Lešće ( sr-Cyr, Лешће) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

and one of the city's largest cemeteries.

Location

Lešće is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula, with the small, southeastern part belonging to the municipality of

Zvezdara Zvezdara ( sr-cyr, Звездара, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. The municipality is geographically hilly and with many forests. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 148,014 inhabitants. The ...

. It is situated in the eastern part of the Višnjica Field, along the Slanci Road (''Slanački put'') as the southern extension of the neighborhood of Višnjička Banja. To the east, Lešće stretches to the Belgrade's suburban settlement of Slanci and further to Veliko Selo. A tall Orlovača Hill separates it from the neighborhoods of

Ćalije Ćalije ( sr-cyr, Ћалије) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. Ćalije is the southernmost neighborhood in the municipality, located in the western part of the f ...

and

Rospi Ćuprija Rospi Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Роспи Ћуприја) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. The name comes from Ottoman Turkish ''(o)rospı(lı) köprü'' 'bridg ...

on the east, and Mirijevo on the south.

Characteristics

Lešće is a small, residential area developed around the Lešće cemetery.

Cemetery

The cemetery was established in 1980. Chief architect was Milica Jakšić and the detailed urban plan for the area was done in the Belgrade Urban Institute. There is a Church of Saint

John the Merciful John the Merciful ( gr, Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἐλεήμων, Iōannēs ho Eleēmōn), also known as St John the Almsgiver, John the Almoner, John V of Alexandria, John Eleymon, and Johannes Eleemon, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Alexandria in ...

within the cemetery complex Architect Olga Litričin designed the crematory. Construction began in 1978 and the facility became operational in 1981. The entire crematory complex covers . Though not the oldest crematory in Serbia (

Belgrade New Cemetery The New Cemetery ( sr, Ново гробље, ''Novo groblje'') is a cemetery complex in Belgrade, Serbia, with a distinct history. It is located in Ruzveltova street in Zvezdara municipality. The cemetery was built in 1886 as the third Christia ...

had one since 1963-1964), for a while it was the only operational one in Serbia, until 2005 when another one was open in

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 ...

In popular culture

Folk singer

Aca Lukas Aleksandar Vuksanović ( sr-cyrl, Александар Вуксановић; born 3 November 1968), better known by his stage name Aca Lukas ( sr-cyr, Аца Лукас), is a Serbian pop-folk singer and musician. Career Vukasnović began his ca ...

recorded a song ''Lešće'', which was the title song of his 8th studio album '' Lešće'', issued in 2008.

References

External links

Neighborhoods of Belgrade Cemeteries in Belgrade Palilula, Belgrade {{BelgradeRS-geo-stub