was around 700 metres long, 60 metres wide and had 70 cabins. It was estimated it could host around 10.000 visitors. However, the number of people living in Novi Sad back then was hardly 40 thousand people. Prominent poets, politicians, writers, artists and visitors of this city often visited Štrand. Miloš Crnjanski spoke of Štrand as the most important landmark of Novi Sad. There was a nice wooden restaurant people enjoyed eating in, until it got destroyed in the fire in 1964. All of the objects, including the restaurant, were made out of wood. The next year, in 1956, the Danube flooded and destroyed everything. That year, Štrand looked the same as it looked at the beginning of the 20th century. Between 29 June and 24 October, 2000, a student movement that would later grow into Exit spanned from the University park all the way to Štrand. Years after, Štrand would become the most visited city beach for festival goers, with official camping areas set up within Štrand during the festival. During the summer, Štrand has around 20,000 visitors daily. The swimming season lasts from the middle of May or early June and lasts until the end of September or early October. During that period, beach goers are required to buy beach entrance tickets between 8 in the morning and 8 in the evening. In January 2023, the city unveiled plans to expand the Štrand beach downstream and refurbish the beach area with more entertainment options and accommodations, moving the rowing club "Danubius 1855", kayak canoe club "Vojvodina" and restaurant "Cesla" to Kamenička Ada upstream. The plan encompasses 11.71 hectares of new restaurants, bars, water facilities, as well as new sports grounds along with other mobile and infrastructure equipment. This also includes a free WiFi zone for beach goers, a second beach entrance, mini golf field, and kids playground. The sports area would include a new beach volleyball terrain and a multipurpose terrain for basketball and volleyball, as well as a terrain for badminton, and an open air gym. The new pool for kids, would be a pontoon pool located at the eastern end of the beach, close to Kamenička Ada. The area will also have a water course with many water related activities and equipment for children. Novi Sad Raid On 21 January, 1942, Hungarian fascist forces started a pogrom against Serbian and Jewish citizens of Novi Sad. Between