Zaklopaca
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Zaklopača is a suburban settlement of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Grocka
.
Zaklopača is located in the central part of the municipality, 8 km west of the municipal seat of Grocka and 25 km east of Belgrade. It is located on the road connecting the road of Smederevski put to the north and the highway Belgrade-Niš
to the south, with another branch of the road connecting Zaklopača directly to Grocka to the east.
Zaklopača is statistically classified a rural settlement (village). Its southern extension connects it urbanely with the village of Vrčin
while the northern one, Strnjike, spreads along the Smederevski put. It had population of 2,197 in 1991 and 2,252 in 2002.
Economy is based on the agriculture. The most important is the fruit growing as Zaklopača is in the middle of one of the most famous fruit producing areas of Serbia, with vast orchards (apples, plums, peaches, apricots, cherries, etc.). The PKB agricultural company, with fruit plantations and huge refrigerators (PKB - Voćarske plantaže) is located nearby. Area surrounding Zaklopača is nicknamed 'Little California', because of its specific micro-climate conditions. Zaklopača has its own geographic areas, some of them are Podaćave, Lukino,Smrdan, Izvorčiće, Lazina Šuma, Golo brdo, Grčki potok, Grab, Jabučije, Mostine, Lipovica, Lupoglav, Velika strana, Gavran, etc. Curiosity is that the micro-climate is diverse to such an extent that each of these areas have best conditions for different species of fruits.
First settlements in the area of present village are formed at the end of the 18th century, on the northern border of Zaklopača. This area is known today as Staro Selo (Cyrillic: Старо село; English: Old Village).
coast. Being on the major road, apart from agriculture, some commercial facilities are developing.
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 Grocka
Grocka
Grocka is a suburban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Location :...
.
Zaklopača is located in the central part of the municipality, 8 km west of the municipal seat of Grocka and 25 km east of Belgrade. It is located on the road connecting the road of Smederevski put to the north and the highway Belgrade-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,...
to the south, with another branch of the road connecting Zaklopača directly to Grocka to the east.
Zaklopača is statistically classified a rural settlement (village). Its southern extension connects it urbanely with the village of Vrčin
Vrcin
Vrčin is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Grocka.- Geography :...
while the northern one, Strnjike, spreads along the Smederevski put. It had population of 2,197 in 1991 and 2,252 in 2002.
Economy is based on the agriculture. The most important is the fruit growing as Zaklopača is in the middle of one of the most famous fruit producing areas of Serbia, with vast orchards (apples, plums, peaches, apricots, cherries, etc.). The PKB agricultural company, with fruit plantations and huge refrigerators (PKB - Voćarske plantaže) is located nearby. Area surrounding Zaklopača is nicknamed 'Little California', because of its specific micro-climate conditions. Zaklopača has its own geographic areas, some of them are Podaćave, Lukino,Smrdan, Izvorčiće, Lazina Šuma, Golo brdo, Grčki potok, Grab, Jabučije, Mostine, Lipovica, Lupoglav, Velika strana, Gavran, etc. Curiosity is that the micro-climate is diverse to such an extent that each of these areas have best conditions for different species of fruits.
First settlements in the area of present village are formed at the end of the 18th century, on the northern border of Zaklopača. This area is known today as Staro Selo (Cyrillic: Старо село; English: Old Village).
Strnjike
Northern section of Zaklopača, extending along the Smederevski put road is called Strnjike. Located on the top of the hill above Zaklopača, it grows faster than the rest of the settlement, stretching in all four directions: south to the center of the settlement, east to Grocka, west to Boleč and north to the DanubeDanube
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....
coast. Being on the major road, apart from agriculture, some commercial facilities are developing.