Banjica Forest
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| (Serbian: Бајфордова шума Bajfordova šuma) |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
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Stream in the Byford's Forest
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 Byford's Forest
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| Location |
Voždovac, Belgrade  Serbia
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| Coordinates | 44°45′58″N 20°28′35″E / 44.7660°N 20.476468°ECoordinates: 44°45′58″N 20°28′35″E / 44.7660°N 20.476468°E |
| Area | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Established | 15 September 2015 |
Byford's Forest (Serbian: Бајфордова шума, translit. Bajfordova šuma} is a forest in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac and until 2015 was known as Banjica Forest (Serbian: Бањичка шума, translit. Banjička šuma}.
Byford's Forest is a meridionally elongated wooded area between the Boulevard of the Liberation on the east and the street of Pavla Jurišića Šturma on the west. South and southeast border is marked by the Crnotravska street. It begins less than 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Terazije, downtown Belgrade. It borders the neighborhoods of Diplomatska Kolonija and Dedinje on the west, Banjica on the southwest and south, Trošarina on the southeast and Voždovac on the east. The forest is some 2 km (1.2 mi) long, up to 300 300 m (980 ft) wide and covers an area of 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi).
Before World War I there was a wood in this area, but was cut down to make room for the vegetable gardens. During the Interbellum, military command built a workshops for the repair of the vehicles, which was within the complex of the military auto motorized units of the Royal Yugoslav Army (Serbian: Autokomanda), which gave name to the neighboring square and the neighborhood. Prior to the World War II, shooting range was located here. In an effort to create the forested belt around the Belgrade, the forest, initaially named Banjica Forest, was planted from 1948 to 1950 (for example, Šumice Forest was created as a part of the same project).
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