Pećani ( sr-cyr, Пећани) is an

urban settlement An urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. *Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape Town in Western Cape *Urban settlement, a ...

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

, the capital of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Čukarica Čukarica ( sr-cyr, Чукарица, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Name Like several other neighborhoods of Belgrade, Čukarica was named after a kafana. At the present location of the Sugar Refin ...

. Pećani is located 3 km south of

Ostružnica Ostružnica ( sr-cyr, Остружница) is a List of Belgrade neighborhoods, suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia, in the municipality of Čukarica. It has a population of 4,218 people (2011). Geography Ostružnica is located on the right b ...

, in central part of the Čukarica municipality. It is the second least populated settlement in the municipality, with a population of 562 as of 2011 census, and despite being small and depopulating (population of 632 in 1991), it is statistically classified as an urban settlement (town). There are two

karstic Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some eviden ...

caves near the town, called Donja Pećina and Gornja Pećina ("upper cave" and "lower cave"). In July 2023 city announced plans for massive urbanization of the

Velika Moštanica Velika Moštanica ( sr-cyr, Велика Моштаница) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica. Location Velika Moštanica is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, between the Belgrad ...

-Pećani area, which would triple their combined population to 9,750.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Čukarica Suburbs of Belgrade Šumadija Čukarica