  • Ниш 19

    Islam-aga's Mosque.

  • The synagogue in Nis 0686

    The Synagogue in Nis.

  • Niš.IMG 4885

    Zoran Đinđić Boulevard

  • Saborna crkva april 2012a

    Cathedral of Holy Trinity.

  • Nišava River, Niš, Serbia

    Nišava river.

  • Kazandzijsko Nis

    Tinkers Alley, old urban downtown built in the first half of the 18th century.

  • Nis forum

    Niš Forum shopping centre

  • TC Kalča

    Business center Kalča

  • Ниш 09

    University of Niš

  • Klinički centar Niš 4348

    New part of Clinical Centre of Niš.

  • GSLUN Srbija

    Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts

  • Oficirski dom Niš.2016.2

    Officers' Club Exhibition Space

  • Filmski susreti

    The Film Festival – a Festival of Serbian Actors held since 1966.

  • INisville Jazz Museum.MG 3723

    Nisville Jazz Museum

  • Irie FM, Pozitivni festival NIs 2018. 03

    Positive Festival

  • Sportska hala Čair

    Čair Sports Center hosted the group stage of 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.

  • Stadion cair atrajkovic

    Čair Stadium

  • Niš – Airport

    Niš Constantine the Great Airport

  • Nis Express buses in Nish Serbia

    Central Bus Station

  • Niš railway station 2

    Main Railway Station

See also

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