Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions, lying on the banks of the Danube river, and facing the northern slopes of Fruška Gora. According to the 2022 census, the population of Novi Sad city proper stands at 260,438, its contiguous urban area has 325,511 inhabitants, and the population of its administrative area totals 368,967 people. It is the fifth largest city on the Danube river and the largest that is not a national capital.
Nearly 50 people were detained and dozens injured as rival groups clashed during anti-government protests in Serbia. Violence..
