Jajinci
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Jajinci is an urban neighborhood located in the municipality of Voždovac
, in Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It was the site of the worst carnage in Serbia during World War II
when German occupational forces executed nearly 80,000 people, many of them prisoners of the nearby Banjica concentration camp
. Jewish women and children from German Sajmište concentration camp
, killed in a special gas truck on their way to Belgrade were also buried here.
on the north, Kumodraž
on the east and Selo Rakovica
on the south. The eastern border of the neighborhood is marked by the Jelezovac creek, which also forms a border with the municipality of Rakovica.
). A former village and separate settlement, Jajinci is today a local community (mesna zajednica) within the municipality of Voždovac. Unlike neighboring Banjica, it was never developed with high modern buildings and remained a settlement of smaller, family houses, but did evolve from agricultural into a typical suburban area with most inhabitants working in Belgrade.
A large rasadnik (nursery garden
) is located in the north of the neighborhood, and the "Jajinci" memorial park is in the southern section.
. It is a direct extension of the rasadnik in the north.
brought a large influx of refugees, and Jajinci continued to grow in the early 2000s. Population of Jajinci according to the official censuses of population (until 1971 as a separate settlement, since then as a local community in Belgrade):
. A large memorial park, with a monument to the victims, was opened on October 20, 1964, marking the 20th anniversary of the Partisan army entering Belgrade.
Voždovac
Voždovac is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
, in Belgrade
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 was the site of the worst carnage in Serbia during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
when German occupational forces executed nearly 80,000 people, many of them prisoners of the nearby Banjica concentration camp
Banjica concentration camp
Banjica concentration camp was a quisling and Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Serbia from June 1941 to September 1944 in World War II, located in the eponymous suburb of Belgrade. It started as a center for holding hostages, but later included Jews, Serbs, Roma, captured partisans, and...
. Jewish women and children from German Sajmište concentration camp
Sajmište concentration camp
Sajmište concentration camp was a German run Nazi concentration camp located on the outskirts of Belgrade whilst part of NDH . It was established in December 1941 and shut down in September 1944...
, killed in a special gas truck on their way to Belgrade were also buried here.
Location
Jajinci is located in the Lipnica creek valley. Once a small village far from downtown Belgrade, Jajinci today has grown into one continuous metropolitan area with the rest of the city. It borders the neighborhoods of BanjicaBanjica
Banjica is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is divided between the Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac and Voždovac .- Location :...
on the north, Kumodraž
Kumodraž
Kumodraž is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.- Location :...
on the east and Selo Rakovica
Selo Rakovica
Selo Rakovica is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac and should not be confused with the neighborhood of Rakovica in the municipality of the same name.-Location:Selo Rakovica is located in the central part of the...
on the south. The eastern border of the neighborhood is marked by the Jelezovac creek, which also forms a border with the municipality of Rakovica.
Characteristics
The settlement spreads from the central street, the Boulevard of Liebration, which starts in central Belgrade (the Slavija squareSlavija (Belgrade)
Slavija Square , officially Dimitrije Tucović Square , is one of the central town squares and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
). A former village and separate settlement, Jajinci is today a local community (mesna zajednica) within the municipality of Voždovac. Unlike neighboring Banjica, it was never developed with high modern buildings and remained a settlement of smaller, family houses, but did evolve from agricultural into a typical suburban area with most inhabitants working in Belgrade.
A large rasadnik (nursery garden
Nursery (horticulture)
A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size. They include retail nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of...
) is located in the north of the neighborhood, and the "Jajinci" memorial park is in the southern section.
Mala Utrina
A western sub-settlement of Jajinci located along the lower course of the Lipovica creek, near where it flows into the JelezovacJelezovac
Jelezovac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica....
. It is a direct extension of the rasadnik in the north.
Maxima
A southern sub-settlement of Jajinci. Because of luxuries houses, mansions and villas, people call this part of Jajinci New Dedinje.Population
Jajinci was a separate settlement until the 1970s when it was officially annexed into the Belgrade City Proper (uža teritorija grada). In the 20th century it experienced constant population growth until the 1990s. The Yugoslav WarsYugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
brought a large influx of refugees, and Jajinci continued to grow in the early 2000s. Population of Jajinci according to the official censuses of population (until 1971 as a separate settlement, since then as a local community in Belgrade):
- 1921 - 489
- 1931 - 922
- 1948 - 875
- 1953 - 1,080
- 1961 - 2,587
- 1971 - 3,811
- 1981 - 4,386
- 1991 - 4,136
- 2002 - 6,986
World War II
A former military shooting ground near Jajinci was used by the Nazis as an execution place for almost 80,000 people in the period between 1941-44, most of them Jews and Serbs. Many of them were prisoners, either Communists or public figures opposing the German occupation, from the Banjica concentration campBanjica concentration camp
Banjica concentration camp was a quisling and Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Serbia from June 1941 to September 1944 in World War II, located in the eponymous suburb of Belgrade. It started as a center for holding hostages, but later included Jews, Serbs, Roma, captured partisans, and...
. A large memorial park, with a monument to the victims, was opened on October 20, 1964, marking the 20th anniversary of the Partisan army entering Belgrade.