Novi Pazar, Medieval market town in southwestern Serbia.
Description
Novi Pazar is a town in southwestern Serbia located in the Raška River valley and surrounded by forested hills. Stone mosques with slender minarets stand beside medieval churches and traditional residential quarters from Ottoman times.
History
The settlement arose in the 15th century as an Ottoman fortress town on an old trade route between coast and interior. Earlier Christian sites from medieval times remained in the surrounding area and testify to the region's shifting past.
Culture
The name comes from Serbian and means new marketplace, reflecting its former role as a trading center. Old town quarters show Ottoman-style houses with wooden balconies and narrow lanes lined by small shops and workshops.
Practical
Most buildings and monuments concentrate in the compact center, which can be explored on foot. Shops and cafés open in the morning and close in the evening, while religious sites are often accessible outside prayer times.
Did you know?
The nearby monastery of Đurđevi Stupovi from the 12th century sits on a hill above the town and offers wide views over the valley. Its frescoes show depictions of saints and scenes from the lives of local rulers of medieval Serbian dynasties.
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Đurđevi stupovi
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Gazivoda Lake
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Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul
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Altun-Alem Mosque
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Rogozna
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Jeleč
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Ras Museum Novi Pazar
774 m
Novi Pazar Fortress
559 m
Врачевски манастир
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Crkva Sv. Nikole
975 m
Bâtiment administratif de la société Uniprom à Novi Pazar
819 mНовопазарска тврђава са старом чаршијом и комплексом око Алтин-алем џамије
585 m
Mosquée Kurt-Čelebi à Novi Pazar
1 km
Église Saint-Lazare de Pope
10.9 km
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Pope
11.4 kmCimetière Gazilar à Novi Pazar
1.1 km
Стар амам во Новопазарска Бања
3.8 km
Cimetière juif de Novi Pazar
1.1 km
Kirche der Überführung der Reliquien des Hl. Sava
18.5 km
Église de la Mère-de-Dieu de Kovačevo
11.8 km
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Musée Ras à Novi Pazar
755 m
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15.8 km
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