Kalvarija (Zemun)
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Kalvarija, also known as Marija Bursać (Serbian
Cyrillic: Калварија or Марија Бурсаћ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun
.
on the north, Železnička Kolonija
on the west, the northernmost extension of Bežanijska Kosa on the south and Tošin Bunar
on the east and southeast.
, into which Kalvarija extends in the northeast, and Gardoš
, on the right bank of the Danube
.
The neighborhood was officially called Marija Bursać
, after a Yugoslav Partisan war hero. It is also name of the central street in the neighborhood and name of the local community (mesna zajednica), municipal sub-administrative unit which covers Kalvarija, with a population of 11,002 in 2002 census of population. Surrounding neighborhoods are also named in memory of Partisans, like the commander Sava Kovačević
, or battles, like the Battle of Sutjeska (Sutjeska
).
Western section of the neighborhood is mostly residential, while eastern is mostly industrial (factories and depots of Navip, Inos Metal, brickwork
, etc.)
-shaped, 5 hectare
s large park and the surrounding sub-neighborhood in the center of Kalvarija. In the mid 1980s city government decided that the area was to remain unurbanized. In 2007 attempts were made to construct buildings in the area, but after the protest of the local population, the park remained and it is in the process of reconstruction which began in September 2007 and ended on April 16, 2008 . Open children playgrounds with rubber floors were placed, so as the volleyball
, soccer and basketball courts, connected by the pedestrian paths. New grass was planted on the area of 6,500 square meters and number of trees in the park was raised from 254 to over 400.
The name of the park and the neighborhood comes after the Jelovac family from Zemun. Two Jelovac brothers owned original brickworks, which was confiscated by the Communist government after World War II
. Apart from the industrial facility, Jelovac family also owned the land on which the park was later planted.
Serbian 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: Калварија or Марија Бурсаћ) is an urban neighborhood of 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 is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
.
Location
Kalvarija is located southwest of downtown Zemun. It borders the neighborhoods of Sava KovačevićSava Kovacevic (Zemun)
Sava Kovačević is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.- Location :...
on the north, Železnička Kolonija
Železnicka Kolonija
Železnička Kolonija is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.- Location :...
on the west, the northernmost extension of Bežanijska Kosa on the south and Tošin Bunar
Tošin Bunar
Tošin Bunar is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd....
on the east and southeast.
Characteristics
Kalvarija is one of three hills on which the old town of Zemun developed. The other two are ĆukovacCukovac
Ćukovac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.- Location :...
, into which Kalvarija extends in the northeast, and Gardoš
Gardoš
Gardoš is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun...
, on the right bank of the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
.
The neighborhood was officially called Marija Bursać
Marija Bursac
Marija Bursać was a Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav communist who died while fighting for the Partisans during World War II.Marija Bursać was born in Kamenica near Drvar, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes...
, after a Yugoslav Partisan war hero. It is also name of the central street in the neighborhood and name of the local community (mesna zajednica), municipal sub-administrative unit which covers Kalvarija, with a population of 11,002 in 2002 census of population. Surrounding neighborhoods are also named in memory of Partisans, like the commander Sava Kovačević
Sava Kovacevic (Zemun)
Sava Kovačević is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.- Location :...
, or battles, like the Battle of Sutjeska (Sutjeska
Sutjeska (Zemun)
Sutjeska is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.-Location:Sutjeska is located west of the old core of Zemun...
).
Western section of the neighborhood is mostly residential, while eastern is mostly industrial (factories and depots of Navip, Inos Metal, brickwork
Brickwork
Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar to build up brick structures such as walls. Brickwork is also used to finish corners, door, and window openings, etc...
, etc.)
Jelovac
Jelovac is a trapezoidTrapezoid
In Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American English and as a trapezium in English outside North America. A trapezoid with vertices ABCD is denoted...
-shaped, 5 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s large park and the surrounding sub-neighborhood in the center of Kalvarija. In the mid 1980s city government decided that the area was to remain unurbanized. In 2007 attempts were made to construct buildings in the area, but after the protest of the local population, the park remained and it is in the process of reconstruction which began in September 2007 and ended on April 16, 2008 . Open children playgrounds with rubber floors were placed, so as the volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, soccer and basketball courts, connected by the pedestrian paths. New grass was planted on the area of 6,500 square meters and number of trees in the park was raised from 254 to over 400.
The name of the park and the neighborhood comes after the Jelovac family from Zemun. Two Jelovac brothers owned original brickworks, which was confiscated by the Communist government after 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...
. Apart from the industrial facility, Jelovac family also owned the land on which the park was later planted.