Bistrica (), also known as Novo Naselje (), is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Bistrica (including Satelit) is one of the most populated urban areas of the city. Names The old name of the settlement was Novo Naselje, but it was officially changed to Bistrica in 1992. However, most of the inhabitants of the settlement still prefer to use the old name. In Hungarian the place is known as Újtelep. Satelit neighborhood would get its name due to the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957, starting the space era craze, as well the neighborhood being located far from the majority of the city (as a satellite to the city). Tozinovac neighborhood would get its name after the mayor of Novi Sad at the time, Todor Jovanović Toza. Šonsi neighborhood would get its name after the 29th Chess Olympiad held in Novi Sad (ŠONSI-Šahovska Olimpijada Novi Sad), due to chess competitors moving in that neighborhood a year prior to the competition. Location Borders The northern border of Bistrica is Bulevar Vojvode Stepe (Vojvoda Stepa Boulevard), the western border is ulica Somborska rampa (Somborska rampa Street), the southern border is Futoški put (Futog Road), and the eastern border is Subotički bulevar (Subotica Boulevard). The neighbouring settlements are: Jugovićevo in the north, Veternička Rampa in the west, Telep in the south, and Sajmište and Detelinara in the east. Parts of the neighborhood Some of the parts of Bistrica are: Savina, Tozin Sokak (Šonsi), Šarengrad (Jamajka), Satelit (a separate settlement in the past), Mali Satelit (Little Satelit, a part of Satelit), Tozinovac (a part of Satelit), Rasadnik (Radna Zona Zapad), Zapadna Privredna Zona. History Name origin According to old maps from the 16th and 17th centuries, the old Serbian village of Bistrica existed in the area of today's Novi Sad, before the city was founded in 1694. It is not known what happened with the old settlement, since from the 18th century the place has not been mentioned on any of the existing maps. The official name of the modern neighborhood was given from the name of this village. In 1528, the cartographer Lazarus drew a map of the area where Novi Sad is located today, where the site called Bistritz (Bistrica) was located. The mention of Bistrica on the old maps was researched by the historian Pavle Stanojević, former director of the Vojvodina Archive. The name