Orlovaca
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Orlovača is one of major cemeteries
in Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica
.
Orlovača is located in the eastern part of the Orlovača field, on the southern tip of the Belgrade City urban proper, alongside the Ibarska magistrala road, on the border of Čukarica and Rakovica
municipalities.
It is bounded by the creeks of Krušik to the south and Krušički potok to the north. It is located between the neighborhoods of Železnik
(west) and Petlovo Brdo
(north).
The cemetery is accessible by the public transportation lines, buses number 531, 532 (weekends only) and 533 (all week days). Ibarska magistrala, which passes next to Orlovača, is notorious for car accidents in this section . To prevent this from happening, a construction of new interchange
began in March 2008. It will make a better access to Orlovača and increase the traffic on Ibarska magistrala as a present traffic light will be removed when interchange is finished. It will also provide an access to the future auto-base "Vrbin Potok" which is to be built in Orlovača, too .
The name of the field, Orlovača, means eagle place.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
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 is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica
Cukarica
Čukarica is an urban neighborhood and one of the 17 municipalities than constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Neighbourhoods :...
.
Orlovača is located in the eastern part of the Orlovača field, on the southern tip of the Belgrade City urban proper, alongside the Ibarska magistrala road, on the border of Čukarica and Rakovica
Rakovica, Belgrade
Rakovica is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
municipalities.
It is bounded by the creeks of Krušik to the south and Krušički potok to the north. It is located between the neighborhoods of Železnik
Železnik
Železnik , is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica.- Location :...
(west) and Petlovo Brdo
Petlovo Brdo
Petlovo Brdo or colloquially among the local population Pevac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica.- Location :...
(north).
The cemetery is accessible by the public transportation lines, buses number 531, 532 (weekends only) and 533 (all week days). Ibarska magistrala, which passes next to Orlovača, is notorious for car accidents in this section . To prevent this from happening, a construction of new interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
began in March 2008. It will make a better access to Orlovača and increase the traffic on Ibarska magistrala as a present traffic light will be removed when interchange is finished. It will also provide an access to the future auto-base "Vrbin Potok" which is to be built in Orlovača, too .
The name of the field, Orlovača, means eagle place.