Labudovo Brdo ( sr-cyr, Лабудово брдо) 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
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of
Rakovica.
Location
Labudovo Brdo is located in the central part of the municipality, on the hill of the same name, and bordered by the municipalities of Rakovica on the north,
Straževica on the west and
Petlovo Brdo
Petlovo Brdo or colloquially among the local population Pevac ( sr-cyr, Петлово Брдо or Певац) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica.
Location
Petlov ...
and
Kijevo on the south. The neighborhood stretches from the street of the Liberation and the
Topčiderka
Topčiderska River ( sr, Топчидерска река / ''Topčiderska reka'', "Topčider River"), or colloquially Topčiderka ( sr-cyr, Топчидерка), or Topčiderski Creek ( sr, Топчидерски поток / ''Topčiderski potok ...
river on the east to the "Ibarska magistrala" on the west. The area is mostly residential, with some industrial facilities (''Rudnik'' clothing factory) and a population of 11,647 in 2002.
The name of the hill and neighborhood, ''labudovo brdo'', is Serbian for "swan's hill". The name of the hill appeared after 1950.
Characteristics
The neighborhood is praised for its architectural design, as the "structure of higher order". It is described as the successful non-serial urban ensemble, similar to the neighborhood of
Julino Brdo.
Large building of the elementary school "14th October" was built from 1976 to 1979, when it had 3,000 pupils. By 2022, that number fell to 1,300.
References
External links
Labudovo brdo Website
Neighborhoods of Belgrade
Rakovica, Belgrade
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