Komren is a neighborhood of the city of Niš

Niš

Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

, Serbia

Serbia

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. It is located in Niš municipalities of Crveni Krst

Crveni Krst

Crveni Krst is one of the municipalities in the City of Niš, Serbia. The municipality of Crveni Krst has a population of 31,762 inhabitants-Geography:...

 and Pantelej

Pantelej, Niš

Pantelej is a neighborhood of the city of Niš, Serbia. It is located in Niš municipality of Pantelej.-Location:Pantelej is located in the north-eastern outskirt of Niš...

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Location

Komren is in the north-west outskirts of Niš. It is flat and bordered on the east by the hill Vinik, on the south by the Industrial Zone. On the west is located the city's main airport, Airport Constantine the Great.

History

Before Second World War, Komren was the area surrounding two villages: Gornji Komren

Gornji Komren

Gornji Komren is a village situated in Niš municipality in Serbia....

 and Donji Komren

Donji Komren

Donji Komren is a village situated in Niš municipality in Serbia....

. After Second Wold War, development of near-by steel and tobacco industries and lack of proper public commuting for workers led to heavy migration into surrounding areas. New settlements that have emerged as expansion of original settlements were Novi Komren (suburb: Ratko Jović) and Naselje Donji Komren (suburb: Branko Bjegović). All of the Komren neighborhoods are now incorporated into the Niš urban area

Characteristics

The neighborhood is partly industrial and partly residential. The Komren neighborhood consists of:

• Novi Komren (Ratko Jović) located in the in municipality of Crveni Krst
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• Donji Komren, partly in municipality of Crveni Krst
  Crveni Krst
  Crveni Krst is one of the municipalities in the City of Niš, Serbia. The municipality of Crveni Krst has a population of 31,762 inhabitants-Geography:...
  
   partly in municipality of Pantelej
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• Gornji Komren, in the municipality of Crveni Krst
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  Crveni Krst is one of the municipalities in the City of Niš, Serbia. The municipality of Crveni Krst has a population of 31,762 inhabitants-Geography:...
  
  

Future development

City government reserved the area in the neighborhood bordered on the east by the hill Vinik for future Free custom zone. The city government has announced the working project of construction of a new retail and entertainment complex in this neighborhood.