Novi Beograd
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New Belgrade Нови Београд Novi Beograd |
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New Belgrade by night
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 Location of Lazarevac within the city of Belgrade |
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 Location of the city of Belgrade within Serbia |
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 Serbia
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| City | Belgrade | ||
| Status | Municipality | ||
| Settlements | 1 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Municipality of Belgrade | ||
| • Mun. president | Aleksandar Šapić (Ind.) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 40.74 km2 (15.73 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 212,104 | ||
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 11070 | ||
| Area code(s) | +381(0)11 | ||
| Car plates | BG | ||
| Website | www |
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New Belgrade (Serbian: Нови Београд / Novi Beograd, pronounced [nôʋiː beǒɡrad]) is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 city municipalities that constitute the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is Central business district in Serbia and one of major in Southeast Europe. In the was planned municipality, built since 1948 in a previously uninhabited area on the left bank of the Sava River, opposite the old Belgrade. In recent years it has become the central business district of Belgrade and its fastest developing area, with many businesses moving to the new part of the city, due to more modern infrastructure and larger available space. With 212,104 inhabitants, it is the second most populous municipality of Serbia after Novi Sad.
The first record of human settlement on the territory of today's New Belgrade dates back to Ottoman rule. The book Kruševski pomenik, published in 1713, notes the existence of a Serb village called Bežanija as early as 1512. It also mentions the village had 32 houses, a number that grew to 115 by the year 1810.
Between two world wars of the 20th century, communities sprung up closer to Sava River in Staro Sajmište and Novo Naselje.
The first urbanization plans that talk about Belgrade's expansion to the Sava's left bank were drawn up in 1923, but a lack of either funds or the manpower needed to drain out the swampy terrain put them on hold indefinitely. In 1924 Petar Kokotović opened a kafana on Tošin Bunar with the prophetic name Novi Beograd. After 1945 Kokotović was president of the local community of Novo Naselje–Bežanija which later grew into the municipality of Novi Beograd. In 1924 an airport was built in Bežanija and in 1928 the Rogožerski factory was constructed. In 1934 plans were expanded to include the creation of a new urban tissue which connected Belgrade and Zemun, as Zemun was administratively annexed to the city of Belgrade in 1929, losing separate city status in 1934. A bridge was also built over the Sava River and a tram line connecting Belgrade and Zemun was established. Also, a Zemun airport was built.
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