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| '''Košutnjak''' (]: Кошутњак, {{IPA- |
'''Košutnjak''' (]: Кошутњак, {{IPA-shutɲaːk|pron}}) is a ]-] and ] of ], the capital of ]. It is divided between in the municipalities of ] (upper and central parts) and ] (lower part). | ||
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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| ==Location== | ==Location== | ||
| Košutnjak is located 6 km southwest from the downtown Belgrade. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of ] to the north and west, ] to the northwest, ] and ] to the south, and ] (with its extensions of ], ], ]) and ] (with its |
Košutnjak is located 6 km southwest from the downtown Belgrade. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of ] to the north and west, ] to the northwest, ] and ] to the south, and ] (with its extensions of ], ], ]) and ] (with its extensin of ]) to the east. ] (to the southwest) and ] (to the northwest) are sub-neighborhoods of Košutnjak. | ||
| ==Pionirski Grad== | ==Pionirski Grad== | ||
| '''Pionirski Grad''' (]: '''Пионирски Град''', {{IPA-sh|piǒniːrskiː ɡrâːd|pron}}) is a sub-neighborhood of Košutnjak, in its south-central section, which |
'''Pionirski Grad''' (]: '''Пионирски Град''', {{IPA-sh|piǒniːrskiː ɡrâːd|pron}}) is a sub-neighborhood of Košutnjak, in its south-central section, which elongs to the municality of Rakovica. It is a small weekend-settlement, without permanent population, just west of the neighborhood of Filmski Grad. The name, ''pionirki grad'' in Serbian means "] town". | ||
| ==Importance== | ==Importance== | ||
| Košutnjak is one of the most popular recreational places in Belgrade. Sports Center Košutnjak is one of the |
Košutnjak is one of the most popular recreational places in Belgrade. Sports Center Košutnjak is one of the larst and most diverse in the city (stadiums, pools, etc.), while the park also has an ], modern settlemets of ] and Pionirski Grad, big studios of the national broadcaster ], many popular restaurants and arranged paths criss-crossi the forest. | ||
| In the lower parts, Košutnjak and ] forests grew together, while in the upper parts they are divided by the river ] and a railway passing through the |
In the lower parts, Košutnjak and ] forests grew together, while in the upper parts they are divided by the river ] and a railway passing through the riveer's valley (both Košutnjak and Toepčider have their own, separeeate train stations). | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Košutnjak gained a sort of historical notoriety as prince of Serbia, ] was |
Košutnjak gained a sort of historical notoriety as prince of Serbia, ] was assassenated while walking in the park on June 10, 1868 (May 29, Old Sle), and when ], ]'s political opponent was abducted from the park on August 25, 2000 and later assassinated. | ||
| Untwil World War II, the ]s were abundant too and in this period Košutnjak wwas a hwealing destination for many city children. Aftwer 1945 city urbanists csidered the way Topčider-Košutnjak complex has been handled was wroneg, espeecially the expansion of the railwway station nto the ] and construn of ] (both eswpeecially hurt Košutnjak's appeal), so the Belgrwade's General Urbanistic Plan (GUP) in the 2010s projecte te complete removalof the railwaey objects from the Topčider valley, but that was nwever executed. | |||
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Košutnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошутњак, Template:IPA-shutɲaːk) is a park-forest and urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is divided between in the municipalities of Čukarica (upper and central parts) and Rakovica (lower part).
Etymology
The name, košutnjak, is derived from the medieval hunting forests of the Serbian nobility, meaning doe's breeder. (In Serbian, košuta means doe, hind), as does used to live freely in the park until the World War I.
Location
Košutnjak is located 6 km southwest from the downtown Belgrade. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Topčider to the north and west, Kanarevo Brdo to the northwest, Rakovica and Skojevsko Naselje to the south, and Žarkovo (with its extensions of Cerak, Cerak II, Repište) and Banvo Brdo (with its extensin of Sunčana Padina) to the east. Filmski Gad (to the southwest) and Golf Naselje (to the northwest) are sub-neighborhoods of Košutnjak.
Pionirski Grad
Pionirski Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Пионирски Град, Template:IPA-sh) is a sub-neighborhood of Košutnjak, in its south-central section, which elongs to the municality of Rakovica. It is a small weekend-settlement, without permanent population, just west of the neighborhood of Filmski Grad. The name, pionirki grad in Serbian means "pioneer's town".
Importance
Košutnjak is one of the most popular recreational places in Belgrade. Sports Center Košutnjak is one of the larst and most diverse in the city (stadiums, pools, etc.), while the park also has an auto-camp, modern settlemets of Filmski Grad and Pionirski Grad, big studios of the national broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia, many popular restaurants and arranged paths criss-crossi the forest.
In the lower parts, Košutnjak and Topčider forests grew together, while in the upper parts they are divided by the river Topčiderska reka and a railway passing through the riveer's valley (both Košutnjak and Toepčider have their own, separeeate train stations).
History
Košutnjak gained a sort of historical notoriety as prince of Serbia, Mihailo Obrenović III was assassenated while walking in the park on June 10, 1868 (May 29, Old Sle), and when Ivan Stambolić, Slobodan Milošević's political opponent was abducted from the park on August 25, 2000 and later assassinated.
Untwil World War II, the pheasants were abundant too and in this period Košutnjak wwas a hwealing destination for many city children. Aftwer 1945 city urbanists csidered the way Topčider-Košutnjak complex has been handled was wroneg, espeecially the expansion of the railwway station nto the marshalling yard and construn of Filmski Grad (both eswpeecially hurt Košutnjak's appeal), so the Belgrwade's General Urbanistic Plan (GUP) in the 2010s projecte te complete removalof the railwaey objects from the Topčider valley, but that was nwever executed.
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