Founding of Novi Sad thumb|Habsburgs prohibited Orthodox Christians to settle in Petrovaradin. That policy pushed Serbs to form the Serb city which later became Novi Sad. The city was proclaimed to be a free royal city by Maria Theresa by 1748.
Founding of Novi Sad thumb|Habsburgs prohibited Orthodox Christians to settle in Petrovaradin That policy pushed Serbs to form the Serb city which later became Novi Sad The city was proclaimed to be a free royal city by Maria Theresa by 1748