BegeÃÂ () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia. It is situated on the river Danube, approximately west of Novi Sad, on the BaÃÂka Palanka-Novi Sad road.
BegeÃÂ was first mentioned in the 16th century and its name is derived from the Ottoman ruling title "beg" (or "bey") and word "eÃÂ" (meaning "village"), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the village of the beg.". There is a Serbian Orthodox church dating to 1838 in the village.
The archeological site of Castellum Onagrinum is located on the left shore of the Danube. It includes ruins of a Roman fortress built in the late 3rd century. The site is part of the Cultural Heritage of Serbia list, inscribed in 1995.
BegeÃÂ is connected to Novi Sad by the public bus line 56, which operates daily and connect BegeÃÂ with Futog, Veternik and Novi Sad. BegeÃÂ is also on the bus route from BaÃÂ and BaÃÂka Palanka to Novi Sad. BegeÃÂ is also located on the Euro Velo 6 Bicycle path. People of Novi Sad like to go by bike on weekends, especially the nearby BegeÃÂka Jama lake
Begeàis also connected by a river ferry to the village of Banoà ¡tor in Syrmia, across the Danube river. For pedestrians and bicyclists it is free of charge, while cars pay a toll of 200 Serbian dinars (approximately 2 euros).