Kolonija "B" Zmaj or colloquially Zmaj (
Serbian Cyrillic
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, fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic
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, fam4 = G ...
: Колонија "Б" Змај) is an
urban neighborhood of
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 ...
, the capital of
Serbia
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. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of
Zemun
Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; hu, Zimony) is a municipality in the city of Belgrade. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown Belgrade. The developme ...
.
Location
Kolonija "B" Zmaj is located in the southwestern section of urban Zemun. It spreads between the Belgrade-
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
railroad (north) and the
Belgrade-Zagreb highway (south, border to the municipality of
Novi Beograd
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), and borders the neighborhoods of
Novi Grad and
Železnička Kolonija
Železnička Kolonija ( sr-cyr, Железничка Колонија) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.
Location
Železnička Kolonija is located in the southwester ...
on the north and Blok 50, the northernmost extension of
Bežanijska Kosa, on the east.
Characteristics
The neighborhood developed around the ''Zmaj'' factory, once famed
Yugoslav producer of
combine harvester
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s,
tractors
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and other agricultural machines. Only the eastern section of the neighborhood is residential, while central and eastern parts are occupied by the factory and its large depots and auxiliary complexes.
Jugopetrol's
gas stations
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Gasoline ...
''Zmaj 1'' and ''Zmaj 2'', on both sides of the highway, are one of the most frequented in Belgrade. Belgrade's major wholesale open market is located just south of the neighborhood.
After the main street in this part, the eastern section of the neighborhood is also known as the "Joze Šćurle" settlement.
References
Neighborhoods of Belgrade
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