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Belgrade–Bar Railway
The Belgrade–Bar railway ( sr, Пруга Београд–Бар, Pruga Beograd–Bar) is a railway connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with the town of Bar, a major seaport in Montenegro. Overview The Belgrade–Bar railway is a standard-gauge railway, long. Of this length, of the railway goes through Serbia, and through Montenegro. It is electrified with 25 kV, 50 Hz AC along the entire corridor. It passes through 254 tunnels of total length of and over 435 bridges (total length ). The longest tunnels are "Sozina", , and "Zlatibor", . The biggest and the best known bridge is Mala Rijeka Viaduct, long and above ground level. The highest point of the railway is at above mean sea level, at the town of Kolašin. The railway descends to 40m above mean sea level at Podgorica in a relatively short distance, thus the gradient of 25‰ on this section. A small section of the railway actually passes through Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the town of Štrpci, and thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade Centre Railway Station
The Belgrade Centre railway station ( sr, Железничка станица Београд Центар, Železnička stanica Beograd Centar), colloquially known as Prokop ( sr-Cyrl, Прокоп), is the new central railway station in Belgrade, Serbia. The station is located in the Belgrade municipality of Savski Venac. Although unfinished, it serves as de facto main railway station of the city, after replacing the old main station at the Belgrade Waterfront. The unsuccessful, decades-long attempted construction of the new central railway station of Belgrade was hampered by a lack of funding to finish adjoining 14 km of tunnels, several railway bridges including the New Railroad Bridge across the Sava river, a new road network connecting to the city and technical installations. Construction of the new station faced the countless setbacks in the period of several decades. The entire construction process has been described as infamous, where deadlines were continuously fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kijevo, Belgrade
Kijevo ( sr, Кијево) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica. Location Kijevo is located between the southwestern slopes of the Straževica hill on the east, and the southeastern slopes of the Petlovo Brdo on the west. The neighborhood is situated in the central part of the municipality, on the mouth of the stream of Kijevski Potok into the Topčiderka river. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Petlovo Brdo on the west, Labudovo Brdo and Kneževac on the north and Resnik on the southeast. The neighborhood Sunčani Breg is located east of the Straževica hill and the quarry. Area south of Kijevo, the "Klik"' and "Šabinac" meadows, is still not urbanized. The neighborhood is situated in the valley of the Topčiderka, south of downtown Belgrade, near the crossroad of the Ibar highway and the ''Kružni put'', and the future, parallel, Belgrade beltway. Geography Originally, the area was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Požega, Serbia
Požega ( sr-cyr, Пожега, ), formerly Užička Požega ( sr-cyr, Ужичка Пожега), is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 13,153, while the municipality has 29,638 inhabitants. Settlements Aside from the town of Požega, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Bakionica * Velika Ježevica * Visibaba * Vranjani * Glumač * Godovik * Gornja Dobrinja * Gorobilje * Gugalj * Donja Dobrinja * Dražinovići * Duškovci * Zaselje * Zdravčići * Jelen Do * Kalenići * Lopaš * Loret * Ljutice * Mađer * Mala Ježevica * Milićevo Selo * Mršelji * Otanj * Papratište * Pilatovići * Prijanovići * Prilipac * Radovci * Rasna * Rečice * Roge * Rupeljevo * Svračkovo * Srednja Dobrinja * Tabanovići * Tvrdići * Tometino Polje * Tučkovo * Uzići * Čestobrodica Demographics According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Požega has a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradac (river)
The Gradac ( sr, Градац, Gradac, ) is a river in western Serbia, a tributary of the Kolubara. It cuts a canyon in south-north direction with a length of 22.7 km. Its measured water course has a length of about 28 km and a total drop of 187 m. The source of the river Gradac is situated at the foot of the Povlen mountain. Description The Gradac river gorge, with its source tributaries, the special characteristics and the degree of preservation, is one of the less well known natural values of Serbia. However, it is very highly rated among exponents of nature protection. It lies south of Valjevo and influent in the Kolubara directly, of which it is a right tributary. The river gorge is the habitat of a number of rare plant and animal species. In the river live brook trout, chub, barbel, and crabs. The biggest attraction of Gradac river are undoubtedly the otters. Along the river lay a number of resorts and beaches including Livadica, Ploce, Kriva Vrbe and Sareno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valjevo
Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,073 of whom were urban dwellers. Valjevo occupies an area of 905 square kilometers; its altitude is 185 meters. The city is situated along the river Kolubara, a tributary of the Sava, Sava river. History In the nearby village of Petnica, scientists found the first complete neolithic habitat in Serbia and dated it at 6,000 years old. In Ancient Rome, Roman times this area was part of the province of Moesia. Valjevo was mentioned for the first time in 1393. It was an important staging post on the trade route that connected Bosnia to Belgrade. Valjevo became significant during the 16th and 17th centuries under stable Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule. According to Matija Nenadović, there were 24 mosques in Valjevo in the late 18th century. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valjevo Airport
Valjevo Airport ( sr, Аеродром Ваљево / ''Aerodrom Valjevo''), also known as Divci Airport ( sr, Аеродром Дивци / ''Aerodrom Divci''), is an airport in Divci near the City of Valjevo, Serbia and mountain resort Divčibare. The airport has one runway that is 1,250 metres long and 50 metres wide. Future reconstruction The idea of the construction of a cargo-transportation centre in Valjevo, 25 years ago, is again in the focus of interest. The backbone of all plans are Bar's railway, i.e. Valjevo- Loznica railway, future highway to the seaside and airport in Divci. See also * List of airports in Serbia * Airports of Serbia * Transport in Serbia Transport in Serbia includes transport by road, rail, air and water. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of major (i.e. state) and minor (i.e. municipal) roads. Rail transport is fairly developed, although dual track and electrifi ... * AirSerbia External links Valjevo airport informatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajkovac
Lajkovac ( sr-cyr, Лајковац) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. As of 2011, it has population of 3,249 inhabitants, while the municipality has 15,475 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of river Kolubara and near the Ibar highway. History In the surrounding villages of Jabučje, Skobalj, Nepričava and Bogovađa there are remains from the Roman period. At Ćelije there is an archaeological locality , also from the Roman times, with the well preserved Roman villa and a major estate around it. Anine is located from the confluence of the Ljig river into the Kolubara. There are also artifacts and monuments from the Serbian medieval period, First Serbian Uprising, Second Serbian Uprising and both World Wars, especially World War I as the major Battle of Kolubara against the invading Austro-Hungarian army was fought in the area in November-December 1914. The town was heavily flooded by the Kolubara river. In July 1926 the wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarevac
Lazarevac ( sr-cyr, Лазаревац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. , the town has a total population of 25,526 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 58,622 inhabitants. Its name stems from the name of medieval Serbian ruler Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović. History During the Interbellum, there was an auxiliary military airfield in Lazarevac, part of the air defense of the state capital, Belgrade. On 7 April 1941, during the German bombing of Belgrade, air force unit "Arad", employing 60 Štuka airplanes bombed the airfield in an effort to destroy as many Yugoslav planes as possible. A majority of planes, used for training flights, were either destroyed or demolished; a total of nine airmen were killed in action. The Memorial Church of St.Demetrius, with ossuary, was also damaged in the attack. The area of the former airfield is today occupied by the health center "Dr Đorđe Kovačević" and the Special Hospital for the endemic nephropathy, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vreoci
Vreoci ( sr-cyrl, Вреоци) is a suburban neighborhood in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Lazarevac Lazarevac ( sr-cyr, Лазаревац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. , the town has a total population of 25,526 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 58,622 inhabitants. Its name stems from the name of medieval Ser .... References External links Neighborhoods of Belgrade Lazarevac {{BelgradeRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RB Kolubara
RB Kolubara (full legal name: ''Privredno društvo za proizvodnju, preradu i transport uglja Rudarski basen ''Kolubara'' d.o.o. Lazarevac''; ''Company for the production, processing and transport of coal mine basin Kolubara Ltd. Lazarevac'') is a Serbian coal mining and smelting complex with headquarters in Lazarevac, Kolubara District. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.2 billion tonnes of lignite, one of the largest lignite reserves in Europe, and it produces 22.6 million tonnes of coal per year. Since Kolubara mining basin is the largest coal supplier for Elektroprivreda Srbije it plays a vital role in the country's energy independence. About 52% of the electricity in Serbia is produced based on the lignite from Kolubara, that is about 20 billion kW hours of electricity per year. Most of the coal (about 90%) is used for electricity production in TPP Nikola Tesla in Obrenovac, in thermal power plant Kolubara in Veliki Crljeni and in thermal power plant Morava in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stepojevac
Stepojevac ( sr-cyr, Степојевац) is a suburban settlement of the municipality of Lazarevac, Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ..., Serbia. References External links {{Serbia-geo-stub Populated places in Serbia Lazarevac ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barajevo
Barajevo ( sr-cyr, Барајево, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 27,110 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija, southeast of the Belgrade, with an elevation spanning from 140 meters to 364 meters. Most of the municipal territory belongs to the drainage area of the Turija river, right tributary of the Peštan river, which in turn flows into the Kolubara, thus whole area geographically gravitates to the Kolubara region. The cultural festival, "Barlet" (Barajevo summer) is held annually in Barajevo. History Barajevo got the status of municipality in 1956 and immediately became administratively part of the wider Belgrade area. In 1957, a nearby municipality of Beljina was annexed to Barajevo, and in 1960 Umka municipality has been divided between Čukarica and Barajevo (villages of Meljak and Vranić). The settlement of Barajevo is still statistically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
