The best road cycling routes in Nacionalni Park Fruska Gora

Mick and Me Adventure

across the Danube

Good road for bikes only

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.

The Petrovaradin Fortress, also known as the "Gibraltar on the Danube," is one of the largest and most impressive military fortifications in this part of Europe. The Habsburg authorities began constructing the fortress in 1692, after the Ottoman Empire was permanently expelled from these territories during the Great Turkish War (1683-1699). The construction of the fortress lasted nearly a century (1692-1780) and it covers an area of 112 hectares, with a system of underground tunnels extending 16 kilometers beneath it. Archaeological research has shown that the area of today's fortress has been continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic era. During the Roman period, the first military fortification known as "Cusum" was established here. During World War II, the Petrovaradin Fortress was an important military stronghold for the NDH (Independent State of Croatia). It housed several Croatian Home Guard institutions, including the Artillery School and the Air Force Regiment. Throughout the war, several thousand Ustashe and Home Guards were stationed here. In September 1944, just before the liberation of the country, and following Tito’s call to join the National Liberation War, many Home Guards and their officers joined the partisans in Fruška Gora and entered the ranks of the newly formed Vojvodina brigades. From the Petrovaradin Fortress and other military strongholds in Srem, 2,500 Home Guards and 115 officers joined the partisans. During the retreat in October 1944, Ustaše and German units attempted to blow up the railway tunnel under the Petrovaradin Fortress. The destruction was halted by an Italian prisoner of war, Gildo Pesapane, who was working on placing dynamite in the fortress's tunnels. Knowing the occupiers' ultimate intention, he cut the wires and prevented the explosion of 30 tons of explosives, which would have certainly caused enormous damage and destruction. Gildo Pesapane remained in Petrovaradin after the war, where he married and had a daughter. [This site is part of the Liberation Routes cycling tour "The Danube to Victory Route" (58km)] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd

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)] https://www.komoot.com/tour/1933369594?share_token=aRc7kQYJ01cywoOlRPXzWvplRxrDI3K22D17Rs90xCFiVo5TvF&ref=wtd

At this location, fighters of the Fruška Gora Detachment met with political workers and activists from the surrounding villages. From the summer of 1942 until the end of the war, various conferences and mass events, such as May Day celebrations and the anniversary of the October Revolution were held at “Jabuka,” named after the wild apple tree. During the Great Enemy Offensive on Fruška Gora in 1942, “Jabuka” served as a refuge for people from surrounding villages, and it was here that partisans who had fallen in 1942 were buried in a mass grave. Nearby, a communal kitchen and weapons depot were located, and “Jabuka” occasionally served as a base for the Main Headquarters of Vojvodina, the Allied Military Mission, and rear military organs. In September 1944, the 8th Vojvodina Brigade was formed at “Jabuka.” It was mostly composed of renegades from the Croatian “Homeguard” units from the Petrovaradin fortress. The memorial complex "Jabuka" is part of the Fruška Gora memorials designed by architect Milorad Berbakov. According to art critic Bela Duranci, "Jabuka" is "a unique example of harmonious interpolation of memorial content into untouched nature while preserving the magical effect of that space." As the central point of the memorial, Berbakov chose an existing wild apple tree, after which the site was originally named. Around the apple tree, a circle is shaped from which paths lead to other segments—partisan graves and inscriptions, crafted from oak logs and local stone. [Dieser Ort ist Teil der Liberation Routes-Radtour „Fruška Gora Liberation Circuit“] https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1870928931?share_token=arNOGj2dKOO605JTe2ZpbVW7s7N624smYsy5No7bVl78oCzjv4&ref=wtd

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