NOVGOROD-SIEVERSK, a town of Russia, capital of a district in the government of Tschernigov, stands on the right bank of the Desna, 109 miles E.N.E. of Tschernigov. It is surrounded by walls, and has a castle, but neither is in a good state of repair. An active trade in corn, hemp, and lime is carried on; and several large fairs are held annually. Pop. (1849) 10,544.
NOVI, a town of Northern Italy, capital of a cognominal province in the division of Genoa, is situated in the plain of Marengo, at the foot of the Apennines, 25 miles N.N.W. of Genoa. It is surrounded by an old dilapidated wall; and of its old castle few remains now exist. The streets are irregular and narrow; but in the centre of the town is a handsome square adorned with a beautiful marble fountain. The principal public building is an ancient church, a fine old edifice with two towers; and some of the old houses are noted for their picturesque appearance. It is the seat of civil and commercial tribunals; and has a college, two monasteries, a theatre, and a foundling hospital. Novi has an active trade; and carries on various manufactures, the chief of which is silk, for which it is one of the most celebrated places in Italy. In the neighbourhood a severe action took place in 1799 between the French and Austro-Russians, in which the former were defeated. Pop. 10,500. The province has an area of 288 square miles, and contained, in 1848, 65,013 inhabitants.
NOVI-BAZAR, a town of European Turkey, capital of a cognominal sanjak in the government of Bosnia, is situated on the Raska, 130 miles S.E. of Bosna-Serai. It is a place of some trade; and has several warm baths. Pop. about 8000.