Petrovaradin
(Serbian: Petrovaradin; Croatian: Petrovaradin;
Hungarian: Pétervárad; German:
Peterwardein), formerly a fortified town,
is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad
in Serbia and Montenegro (population 13,917
in 2002). Lying across the river Danube
from the main part of Novi Sad, it features
a majestic fortress known as the "Gibraltar
of the Danube". Petrovaradin is believed
to be the Roman Cusum. In addition, the
town received its name from the Byzantines,
who called it Petrikon. The Ottoman Empire
captured the town in 1526. Petrovaradin
was the site of a major battle on August
5th, 1716 in which Eugène of Savoy
defeated the forces of the Ottomans. Eugène
later defeated the Ottomans at Belgrade
before the Turks sued for peace at Požarevac.
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