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Novi Sad – View of the Petrovaradin Fortress loop from Нови Сад
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Novi Sad – View of the Petrovaradin Fortress loop from Нови Сад
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Novi Sad – View of the Petrovaradin Fortress loop from Нови Сад
02:01
34.7km
80m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: February 23, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 23.0 km for 52 m
After 27.9 km for 84 m
Waypoints
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Start point
Train Station
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13.8 km
Beočin–Futog Ferry Crossing
Highlight • Rest Area
Excellent way to avoid bussy Novi Sad. Ferry goes every hour. Full hour from Beočin and half hour from Futog. In winter season last ferry is at 16:00h.
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27.2 km
'Family' Monument to the Victims of the Novi Sad Raid
Highlight • Monument
From January 21 to 23, 1942, the Hungarian occupying authorities carried out an organized pogrom against the Jewish, Serbian, and Roma populations of Novi Sad. This event is known as the „Novi Sad Raid“ – the darkest event in the history of this city. It was a military police operation aimed at intimidating the Serbian population and other "unreliable elements," accompanied by mass executions and looting. Particularly shocking were the executions carried out on the banks of the Danube, where, at -25 degrees Celsius, citizens were stripped naked, then killed and pushed through holes cut in the ice of the frozen Danube. Over three days, around 1,300 residents of Novi Sad were killed. The Novi Sad Raid was part of a broader military operation carried out in several Serbian settlements in southern Bačka, during which nearly 4,000 men, women, and children were killed.
The monument “Family” dedicated to the victims of the Novi Sad Raid, erected in 1971, is the work of prominent Novi Sad sculptor Jovan Soldatović. In 1992, plaques with the names of all known victims were installed in front of the monument. The elongated figures of a mother, father, and two children are typical of the expressive style of artist Jovan Soldatović. Their modesty and simplicity evoke feelings of sorrow and mourning.
Although not impressive in its dimensions, the "Family" monument is one of the most well-known memorials dedicated to the suffering of World War II in Serbia, and a commemoration is held at this site every January 23 in memory of those who perished in the Novi Sad Raid.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
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The monument “Family” dedicated to the victims of the Novi Sad Raid, erected in 1971, is the work of prominent Novi Sad sculptor Jovan Soldatović. In 1992, plaques with the names of all known victims were installed in front of the monument. The elongated figures of a mother, father, and two children are typical of the expressive style of artist Jovan Soldatović. Their modesty and simplicity evoke feelings of sorrow and mourning.
Although not impressive in its dimensions, the "Family" monument is one of the most well-known memorials dedicated to the suffering of World War II in Serbia, and a commemoration is held at this site every January 23 in memory of those who perished in the Novi Sad Raid.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
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27.5 km
Ruins of the Destroyed Bridge from the 1999 NATO Airstrikes
Highlight • Monument
All 4 bridges in Novi Sad were destroyed during the NATO air raid.
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27.5 km
Family Memorial (Porodica) – Victims of the January 1942 Massacre, Novi Sad
Highlight • Monument
In the Serbian town of Neusatz an der Donau (Serbian: Novi Sad, Hungarian: Újvidék) on the banks of the Danube, since 1971, a memorial has commemorated the approximately 800 Jews and 700 Serbs who were murdered by Hungarian units in January 1942.
Neusatz an der Donau is the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, located between the rivers Danube and Sava. After the First World War, Hungary had to cede this area to the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1940 Neusatz had 68,500 inhabitants, including around 4,300 Jews. In April 1941, German, Italian and Hungarian troops conquered Yugoslavia and the country was dismembered. Hungary occupied part of Vojvodina with the Batschka area and annexed the former Hungarian territory. Immediately after the occupation, the Hungarian authorities began to take action against Jews. In January 1942, the commander, General Feketehalmy-Czeydner, decided to take retaliatory measures in response to Serbian partisan raids around Neusatz. On January 22, 1942, Hungarian gendarmes took several hundred Jews and Serbs out of their homes and drove the children, women and men to the Danube at about minus 25 degrees. There, the freezing people had to line up at a bathing area on the banks of the Danube. Gradually, the gendarmes and soldiers shot the victims and threw the bodies into the river. The killing continued into the following day. Similar massacres took place throughout the surrounding area.
During the so-called raid in January 1942, Hungarian gendarmes and soldiers shot at least 879 people in Neusatz, including many Serbs and at least 550 Jews. Other sources give even higher figures and estimate over 3,200 victims, the majority of whom were Serbs and around 820 Jews. The exact number of fatalities is not certain.
The massacres, which became known in Serbia as the »Razzia« (Serbian: Racija), led to a domestic political scandal in Hungary, as a result of which the main perpetrators were prosecuted even during the war. However, most of them were able to escape and initially found shelter in Germany. After the war, General Feketehalmy-Czeydner was extradited from Soviet-occupied Hungary to Yugoslavia and executed there in 1946.
In 1971 a sculpture by the Serbian artist Jovan Soldierović from Vojvodina was erected on the banks of the Danube. The memorial bears the name »The Family« (Serbian: Porodica) and commemorates the children, women and men who were murdered in January 1942. Later, information boards in different languages as well as commemorative plaques with the names of victims were added to the memorial.
Source: memorialmuseums.org/denkmaeler/view/1256/Denkmal-f%C3%BCr-die-victims-of-the-massacre-of-Novi-Sad#
Neusatz an der Donau is the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, located between the rivers Danube and Sava. After the First World War, Hungary had to cede this area to the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In 1940 Neusatz had 68,500 inhabitants, including around 4,300 Jews. In April 1941, German, Italian and Hungarian troops conquered Yugoslavia and the country was dismembered. Hungary occupied part of Vojvodina with the Batschka area and annexed the former Hungarian territory. Immediately after the occupation, the Hungarian authorities began to take action against Jews. In January 1942, the commander, General Feketehalmy-Czeydner, decided to take retaliatory measures in response to Serbian partisan raids around Neusatz. On January 22, 1942, Hungarian gendarmes took several hundred Jews and Serbs out of their homes and drove the children, women and men to the Danube at about minus 25 degrees. There, the freezing people had to line up at a bathing area on the banks of the Danube. Gradually, the gendarmes and soldiers shot the victims and threw the bodies into the river. The killing continued into the following day. Similar massacres took place throughout the surrounding area.
During the so-called raid in January 1942, Hungarian gendarmes and soldiers shot at least 879 people in Neusatz, including many Serbs and at least 550 Jews. Other sources give even higher figures and estimate over 3,200 victims, the majority of whom were Serbs and around 820 Jews. The exact number of fatalities is not certain.
The massacres, which became known in Serbia as the »Razzia« (Serbian: Racija), led to a domestic political scandal in Hungary, as a result of which the main perpetrators were prosecuted even during the war. However, most of them were able to escape and initially found shelter in Germany. After the war, General Feketehalmy-Czeydner was extradited from Soviet-occupied Hungary to Yugoslavia and executed there in 1946.
In 1971 a sculpture by the Serbian artist Jovan Soldierović from Vojvodina was erected on the banks of the Danube. The memorial bears the name »The Family« (Serbian: Porodica) and commemorates the children, women and men who were murdered in January 1942. Later, information boards in different languages as well as commemorative plaques with the names of victims were added to the memorial.
Source: memorialmuseums.org/denkmaeler/view/1256/Denkmal-f%C3%BCr-die-victims-of-the-massacre-of-Novi-Sad#
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27.7 km
Monument to the Victims of the Raid in Novi Sad
Highlight • Monument
Monument to the victims of the raid in Novi Sad (Jews, Roma, and others)
Remembering the victims in 1942 (especially Jews, Roma, Serbs, opponents of the Nazi regime or its allies)
Remembering the victims in 1942 (especially Jews, Roma, Serbs, opponents of the Nazi regime or its allies)
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27.9 km
Novi Sad
Highlight • Settlement
Novi Sad (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Сад, pronounced [nôʋiː sâːd] ⓘ; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia after the capital Belgrade and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern part of the Pannonian Plain, on the border of the geographical regions of Bačka and Syrmia. The city is situated on the banks of the Danube, opposite the northern slopes of Fruška Gora, and is the fifth largest of all cities on the Danube.
According to the 2022 census, the population of the city's administrative area is 368,967 people,[3] while the urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) has 306,702 inhabitants.
Novi Sad was the European Youth Capital in 2019 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022.[6] In 2023, it was named a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts.
According to the 2022 census, the population of the city's administrative area is 368,967 people,[3] while the urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) has 306,702 inhabitants.
Novi Sad was the European Youth Capital in 2019 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022.[6] In 2023, it was named a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts.
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28.5 km
View of the Petrovaradin Fortress
Highlight • Viewpoint
In this area you always have a good view of the fortress.
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32.7 km
Novi Sad Synagogue
Highlight • Religious Site
The synagogue is the most monumental sacred building in the city. Along with the former Jewish school building (on the left) and the Jewish Community building (on the right), the Synagogue was constructed in the first decade of the 20th century according to the designs of the Budapest architect Lipót Baumhorn, known for his numerous buildings done in the Secessionist style. Its impressive presence and rich decoration testify to the former power and grandeur of the Jewish community, which had been present in Novi Sad since its beginnings. The first synagogue was erected as early as 1717, as a witness to the fact that Jews were among the first inhabitants of Novi Sad.
Before World War II, Novi Sad had a Jewish population of around 4,300. About 800 were killed during the Novi Sad Raid from January 21 to 23, 1942. After the Third Reich occupied Hungary in March 1944, the Nazis began implementing the "Final Solution to the Jewish question” in these areas as well. In April 1944, a ghetto was established in the Synagogue's courtyard, from which almost all of Novi Sad's Jews were deported to Auschwitz on April 27. After the war, only about 300 Jews remained in Novi Sad.
Many Jews joined the anti-fascist movement and the People's Liberation Movement (NOP) from the beginning of the occupation and fought in the ranks of the partisans. In 2023, a monument was erected in the Synagogue's courtyard to commemorate the fallen Jewish fighters against fascism.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
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Before World War II, Novi Sad had a Jewish population of around 4,300. About 800 were killed during the Novi Sad Raid from January 21 to 23, 1942. After the Third Reich occupied Hungary in March 1944, the Nazis began implementing the "Final Solution to the Jewish question” in these areas as well. In April 1944, a ghetto was established in the Synagogue's courtyard, from which almost all of Novi Sad's Jews were deported to Auschwitz on April 27. After the war, only about 300 Jews remained in Novi Sad.
Many Jews joined the anti-fascist movement and the People's Liberation Movement (NOP) from the beginning of the occupation and fought in the ranks of the partisans. In 2023, a monument was erected in the Synagogue's courtyard to commemorate the fallen Jewish fighters against fascism.
[This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)]
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34.7 km
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Train Station
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29.6 km
3.42 km
907 m
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310 m
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33.3 km
546 m
434 m
299 m
140 m
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