Sremčica ( sr-cyr, Сремчица) is a suburban settlement within the municipality of Čukarica in the city of

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Location

Sremčica is located south of Belgrade and begins some 2 km south of the southernmost part of the neighborhood of

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(though centers of these two settlements are 6-7 kilometers apart). It is a typical road settlement stretched along the central ''Beogradska'' street, with many side streets simply being named ''Beogradska'' street part 1, 2, etc., but most of them got their own, separate names in 2004–2007. The northern section of the neighborhood makes a separate local community (''mesna zajednica''), sub-municipal administrative unit, named Gorica but is popularly called ''Naselje'' (Serbian for "settlement") by the local population, which numbered 5,358 in 2002. Southern part is organized as a local community with the same name as the entire settlement, Sremčica. Both local communities were later merged into one.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, Sremčica has 21,001 inhabitants. Predominantly a rural settlement, it is one of the fastest growing suburbs of Belgrade since the 1970s. However, its accelerated growth without any planned construction, is not followed by the equal growth of infrastructure, so most parts of Sremčica have some major communal problems (water,

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, traffic). Despite having population of almost 21,000 inhabitants, only two bus lines (511 and 512) connects it to 20 km away Belgrade.

Geography

Terrain around the settlement is partially made of

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karst Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

ic micro-region, called ''Belgrade merokras''). One of the best known features in Sremčica is a small pond, Rakina bara, meaning "Raka's pond". It is a small natural lake with an area of , formed in the limestone pit, the only

lake on the territory of the city of Belgrade. It is embedded into the mass wasting area and, typically for the karst lakes, has a sinkhole. Turned into a fish pond and projected as the future recreational area, as the settlement grew, population from the neighboring slopes turned their sewage pipes into the pond which is today covered with reed, turned into a dump and without any fish at all as it almost dried out. The majority of the water is replenished by a local creek. By 2023, the lake was partially restored. Near Sremčica is also a karstic cave, Turski Točak ("Turkish wheel"). There are two additional caves to the west, near Pećani, called Donja Pećina and Gornja Pećina ("upper cave" and "lower cave").

References

External links

Official website

Udruženje za unapređenje Sremčice - udruženje građana
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sremcica Suburbs of Belgrade Šumadija Čukarica