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73-397: The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban area of Belgrade and in the central section of the wider Belgrade City area. It stretches meridionally (north to south) for almost 40 kilometers (25 mi), spreading to the south more than any other municipality of Belgrade. Due to its shape, it borders more municipalities than any other: Vračar on the north, Zvezdara on

146-563: A "priceless heritage". City announced new rules in 2020, which stipulated that the facades of the new buildings which are not in the protected zones will have to be approved by the Institute for the Cultural Monuments Protection, but nothing changed. When on 25 December 2020 temporary protection of another zone, East Vračar, expired, the demolitions expedited and the "edifices started to fall down like houses of cards". It included

219-482: A half later, on 1 January 1957, parts of Istočni Vračar merged with the municipality of Neimar and the western part of the municipality of Terazije to create new, albeit the smallest municipality in Belgrade, Vračar. Zapadni Vračar became municipality of Savski Venac , while the easternmost section of Istočni Vračar became part of the municipality of Zvezdara ( local community of Vračarsko Polje ; Zvezdara hill itself

292-408: A kilometer away from downtown ( Terazije ) it borders many other Belgrade neighborhoods: the square and neighborhood of Slavija to the north, Palilula to the northeast, Čubura and Gradić Pejton to the east, Neimar to the south and the park and neighborhood of Karađorđev Park to the southwest. With 132 metres (433 feet), Vračar plateau is one of the highest points in downtown Belgrade, which

365-495: A major Serbian saint, to pacify and punish a rebellious population. At the beginning of the 19th century Vračar, as a geographical term, referred to a much wider area, from the village of Savamala (present Mostar ) on the west to the village of Paliula (present neighborhood of Karaburma ), which means it used to cover at least three times larger territory than the municipality covers today. By order of prince Miloš Obrenović , an alternative city centre with western characteristics

438-616: A result, accidents happened, most notably in the autumn of 2008 and in July 2021. In 2008 in the Dubljanska Street, while the foundations were dug for a new building, four neighboring houses were undermined and collapsed, with residents never getting legal satisfaction. In 2021, due to the same action, a ground floor of the older building in the Vidovdanska Street caved in. With non-planned construction of new buildings, and added annexes onto

511-472: A very small area by itself, its sub-neighborhoods are also small, some of them encompassing only a street or so: As the other two central Belgrade municipalities, Stari Grad and Savski Venac, Vračar has been depopulating for the last five decades. Despite that, Vračar is by far, thanks to its small area, the most densely populated municipality of Belgrade, with 18,967 inhabitants per square kilometer (2011 census; 28,380 back in 1971). The ethnic composition of

584-675: Is also located in the municipality. Despite having large wooded areas in the non-urban section (slopes of Avala, northern part of Lipovička šuma, Stepin Lug / Gaj ), the urban area has only one real park, Šumice . The municipality of Voždovac has both urban neighborhoods of the Belgrade City proper ( uža teritorija grada ) and separate, suburban settlements in the Belgrade City Metro area. Urban: Suburban towns: Suburban rural: Neighborhoods of Ripanj : The massive population growth

657-426: Is built, including Torlak and Pašino Brdo . Apart from Topčiderka, numerous smaller rivers and intermittent creeks flow in the northern part of the municipality: Zavojnička reka, Vranovac, Milošev potok, Bubanj Potok , Kamena voda, Lipica, Drenjak, Kumodraški potok and parts of Rakovički potok , Bolečica and Jelezovac . The spring and the valley of the former Mokroluški Potok (now mostly conducted underground)

730-420: Is estimated to be planted c.  1860 . Vračar is twinned with following cities and municipalities: Autokomanda Autokomanda ( Serbian Cyrillic : Аутокоманда , pronounced [autɔ̝kɔ̝̌maːnda] ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade , the capital of Serbia . It is located on the tripoint of the Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac , Savski Venac and Vračar . Autokomanda

803-450: Is generally built on a hilly terrain (32 hills altogether). The top of the hill was flattened and turned into the plateau when earth from the top was used to cover and drain the pond on Slavija, in the western foothills of the Vračar hill. Almost no geographical features survive today as the area is completely urbanized, except for the small section of Karađorđev Park on the southern slopes of

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876-599: Is how the neighborhood got its name (Serbian, auto-komanda ). The facilities have not been used for their initial purpose for a long time, but they have been renovated recently. The area is mostly commercial, with a section of a railway passing nearby and a developing commercial section along the 'Trg Oslobođenja' (Square of the Liberation) and 'Bulevar Oslobođenja' (Boulevard of the Liberation). The stadiums of soccer teams Partizan and Crvena zvezda ( Rajko Mitić Stadium ) are located nearby. The population of Autokomanda (including

949-567: Is located about 1.5 kilometers south of downtown Belgrade. It borders the neighborhoods of Neimar and Karađorđev Park to the north, Dušanovac to the east, Voždovac to the south and Stadion and Dedinje to the west. The remains belonging to the Scordisci , a Celtic tribe which founded Singidunum , the predecessor of Belgrade, were found in Autokomanda. In the Interbellum , Autokomanda

1022-536: Is today known as Zvezdara, though the local community of Vračarsko Polje (Vračar Field) retained its name within the Zvezdara municipality. The neighborhood of Vračar is located on the top of the Vračar plateau , partially in the easternmost section of the municipality of Savski Venac as a result of a series of administrative changes of municipal boundaries after World War II . Despite its small area, being located less than

1095-612: The Beograđanka , Cvetni Trg (famous for its flower shops), Treća beogradska gimnazija (Third Belgrade High School-Elite high school in Belgrade) and the square of Slavija occupy the western section of the municipality. Other important features are the Church of Saint Sava and the National Library of Serbia on the Vračar plateau, northern section of the big interchange Autokomanda and

1168-513: The Pančevo Bridge while the BAS South would be in Autokomanda. Revised GUP in 1985 still predicted all three stations, but none was constructed. Next revision of GUP in 2003 excluded BAS South and North, keeping only BAS West, which was to become the city's central bus station. In 2005, Miroslav Mišković , a tycoon , one of the richest Serbs and owner of Delta Holding , purchased the lot where

1241-654: The Vojvode Stepe street, developed almost rural look, while the southern extension into the Kumodraž II is turned into one of the most heavily industrialized areas in the "Old Belgrade". The western area, along the Boulevard of Liberation became somewhat of an elite neighborhood. Three faculties of the University of Belgrade are located in the neighborhood: Management (FON), Political sciences (FPN) and Transportation. Population of

1314-502: The dowager queen Maria of Yugoslavia . Later, inhabitants colloquially began to use name Voždovac which spread and was adopted as the official name. From June 1945 to December 1946, Voždovac was one of 5 administrative neighborhoods within Belgrade’s Raion VI. Originally a residential area, as the neighborhood was growing and stretching to the south, it developed different features. The south-western extension to Torlak, along

1387-576: The ' medicine man ', 'healer') was first mentioned in 1440, during the siege of Belgrade by the Ottoman sultan Murad II . Ottoman map from 1492 mentions Vračar as a tower. In 1560 it is mentioned as the Christian village outside the fortress of Kalemegdan with 17 houses. It is believed this village is the place where in 1595 the Turkish grand vizier Sinan Pasha burned at the stake the remains of Saint Sava ,

1460-467: The 1880s, the neighborhood was roughly divided into Zapadni Vračar (West Vračar) and Istočni Vračar (East Vračar), divided by the road of Šumadijski put (present Boulevard of Liberation). The municipality of Vračar was officially formed in 1952 after Belgrade was administratively reorganized from districts ( rejon ) to municipalities. Already on 1 September 1955 Vračar was divided into Zapadni Vračar (West Vračar) and Istočni Vračar (East Vračar). Year and

1533-423: The 1980s. Voždovac is twinned with following cities and municipalities: And has signed friendship charters with following cities and municipalities: Vra%C4%8Dar Vračar ( Serbian Cyrillic : Врачар , pronounced [v̞rǎt͡ʃaːr] ) is an affluent urban area and municipality of the city of Belgrade known as the location of many embassies and museums. According to the 2022 census results,

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1606-506: The Belgrade fortress Kalemegdan they extended their architectural activities on the ruins of the Turkish houses ( Stambol gate , Dorćol , Palilula) and on the ruins of the Serbian huts in the Sava river port, Savamala. When Belgrade was divided into six quarters in 1860, Vračar was one of them. By the census of 1883 it had a population of 5,965. In the eastern section of Vračar, on the border of

1679-708: The Kalenić, Čubura and Krunski Venac neighborhoods, a settlement of one-floor villas began to develop in the early 1920s. At that time, a tram line No. 1-a was passing through here, connecting downtown to Crveni Krst. As majority of the parcels were purchased by the army generals and their family members, the neighborhood became known as the "Quarter of the Generals" (Milivoje Zečević, Bogoljub Ilić , Svetislav Milosavljević , families Kocić, Lukić, Petrović, Đonović, etc.). The villas were later upgraded with additional floors and were given names (Villa Stana, Villa Kocić, Villa Ilić). Since

1752-581: The Special section of the Supreme court of Serbia for organized crime and war crimes (formerly the Supreme Military Court of Yugoslavia). The Belgrade- Niš highway passes through the northern and eastern parts of the municipality while the road of Kružni put (and the projected Belgrade beltway ) goes through the central parts, including the junction of two roads and tollbooth on Bubanj Potok, which marks

1825-512: The Turkish mosques; many shops are now provided with new doors and glass windows, oriental clothing is more rare and houses with several storeys, in European manner, are being built everywhere'. Many architects-baumeisters (builders) Germans, Czechs, Italians and the Serbians who appeared only at the end of the 1860s built new Serbian Belgrade in Vračar. After 1867, when Turkish military garrisons left

1898-506: The city hired the same company for further projects. Suburban parts of the municipality are mostly agricultural, but the urban section has a large industrial zone, one of the largest in the city, mostly along the Kumodraška street. It comprises the factories of Vatrosprem , Tunelogradnja , Soko Štark , Napred , Montaža , Ratko Mitrović , etc. Some facilities of the Belgrade's Communal Company and of Electricity company (EDB) are located in

1971-572: The design of the neighborhoods came from the 1912 complex built along the Daviel Street  [ fr ] in Paris . It consisted of 40 one-floor houses with gardens, indented from the main street. Settlement that subsequently developed was known as Činovnička Kolonija (Clerk's colony). Still operational elementary school "Branislav Nušić" was built in 1935 and the neighborhood was officially named "Predgrađe Kraljice Marije" or Queen Maria's Suburb, after

2044-608: The early 2000s, with fountains, marble access roads to the church with pillars, and playgrounds added, while the already existing monument to the leader of the First Serbian Uprising , Karađorđe , was erected on a low, artificial hillock. The plateau is also the location of the National Library of Serbia and Karađorđev Park begins here, with the craftsmen settlement of Gradić Pejton and the bohemian quarter of Čubura nearby. Vračar (derived from Serbian word vrač meaning

2117-791: The entrance into the Belgrade City proper. A railway also goes through the municipality, parallel to the Kružni put . The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): FK Voždovac are the neighbourhood team with significant local support. They play at the Voždovac Stadium . Rad are biggest club from Voždovac municipality of Belgrade , with biggest tradition off all local clubs, and played in European UEFA Competitions . Rad played in Yugoslav top league in

2190-610: The example of urban chaos. As there are basically no non-urbanized lots left, the demolition of old villas and houses sped up. Other, public areas were also destroyed to make room for highrise, so some sections have no sidewalk at all, and the green areas were reduced. Streets turned into "tunnels" and there is no chance of finding free parking spot anymore. It was also noted that investors usually began demolitions in summer, when people tend to be on vacation, so that reduced number of residents and neighbors can protest. Belgrade school shooting occurred in Vračar on 3 May 2023. As Vračar has

2263-680: The existing ones, structures built without space between them where residents almost "sleep on top of each other", the overcrowded neighborhood earned a moniker of Favela Vračar. The difference with the Brazilian favelas, which are home to the poorest classes of society, is that apartments in Vračar's favela are purchased by the affluent class, who find it a matter of prestige to live in Vračar. Proclamation of several protected areas in Vračar, including some preliminary and some announced, did not prevent demolition of old houses, including some deemed historically and artistically valuable. In some cases, when

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2336-527: The first representatives of the moderna -style in Belgrade, which was demolished in 2018. The House of Pera Velimirović at 25 Resavska Street, built in 1908, was demolished in June 2020, despite being under the preliminary protection. In December, after public protest subdued, even older house from the 19th century, on the lot adjoined to the already demolished building, was demolished, too. Other projects which caused public debate include attempt of building on

2409-467: The highest proportion of university educated inhabitants compared to all other Serbian municipalities. One of the most famous landmarks in Belgrade, the Saint Sava Church is located in Vračar. Vračar borders five other Belgrade municipalities: Voždovac to the south, Zvezdara to the east, Palilula to the northeast, Stari Grad to the north and Savski Venac to the west. It is generally bounded by

2482-451: The interchange has. The importance of Autokomanda for city transportation became very visible as, even though it was closed for traffic only partially, it disrupted the normal flow of traffic in the entire city causing traffic jams all over. Works were completed in spring 2007. In the Voždovac section of the neighborhood, large hangars of the former motorized forces command are located. This

2555-558: The mass executions in Kumodraž , Bežanija , Jajinci and Staro Sajmište concentration camp . The main feature in the neighborhood is a major looped interchange , one of two in the old part of Belgrade (the other one being in Mostar ). It is located on the Highway Belgrade–Niš , constructed right through the urban tissue, which is still an issue of debate even today, even though the road

2628-416: The mayor's description of the interchanges from October 2006: 'Those are the two worst interchanges and the only ones in the world with traffic lights... people who made those are today criticizing us.' The other side replied that under the original plans, Autokomanda was to be the location of a new main railway station for Belgrade, thus some sections were constructed only as temporary ones. The main objection

2701-413: The municipal assembly. There is an idea of separating suburban settlements (Beli Potok, Pinosava, Zuce, Ripanj) and creating new sub-Avalan municipality ( Avalski Venac ), with the village of Vrčin in the municipality of Grocka but no official move has been done so far in that direction. The municipality is located in the northern section of the Šumadija region ("Low Šumadija"). The southern part covers

2774-457: The municipality has a population of 55,406 inhabitants. With an area of only 287 hectares (710 acres), it is the smallest of all Belgrade's (and Serbian) municipalities, but also the most densely populated. Vračar is one of the three municipalities that constitute the very center area of Belgrade, together with Savski Venac and Stari Grad . It is an affluent municipality, having one of the most expensive real estate prices within Belgrade, and has

2847-407: The municipality of Savski Venac , eastern by Kumodraška Street, while Vojvode Stepe Street stretches in between. Due to its shape, Voždovac borders many other neighborhoods: Autokomanda to the north, Diplomatska Kolonija on the north-west, Banjica (and Banjica Forest ) on the west, Trošarina and Banjica II on the south-west, Kumodraž (its sub-neighborhoods of Kumodraž II and Torlak ) on

2920-458: The municipality: Recent presidents of the municipality: Mrs Dunja Vlahović (b. 1912), who was municipal president from January 1957 when Vračar was restored as one municipality, was one of the first female municipal presidents in Serbia. District (Serbian: srez ) which comprised the suburban area of Belgrade after 1945 was called Vračar District ( Vračarski srez ) though the name Belgrade District

2993-409: The municipality: The neighborhood of Voždovac is located 4 to 5 kilometres (2 to 3 miles) south of downtown Belgrade, on a hill in the northern part of the municipality. Three long, more or less parallel streets shape the neighborhood into an elongated form in the north-west to south-east direction: western border is marked by Bulevar Oslobođenja (Boulevard of Liberation), which also makes the border to

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3066-625: The neighborhood of Marinkova Bara, along the highway. A small center of the building companies and cement plants is growing along Bubanj Potok. Administrative center of the municipality is located in Dušanovac, along the Ustanička street. It encompasses the building of the Municipal assembly, the police and fire station, the local clinical-ambulance center, the Fifth Municipal Court of Belgrade and

3139-560: The neighborhood was 22,516 in 2002 and 23,153 in 2011. The Church of the Saint Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena  [ sr ] , colloquially called the Voždovac Church, is one of the neighborhood's landmarks. It was damaged during World War I, but was reconstructed by 1926. Reconstruction design was drafted by architect Dragomir Tadić  [ sr ] , who also designed a new, larger church, which replaced

3212-417: The north-east, Grocka on the east, Sopot on the south, Barajevo on the south-west, Čukarica and Rakovica on the west and Savski Venac on the north-west. The municipality of Voždovac originates from 1904. In 1945 Belgrade was divided into districts ( rejon ) and Voždovac became part of District VI. In 1952 the districts were abolished and the municipalities re-established. Municipality of Pašino Brdo

3285-509: The northern section of the woods of Lipovička šuma and roughly corresponds to the valley of the Topčiderka river which flows between the Pinosava and Ripanj plateaux. The central area is occupied by one of two "Belgrade" mountains, the 511 meters (1,677 ft) -high Avala (the other one being Kosmaj ). In the northern, urban section, Voždovac covers several of the 32 hills on which Belgrade

3358-485: The old one. The new church was opened on 1 December 1970. Icons were painted by Milić od Mačve , in the atypical manner, ignoring any schematism or traditional style. Clergy house was consecrated in 2011. Interior painting was done by Vojislav Luković. Vojvode Stepe street is one of the main traffic routes in this part of Belgrade. What was announced as a massive reconstruction of the street began in July 2014 and lasted to July 2015. The original project, which envisioned

3431-423: The plateau. Some much larger parks, like major portion of Karađorđev Park or parks Manjež and Tašmajdan are left just outside the Vračar's administrative borders. The most dominant feature of modern Vračar is the massive Church of Saint Sava . Its decades long, troubled construction shaped not only the present appearance of the plateau but also the entire skyline of Belgrade. The plateau has been reshaped in

3504-538: The protection would be announced, the investors would hasten the demolitions and construction. Various other scandals received public and media attention, like planned demolition of villas in the neighborhood of Neimar, addition of new floors on the old buildings in the Krunska Street, demolition of several Interbellum villas in the neighborhood of Krunski Venac, especially the 1927 villa in Takovska Street as one of

3577-533: The remaining city owned parcel in April 2019. With this, he became the sole proprietor of this part of Autokomanda, holding a 3.3 ha (8.2 acres) of land. On the newly acquired lots he will be allowed to construct a 22 m (72 ft) tall building and a 75 m (246 ft) tall business tower. As of April 2019, none of the works regarding building of the shopping mall or the surrounding commercial complex began. In March 2021, city and Delta Holding announced that

3650-578: The small green area in the Tomaša Ježa, which prompted residents to self-organize and clash with the investors since 2017, and house at 4 Sredačka Street. Designed by then official city urbanist Milutin Folić, and built by his family studio (he officially withdrew after taking the office), the building was not permitted until he took office. The terraces of the building spread above the neighboring, urbanized lot, but when residents complained, city replied that this area

3723-521: The south, Braće Jerković II and Mitrovo Brdo on the south-east, Braće Jerković on the east and Dušanovac on the north-east. Name Voždovac is derived from the word vožd meaning leader (literally, a "duke", "supreme vojvoda "), one of the titles used by the Karađorđe Petrović , the leader of the First Serbian Uprising . He also commanded the liberation of Belgrade from the Turks in 1806, and on

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3796-569: The stadium of the FK Obilić ( Miloš Obilić Stadium ) and the Architecture high school in the extreme west of the municipality. Commercial center of the municipality is the area surrounding the Kalenić, largest open green market in Belgrade. The "Vračar plane tree " is a tree in the Makenzijeva street, protected as the natural monument . It is a London plane , 23 m (75 ft) high in 2013 and

3869-432: The station was planned. He announced plans to build a massive Delta Planet Shopping Center and two 40-floor business towers. It was widely commented at the time that city government deliberately scrapped the station project in order to allow Mišković to obtain the land. In 2007, with the new regulatory plans, the city reduced allowed height in the area to 20 floors, considering the planned object "too big and unmeasured". It

3942-778: The sub-neighborhood of Stadion), was 12,167 in 2002. To the west Autokomanda continues into the Belgrade-Niš highway and to the east to Mostarska Petlja, Novi Beograd and further to the Belgrade- Zagreb highway (over the Gazela bridge ). A bronze monument to the French general, Louis Franchet d'Espérey , who commanded on the Salonica front in the Serbian Campaign of the World War I in 1918,

4015-433: The three boulevards: Boulevard of Liberation, Southern Boulevard and the Boulevard of King Aleksandar . Though today the smallest municipality of Belgrade, historically Vračar occupied much larger territory. It was divided in three parts: East Vračar, which roughly occupies the modern municipality, West Vračar which is today a local community (sub-municipal unit) within the municipality of Savski Venac and Great Vračar, which

4088-467: The traffic in this part of the city and economic damage to the stores and craftshops along the street. "Ratko Mitrović" asked for an extension of 72 days, but was granted 20 days by the city, to which they allegedly complied. However, after the street was officially open by the Mayor of Belgrade Siniša Mali , the works continued for weeks. Also, the completed job was of a low quality: badly projected pathways for

4161-544: The very spot from where he started that operation today stands a Church of the Saint Emperor Constantine and Helena , popularly called the Voždovac Church ( Voždovačka crkva ). The spot he has chosen was outside of the "Laudan's trench", too distant for the Turks inside the trench to notice the Serbian fighters gathering but close enough to take the chargeon the trench. Unofficial name, Voždovo predgrađe , Vožd's Suburb,

4234-482: The villa at 4 Nikolaja Krasnova Street, with a recognizable facade, which caused further public objections. Institute stated that it works on the house's protection and that it will protect it in 2022, but it was nevertheless demolished in August 2021. Instead of a one-floor villa, a 7-storey building will be built, though the façade should resemble the old villa. The smallest municipality in Serbia, in terms of area, became

4307-413: The visually impaired, parts of the sidewalks, drains, etc. Since the first rains, a pond would form at the bottom end of the street. Mali accused the previous city administration for the "bad contract", but he was already heading the city for 9 months when the works began. He also threatened the "Ratko Mitrović" that they will be fined for the delays, but instead granted them the extension of the deadline and

4380-415: The work in phases which would allow for the partial usage of the street, was soon abandoned as the company which done the reconstruction, "Ratko Mitrоvić", started getting late even during the preparation stage so they simply closed the entire street. Also, it turned out that it is not the full reconstruction, as the underground installations weren't replaced. Closing of the street caused massive disturbance of

4453-414: Was also explained that the location was not good for the bus station anyway as the approach from the opposite direction of the highway would make a problem. In the bidding for the adjoining lot, Mišković lost to Petar Matić and his MPC Properties in 2008. In 2010 Matić returned the land to the city. Part of this land was purchased by Mišković in 2011. He also acquired the "Autokomanda" company in 2015 and

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4526-520: Was also used. In 1955 the Vračar District merged with the City of Belgrade and parts of some bordering districts to create new, enlarged Belgrade District. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Vračar is a residential and very important commercial part of Belgrade. The tall skyscraper in downtown Belgrade,

4599-464: Was annexed to Voždovac on September 1, 1955 and today makes its northernmost part. The municipality was territorially shaped in the early 1960s when the municipality of Ripanj was added to Voždovac (the village of Veliki Mokri Lug was later detached and annexed to the municipality of Zvezdara). However, shaped this way, the elongated municipality causes problem to the inhabitants of its southern part as they have to travel over 30 kilometers (19 mi) to

4672-622: Was designed and built here while city of Belgrade was still under Turkish rule and for three quarters an oriental town with all the characteristics of Islamic architecture . On the other hand, Vračar was built with broad streets and boulevards, first parks and monuments. It was housing all Serbian public buildings and state institutions in Belgrade, known as a place where the remains of the Serbian Saint Archbishop Sava Nemanjic were burned by Turks. The Masonic Temple on this site

4745-471: Was destroyed during the German bombing of Belgrade on 6 April 1941. Today, it is the site of the biggest Christian Orthodox Cathedral in the world. The Times on 17 October 1843 published a text full of exultations. 'Four years have passed since the time when I was last here, and how Belgrade has changed! I have hardly recognised it. The high belfry on the church (Cathedral) now screens by its shadow

4818-548: Was erected in 1936 (sculptor Risto Stijović ). The section of the highway from Mostar to Autokomanda is officially named the Boulevard of Louis Franchet d'Espérey. Belgrade's General Urban Plan (GUP) in 1971, envisioned three new bus stations. They were to take over the lines from the city's main bus station (BAS) in downtown, which was to be closed. They were to be called BAS West, in New Belgrade , BAS North in Viline Vode , near

4891-432: Was halted in the late 1980s, despite still growing settlements on the southern and south-eastern outskirts of Belgrade. Still, with 1,061.8/km (2,750/sq mi), Voždovac is still densely populated, especially concerning large unurbanized areas in the south. Population of Voždovac according to the official census of population (since 1991 a new methodology is used): The ethnic composition of the municipality: Presidents of

4964-559: Was meant to be the square anyway. In September 2020, city administration made public its plan for demolishing the entire block bounded by the Krunska, Smiljanićeva, Kneginje Zorke and Njegoševa streets, including the building of the Museum of Natural History. After major negative public, experts' and political reaction, only few days later city administration abandoned the plans, and in April 2021 placed this specific block under protection, calling it

5037-419: Was originally intended as a fast, intercity Bežanija -Autokomanda freeway. Construction began in 1967 and was completed by 1974. A curiosity is that it is one of the very few interchanges in the downtown of the city. A bitter dispute between the mayor of Belgrade, Nenad Bogdanović and a group of architects from the previous city's establishment (including the construction of Mostar and Autokomanda) resulted in

5110-522: Was recorded after 1903, after the Karađorđević dynasty was restored on Serbian throne. After the liberation in World War I in 1918, Voždovac was placed under the Belgrade's administrative rule. A string of new neighborhoods encircled eastern outskirts of Belgrade, with names usually containing "suburb" and some member of the royal family . These original names either never became popular or were suppressed after World War II and replaced. The inspiration for

5183-424: Was styled Veliki Vračar - Big Vračar). New municipal healthcare center , HC Vračar, was built from 1969 to 1972. In the 21st century, a massive construction in Vračar began, with old houses and villas being demolished to make way for the high-rise buildings. The period of corruption and "investors' urbanism" ensued, where structures were built by the wishes of the investors, disregarding laws and regulations. As

5256-453: Was that even though it is on the highway it had no connections to it on the right side. However, the railway station project was moved to Prokop so the temporary solution remained until September–November 2007 when the right side ramp was finally finished, over 30 years after the construction of the interchange. In September 2006 a major reconstruction of the interchange began, with complete renovation and fixing of all 12 bridges (loops) that

5329-580: Was the location of the motorized units of the Royal Yugoslav Army , which is how it got its name. The section where the artillery was based was called Topovske Šupe and in the early days of the German occupation, it was turned by the Nazis into the concentration camp. From August to October 1941 over 5,000 Jews and Romanis from Belgrade and the Banat passed through the camp, where they were gathered and sent to

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