Founded in 1694th The Novi Sad has long been a center of Serbian culture, which is named "Serbian Athens". Today, Novi Sad is a large industrial and financial center of the Serbian economy, a university town and school center, cultural, scientific, medical, political and administrative center of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, the city hosted many international and domestic economic, cultural, scientific and sporting events, and the city museums, galleries, libraries and theaters.