Novi Grad (Zemun)
Encyclopedia
Novi Grad is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun
.
highway, from the Belgrade-Novi Sad railway on the south, where it borders the neighborhood of Kolonija Zmaj
to the Ugrinovačka street on the north, where it borders the neighborhood of Zemun Bačka. On the east it borders the neighborhoods of Železnička Kolonija
and Sutjeska
, while it extends into the neighborhoods of Altina
and Plavi Horizonti
on the west, until whose rapid development in the late 1990s Novi Grad was the final residential extension of Zemun (and Belgrade) in this direction. It also comprises sub-neighborhoods of Vojni Put I and Vojni Put II.
(lower town) and Gornji Grad
(upper town). In 2002 census of population it had 19,158 inhabitants, out of which 4,982 lived in a local community (mesna zajednica, municipal subdivision) of the same name.
The neighborhood is close to several important traffic routes, including two highways (Belgrade-Novi Sad and Belgrade-Zagreb
), one railway (Belgrade-Novi Sad) and some of the most important streets of Zemun (like Ugrinovačka and Prvomajska). It has its own railway station (Zemun-Novi Grad).
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
Novi Grad is located in the central-west section of the urban Zemun. It stretches along the starting section of the new Belgrade-Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
highway, from the Belgrade-Novi Sad railway on the south, where it borders the neighborhood of Kolonija Zmaj
Kolonija Zmaj
Kolonija "B" Zmaj or colloquially Zmaj is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.-Location:...
to the Ugrinovačka street on the north, where it borders the neighborhood of Zemun Bačka. On the east it borders the neighborhoods of 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 :...
and 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...
, while it extends into the neighborhoods of Altina
Altina
Altina is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Located in the Belgrade's municipality of Zemun, it is one of the newest and fastest growing parts of the city.- Location :...
and Plavi Horizonti
Plavi Horizonti
Plavi Horizonti is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun. With Altina, one of the newest and fastest developing neighborhoods.-Location:...
on the west, until whose rapid development in the late 1990s Novi Grad was the final residential extension of Zemun (and Belgrade) in this direction. It also comprises sub-neighborhoods of Vojni Put I and Vojni Put II.
Characterisctics
The name simply means "new town", as a reference to the two older sections of Zemun, Donji GradDonji Grad (Zemun)
Donji Grad is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.-Location:...
(lower town) and Gornji Grad
Gornji Grad (Zemun)
Gornji Grad is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.-Location:...
(upper town). In 2002 census of population it had 19,158 inhabitants, out of which 4,982 lived in a local community (mesna zajednica, municipal subdivision) of the same name.
The neighborhood is close to several important traffic routes, including two highways (Belgrade-Novi Sad and Belgrade-Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
), one railway (Belgrade-Novi Sad) and some of the most important streets of Zemun (like Ugrinovačka and Prvomajska). It has its own railway station (Zemun-Novi Grad).