Dr Ivan Ribar
Encyclopedia
Dr Ivan Ribar is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd
.
shaped, bordered on the east by the Dr Ivan Ribar street and the neighborhood of Blokovi
, and on the west by the mostly uninhabited field of Jasenovo. On the south it borders the embankment on the Sava river.
A roundabout
at the end of the neighborhood is a final stop for public transportation lines connecting the neighborhood with the downtown: buses number 73, 94, 95 and 604 and tram
s number 7, 9 and 11.
The wide area between the buildings closest to the river and the embankment is covered with waste and garbage which gives a very ugly picture of the neighborhood, but this 10 year-old unofficial landfill is also an environmental concern, especially with frequent fires.
Dr Ivan Ribar was named after the Croatian-Yugoslav
politician, Ivan Ribar
(1881–1968).
and Budapest
). It would also include smaller stadium for warming up, auxiliary sports objects, a hotel and a tennis playground. Even though it was planned that complex will be finished by 2009 so it could be used during the 2009 Summer Universiade
in Belgrade, as of August 2006 not just that construction didn't start, but even the project is still not being completed.
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 located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd or New Belgrade is the most populous municipality that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 on the left bank of the Sava river which was previously an uninhabited area, opposite of the old Belgrade...
.
Location
Dr Ivan Ribar (or just Ivan Ribar) is located in the western outskirts of Novi Beograd, as the last neighborhood in that direction. It is narrow and rectangleRectangle
In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. The term "oblong" is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle...
shaped, bordered on the east by the Dr Ivan Ribar street and the neighborhood of Blokovi
Blokovi
Blokovi is the semi-formal plural name for a group of urban neighborhoods in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd....
, and on the west by the mostly uninhabited field of Jasenovo. On the south it borders the embankment on the Sava river.
History
As one of the last neighborhoods in Novi Beograd built before the collapse of Serbian economy in the early 1990s, it initially was known only by the name, but later block numbers were assigned to it (like for the most of Novi Beograd) so the southern part of the neighborhood is now Block 71 and northern one is Block 72, so far the two highest numbers of all the blocks.Characteristics
The neighborhood is entirely residential. A gravel selling facility is located on the bank of the Sava river, across the embankment.A roundabout
Roundabout
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...
at the end of the neighborhood is a final stop for public transportation lines connecting the neighborhood with the downtown: buses number 73, 94, 95 and 604 and tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s number 7, 9 and 11.
The wide area between the buildings closest to the river and the embankment is covered with waste and garbage which gives a very ugly picture of the neighborhood, but this 10 year-old unofficial landfill is also an environmental concern, especially with frequent fires.
Dr Ivan Ribar was named after the Croatian-Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
politician, Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar was a Yugoslav politician of Croatian descent.Ribar was born in Vukmanić . He had a PhD in law...
(1881–1968).
Sports center
City government designated an area of 25 hectares in the neighborhood for the future sports center. It is supposed to be entirely dedicated to the athletics, with an athletic stadium, one of only few in this part of Europe (other two are in AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
). It would also include smaller stadium for warming up, auxiliary sports objects, a hotel and a tennis playground. Even though it was planned that complex will be finished by 2009 so it could be used during the 2009 Summer Universiade
2009 Summer Universiade
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade were celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina , close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised...
in Belgrade, as of August 2006 not just that construction didn't start, but even the project is still not being completed.