Konjarnik
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Konjarnik is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is divided between Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac
and Zvezdara
(roughly Konjarnik I and Konjarnik II, respectively). As a large neighborhood, it has several sub-neighborhoods of its own, including Denkova Bašta, Učiteljsko Naselje and Rudo.
) and itself stretched for over 2 kilometers, mostly along Ustanička street, right side of the Highway Belgrade–Niš and between Ustanička and Vojislava Ilića streets. It borders the neighborhoods of Dušanovac
on east, Šumice
on the north-east, Cvetkova Pijaca
on the north, Mali Mokri Lug
on the west, while the entire southern border of Konjarnik is marked by the highway which divides it from the neighborhoods of Medaković III and Marinkova Bara
. Easternmost section of Konjarnik belongs to the municipality of Voždovac, the rest is in Zvezdara.
, part of the neighborhood of Cvetkova Pijaca was settled by the Kalmyks from the shores of the Caspian Sea
, which fled Imperial Russia after the October Revolution
in 1917. In Kozarčeva street, they built Buddhist temple, a Mongolia
n-type pagoda
in 1929, which was leveled to the ground in 1944, during German occupation of Belgrade. They had vast horse herds which were kept and left to graze in the open area which gradually became known as Konjarnik (literally, horse breeding area). Building of a vast, modern neighborhood began in 1960s and continued in the 1970s, creating an urban connection between old Belgrade on the west and Mali Mokri Lug on the east. Population of Konjarnik by the 2002 census was 23,394.
park on the north and Marinkova Bara on the south, across the highway. The area is, like the rest of Konjarnik, characterized by large, rectangular-shaped residential buildings. One of the major centers of Belgrade police, in Ljermontova street, is located in the neighborhood, so and a new residential-commercial complex of KoŠum and a residential building Testera (Serbian for saw
), because of its zig-zag construction. Green, forest belt separates the neighborhood from the highway.
of the "Lasta" bus lines on the crossroads of the Ustanička and Vojislava Ilića streets (including a Vero
supermarket further away, etc).
line 19. Two shopping malls, both named "Konjarnik" (old and new, one across another) are also located in Ustanička.
Cyrillic: Учитељско насеље; Serbian for "teachers' settlement") is located in the central part of Konjarnik II, centered around the Učiteljska street and the roundabout of the trolleybus
line 21, just east of the industrial zone. Also location of the former Buddhist temple. Residential area, with a population of 9,516 by the 2002 census.
Učiteljsko naselje is located 3.5 km from Terazije square and just some meters down from Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra street. It's pitty that is well-known by adolescent hooligans and delinquents. Elementary school Ćirilo i Metodije is the famous building and the kids from neighbourhood go there in school. Main connection with center is trolleybus
line 21. This is a central part of Zvezdara municipality, main street is Učiteljska. Učiteljsko naselje could be proud with many famous people living or lived there, folk-pop singer Ivan Gavrilović, killed opposition journalist Slavko Ćuruvija
, actress Snežana Savić, former FK Partizan
player and director oran Mirković]criminal Kristijan Golubović as well as others.
Cyrillic: Денкова башта; Serbian for "Denko's garden") is the latest addition to Konjarnik, ultra-modern city-within-city, built in the late 1990s and early 2000s, along the eastern side of the Vojislava Ilića street. It extends into Cvetkova pijaca on the north. Complex of several residential, step-like arranged circles of buildings.
Cyrillic: Рудо) is a complex of three large buildings, each with 30 floors and over 100 meters in height. Though officially styled Rudo
(after a Bosnian town), the buildings are known as the Eastern Gate of Belgrade. All three buildings are step-like and triangular shaped, built in a circle so it always visually appears than one is between the other two. Buildings, styled Rudo 1, Rudo 2 and Rudo 3, were settled in 1976, but never fully completed, as the façade wasn't finished. Since the 1990s, due to the lack of maintenance, buildings were known for elevator and water pumps problems. Reconstruction began in April 2008.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, the capital of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is divided between Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac
Voždovac
Voždovac is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
and Zvezdara
Zvezdara
Zvezdara is a hill, forest, urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
(roughly Konjarnik I and Konjarnik II, respectively). As a large neighborhood, it has several sub-neighborhoods of its own, including Denkova Bašta, Učiteljsko Naselje and Rudo.
Location
Konjarnik begins 4 kilometers south-east of downtown Belgrade (TerazijeTerazije
Terazije is the central square and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad.- Location :...
) and itself stretched for over 2 kilometers, mostly along Ustanička street, right side of the Highway Belgrade–Niš and between Ustanička and Vojislava Ilića streets. It borders the neighborhoods of Dušanovac
Dušanovac
The Dušanovac , is an urban neighbourhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Voždovac.- Location :...
on east, Šumice
Šumice
Šumice, Serbian for "smallwood" may refer to:* Šumice , a park and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia* Šumice , a village in the municipality of Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
on the north-east, Cvetkova Pijaca
Cvetkova Pijaca
Cvetkova Pijaca or colloquially Cvetko is an open green market and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
on the north, Mali Mokri Lug
Mali Mokri Lug
Mali Mokri Lug is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the south-eastern section of Belgrade's municipality of Zvezdara. It marks the border with the municipality of Grocka. It mostly stretches between Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and the Highway Belgrade–Niš,...
on the west, while the entire southern border of Konjarnik is marked by the highway which divides it from the neighborhoods of Medaković III and Marinkova Bara
Marinkova Bara
Marinkova Bara is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.-Location:...
. Easternmost section of Konjarnik belongs to the municipality of Voždovac, the rest is in Zvezdara.
History
After World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, part of the neighborhood of Cvetkova Pijaca was settled by the Kalmyks from the shores of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
, which fled Imperial Russia after the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
in 1917. In Kozarčeva street, they built Buddhist temple, a Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n-type pagoda
Pagoda
A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...
in 1929, which was leveled to the ground in 1944, during German occupation of Belgrade. They had vast horse herds which were kept and left to graze in the open area which gradually became known as Konjarnik (literally, horse breeding area). Building of a vast, modern neighborhood began in 1960s and continued in the 1970s, creating an urban connection between old Belgrade on the west and Mali Mokri Lug on the east. Population of Konjarnik by the 2002 census was 23,394.
- Politika Newspaper on the Web (Serbian language)
Konjarnik I
Westernmost section of Konjarnik, located in the municipality of Voždovac, between the streets of Ustanička on the north, Belgrade-Niš highway on the south and Vojislava Ilića on the east. It extends into the neighborhood of Dušanovac on the east and borders ŠumiceŠumice
Šumice, Serbian for "smallwood" may refer to:* Šumice , a park and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia* Šumice , a village in the municipality of Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
park on the north and Marinkova Bara on the south, across the highway. The area is, like the rest of Konjarnik, characterized by large, rectangular-shaped residential buildings. One of the major centers of Belgrade police, in Ljermontova street, is located in the neighborhood, so and a new residential-commercial complex of KoŠum and a residential building Testera (Serbian for saw
Saw
A saw is a tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials. The cutting edge of a saw is either a serrated blade or an abrasive...
), because of its zig-zag construction. Green, forest belt separates the neighborhood from the highway.
Konjarnik II
Section of Konjarnik east of Vojislava Ilića street, with Ustanička as central street. Apart from many large residential buildings, it has an industrial zone, along the Vojislava Ilića and Mis Irbijeve streets (factories of "Precizna mehanika", "Bukulja", "Metal") and a developing . commercial zones along the roundaboutRoundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...
of the "Lasta" bus lines on the crossroads of the Ustanička and Vojislava Ilića streets (including a Vero
Vero
Vero may refer to:* Véro, a 2005-2006 talk show on the Radio-Canada television network* Vero Beach, Florida* Vero, Corse-du-Sud, a commune of France in Corsica* Vero cell* Vero Software Plc* Vero in Aragon, Spain...
supermarket further away, etc).
Konjarnik III
Part of Konjarnik north and east of the final section of Ustanička street. It has a commercial zones along the roundabout of the bus lines 17, 31 and trolleybusTrolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
line 19. Two shopping malls, both named "Konjarnik" (old and new, one across another) are also located in Ustanička.
Učiteljsko Naselje
Učiteljsko Naselje (SerbianSerbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Cyrillic: Учитељско насеље; Serbian for "teachers' settlement") is located in the central part of Konjarnik II, centered around the Učiteljska street and the roundabout of the trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
line 21, just east of the industrial zone. Also location of the former Buddhist temple. Residential area, with a population of 9,516 by the 2002 census.
Učiteljsko naselje is located 3.5 km from Terazije square and just some meters down from Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra street. It's pitty that is well-known by adolescent hooligans and delinquents. Elementary school Ćirilo i Metodije is the famous building and the kids from neighbourhood go there in school. Main connection with center is trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
line 21. This is a central part of Zvezdara municipality, main street is Učiteljska. Učiteljsko naselje could be proud with many famous people living or lived there, folk-pop singer Ivan Gavrilović, killed opposition journalist Slavko Ćuruvija
Slavko Curuvija
Slavko Ćuruvija was a Serbian journalist and newspaper publisher. His brutal murder on 11 April 1999 in Belgrade, Serbia provoked international outrage and wide condemnation...
, actress Snežana Savić, former FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
player and director oran Mirković]criminal Kristijan Golubović as well as others.
Denkova Bašta
Denkova Bašta (SerbianSerbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Cyrillic: Денкова башта; Serbian for "Denko's garden") is the latest addition to Konjarnik, ultra-modern city-within-city, built in the late 1990s and early 2000s, along the eastern side of the Vojislava Ilića street. It extends into Cvetkova pijaca on the north. Complex of several residential, step-like arranged circles of buildings.
Rudo
Rudo (SerbianSerbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Cyrillic: Рудо) is a complex of three large buildings, each with 30 floors and over 100 meters in height. Though officially styled Rudo
Rudo
Rudo is a town and municipality in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina near the border with Serbia. It appears in Ivo Andrić's story "The Beys of Rudo."-1971:15,982 total* Serbs – 10.155...
(after a Bosnian town), the buildings are known as the Eastern Gate of Belgrade. All three buildings are step-like and triangular shaped, built in a circle so it always visually appears than one is between the other two. Buildings, styled Rudo 1, Rudo 2 and Rudo 3, were settled in 1976, but never fully completed, as the façade wasn't finished. Since the 1990s, due to the lack of maintenance, buildings were known for elevator and water pumps problems. Reconstruction began in April 2008.