Selo Rakovica () 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
Voždovac
Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants.
The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...
and should not be confused with the neighborhood of
Rakovica in the municipality of the same name.
Location
Selo Rakovica is located in the central part of the municipality, in the valley of the creeks of
Rakovički potok and ''Milošev potok'', some 10 kilometers south-east of downtown Belgrade. Once a small village distant from downtown, Selo Rakovica today grew into one continuous built-up area with the rest of the city, bordering the neighborhoods of
Jajinci
Jajinci ( sr-cyrl, Јајинци, ) is an List of Belgrade neighborhoods, urban neighborhood located in the municipality of Voždovac, in Belgrade, Serbia. It was the site of the worst carnage in Serbia during World War II when German occupational ...
on the north and
Pinosava
Pinosava (Serbian Cyrillic: Пиносава) is a small town and a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac, on the western slope of the Avala mountain, in the valley of the Topčiderka river, over 15 kil ...
on the south.
Characteristics
At the time, Selo Rakovica got the official prefix ''selo'' (Serbian for "village") to make a distinction from the much larger, industrial suburb of Rakovica. However, in the 1970s, Selo Rakovica was also annexed to the Belgrade City proper (''uža teritorija grada'') but the style ''Selo'' remained in an unofficial use. It is completely residential area with a population of 2,661 in 2002.
The settlement spreads from the central street, the Boulevard of Liberation, which starts in central Belgrade (the
Slavija square
Slavija Square ( sr-cyr, Трг Славија, Trg Slavija) is a major commercial junction between the intersections of Kralja Milana, Beogradska, Makenzijeva, Svetosavska, Bulevar oslobođenja, Deligradska and Nemanjina streets in Belgrade. The s ...
).. As the settlement was growing, it spread to the south reaching the major road in the southern outskirts of Belgrade, the ''Kružni put''. From that intersection, the Boulevard of Liberation is known as ''Avalski put'' (Avala road) and continues further to the south to the mountain of
Avala
Avala ( sr-cyr, Авала, ) is a mountain in Serbia, overlooking Belgrade. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view of Belgrade, Vojvodina and Šumadija, as the surrounding area on all sides ...
.
References
{{Coord missing, Serbia
Neighborhoods of Belgrade