Online timetable. A1 motorway E75 , Serbia's longest and most important road, passes through the city limits, if you prefer travel by car. For calculating travel times by car you can use this site.
Most of the city's important sights are more or less within walking distance of each other which is also the best mode of travel through the city for appreciating the architecture and atmosphere. The city bus timetables are available here.
A single ticket costs RSD In a "double-bus" you buy the tickets at the back, in a "single-bus" you buy them at the front, from the driver or just follow the crowd if there are other people. In case you decide you need a cab to see some stuff on the other site of town for example there are taxi stations in many locations, but the easiest places to find for a tourist are probably next to the Town Hall and next to the train station.
Taxis are not overly expensive by Western standards. Make sure the meter is on. Subotica's beautiful town hall is surrounded with a number of pedestrian-only streets where people gather and meet, especially in the evening, giving the town a Mediterranean feel.
The water-fountains and cafes in the center of the town are a great spot for people watching. The townhouse itself is lit up at night with spotlights that highlight the beauty of the building. It's also surrounded by a small park the city center is generally rich with vegetation and trees in which one of the two big fountains is located.
There are several galleries. A tour through the Town Hall is also worth doing. There are also many beautiful religious buildings worth seeing. The town comes alive at night. In the summer there are many festivals of music, film, food, and any other excuse creative people can find. The parks surrounding the lake are popular with tourists from the region.
There's also a very green and well kept Zoo located in the parks by all accounts the best in Serbia. There are many large supermarkets scattered around the city.
There's also a large mall located in a street off the main square. In , Yugoslavia was invaded and partitioned by the Axis Powers , and its northern parts, including Subotica, were annexed by Hungary This partition of Yugoslavia was not recognized by the international community and city was, from the legal point of view, still part of Yugoslavia, whose only legal representative was Yugoslav government in exile.
Hungarian troops entered Subotica on 11 April As the majority of people living in the city were ethnic Hungarians and the city had been part of Hungary for over years, Hungary felt it had to protect its people now living outside of its borders.
Before the war about 6, Jews lived in Subotica; many of these were deported from the city during the Holocaust , mostly to Auschwitz. In April a ghetto was set up. Also, many communists were put to death during Axis rule. In , the Axis forces left city, and Subotica became part of the new Yugoslavia. During the —45 period about 8, citizens mainly Hungarian were killed by Partisans re-taking the city as retribution for supporting Axis Hungary.
Unique in Serbia, Subotica has the most buildings built in the art nouveau style. The City Hall built in and the Synagogue are of especially outstanding beauty. Another exceptional example of art nouveau architecture is the actual Artistic Encounter building , which was built in by Ferenc J. According to the census results, the city administrative area of Subotica had , inhabitants. Ljutovo has a relative Bunjevac ethnic majority. The ethnic composition of the municipality: [15].
Languages spoken in Subotica administrative area: [16]. Serbian is the most employed language in daily life, but Hungarian is also used by almost one third of the population in their daily conversations.
Both languages are also widely employed in commercial and official signage [17]. Religion in Subotica administrative area as of the census: [16]. The Subotica area has the highest concentration of Catholics in Serbia. There are eight Catholic parish churches, a Franciscan spiritual centre the city has communities of both Franciscan friars and Franciscan nuns , a female Dominican community, and two congregations of Augustinian religious sisters.
The diocese of Subotica has the only Catholic secondary school in Serbia Paulinum. Subotica is twinned with the following cities:.
Coat of arms. Location of the city of Subotica in Serbia. Archived from the original on Retrieved Frequent migrations resulted in a diverse population on this military borderland, such as: Serbs, Hungarians , Germans, Slovaks, Jews, Bunjevci and Greeks… Both the rulers and the names of the city changed quite often.
Since its first name: Zabatka given in , the city has changed more than names, however the most peculiar ones are Szent — Maria, Maria-Theresiopolis, Maria Theresienstadt, Szabadka and Subotica. Despite its location along crossroads, Subotica has always been a place of turbulent historical events. The remained parts of this fortress can be seen on the inside wall of the Franciscan Church tower.
Jovan Nenad had a strange black line stretching from his temple to his foot and it strengthened his mysterious appeal and served as a reason behind his nickname: the Black Man. He proclaimed himself a czar and chose Subotica for his capital. He died in , in a conflict with a Hungarian noblemen.
After four centuries, on the anniversary of his death, a monument was set up on the central square in Subotica that was demolished in by the occupant. This monument as restored and set up again in On a privilege from , Maria Theresa declared Subotica a free borough under the Crown, for which she was bestowed with horses.
For the committed service of the border guards, Maria Theresa declared Subotica a free borough under the Crown in In their appreciation of that important decision, the inhabitants of Subotica bestowed the empress with gold coins and paid a ransom of
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