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

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, the capital of

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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

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. 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

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and further to Veliko Selo. A tall Orlovača Hill separates it from the neighborhoods of

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and

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on the east, and

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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

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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 (

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

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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 Vuksanović began his ca ...

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

Lešće Lešće ( sr-Cyr, Лешће) is an List of Belgrade neighborhoods, urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and one of the city's largest cemeteries. Location Lešće is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula Belgrade, ...

'', issued in 2008.

References

External links

Neighborhoods of Belgrade Cemeteries in Belgrade Palilula, Belgrade Cemeteries established in the 1980s {{BelgradeRS-geo-stub