The old name of the area was Vrbak. In the Interwar period, the name of the settlement was Brančićevo Naselje ("Brančić's settlement"), named after Brančić, who was the owner of the Šangaj snack bar, the first building built there. "Šangaj" was later adopted as the official name. The name Šangaj itself is the Serbian transliteration for Shanghai, the largest city of the People's Republic of China.
History
Map of the urban area of Novi Sad with city quarters, showing the location of Šangaj
From the 1980s, city authorities tried to relocate the neighborhood, due to high pollution of the nearby oil refinery.
Šangaj was located on the old road to Kać, which was closed in the early 1990s.
In mid-2005, neighborhood had 1,827 inhabitants, according to the estimation from city's registry. The majority of the population were Serbs, while a smaller part of population are Romani.
In mid-2010, neighborhood now have 2500 inhabitants, according to the estimation from city's registry. The majority of the population are now Serbs, while a smaller part of population are Romani.
Transportation
Šangaj has only one road from and to the neighborhood, from Kaćki most ("Kać bridge") over Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal. Neighborhood is connected to the rest of the city by only one bus line, No. 21, from Banatić neighborhood.
References
Milorad Grujić, Vodič kroz Novi Sad i okolinu, Novi Sad, 2004.
Jovan Mirosavljević, Novi Sad - atlas ulica, Novi Sad, 1998.
