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Banjica
Banjica (Serbian: Бањица, pronounced [bâɲitsa]) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It's divided between Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac (western half) and Voždovac (eastern half).
Banjica is located 5–6 kilometers south of the center of Belgrade (Terazije), on the Banjica hill. On the southwest, the hill descends into the valley and neighborhood of Lisičji Potok and further continues into the hill and woods of Topčider while on the southwest and south it descends into the valley of the creek of Kaljavi potok, bordering the neighborhoods of Kanarevo Brdo (south-west) and Jajinci (south). To the west, Banjica extends into the elite neighborhood of Dedinje while the eastern side is covered by the Banjica forest, a long narrow belt of deciduous woodland along the Boulevard of Liberation, which used to separate Banjica from the neighborhoods of Voždovac and Trošarina. Nowadays those neighborhoods are connected to Banjica.
There are two forests in the neighborhood. Banjica hill (Banjički vis, Savski Venac, 1.96 hectares (4.8 acres)), and Banjica Forest (Banjička šuma, Voždovac, 39.61 hectares (97.9 acres)). There is a small park next to the Banjica Sports Complex, covering 0.36 hectares (0.89 acres)).
In 2011 a project of the revitalization of the Kaljavi potok was announced. The stream is already channeled and has a concrete bed, but it also receives waters from many local cesspits. It was envisioned as the green oasis between the trolleybus terminus in Banjica and the "Tehnogas" factory in Kanarevo Brdo, just 5 km (3.1 mi) from downtown Belgrade. The 800-metre-long (2,625 ft) section of the stream was projected as the history and nature reserve as it was to include the remnants of the Paleolithic site, pedestrian and bicycle paths, trim trail, a series of small bridges over the stream, three natural springs, limestone above-the-ground formations and the habitat of 20 species of rare birds, not usually find in the urbanized areas. The entire revitalized area was projected at 8 ha (20 acres) and should comprise the surrounding forest, rearranged forest paths, outdoor gym, children playgrounds and gazebos. The illegally built houses, fences, gardens and sewage drains along the stream were to be demolished. It was supposed to be the starting phase of the creation of the "green-blue corridors", the network of arranged forest and water sections all over the city, and the next project was already slated to be the stream of Jelezovac potok, a tributary to the Kaljavi potok. As of 2017, nothing from the entire project has been done.
Vinča culture figurines and terracotta covered with inscriptions and meander art place civilized human activity in Banjica to 7,000 years ago. The Usek locality has been surveyed in 1955-1957, 1978 and 1998. With continuous habitation from 5200 to 4600 BCE, it is one of the longest existing Vinčan settlement that has been discovered so far. It has well preserved houses, giving insight into the architecture and urbanism of the day. The largest Vinčan house discovered so far, covering 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft), was excavated here. The settlement had megarons, specialized economic structures, but also numerous smaller structures, like pantries, and silos. In 1964, the locality was protected as the cultural monument.
The locality was endangered in the 1990s by the construction in the neighborhood, but was preserved. Illegal construction in 2004 which threatened it, was stopped. In July 2022, an "unknown investor" without any permits, destroyed 84 square metres (900 sq ft) of the locality with construction machines, as part of the surrounding protective green belt. After citizens reports, the inspection closed the area, but the investor removed the protection and continued with works. Before he was stopped, he removed almost 200 cubic metres (7,100 cu ft) of archaeological layers, or some 15 years of research. Ceramics, animal bones, bone, stone and horn tools, remains of the houses, furnaces and fireplaces ended up scattered over the locality. The damage was done by the construction of the supporting wall, 12 metres (39 ft) long and 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) tall, made of reinforced concrete, and the archaeologists consider it irreparable.
The name of the neighborhood comes from the Serbian word banja, meaning spa, thus it can be translated as the "small spa".
Banjica used to be a suburban village, inhabited in the early 19th century by migrants from southeastern Serbia who came after the end of the Second Serbian Uprising in 1815. In 1903 Banjica was the location of the military parade made for coronation of king Petar I Karađorđević of Serbia.
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Banjica
Banjica (Serbian: Бањица, pronounced [bâɲitsa]) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It's divided between Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac (western half) and Voždovac (eastern half).
Banjica is located 5–6 kilometers south of the center of Belgrade (Terazije), on the Banjica hill. On the southwest, the hill descends into the valley and neighborhood of Lisičji Potok and further continues into the hill and woods of Topčider while on the southwest and south it descends into the valley of the creek of Kaljavi potok, bordering the neighborhoods of Kanarevo Brdo (south-west) and Jajinci (south). To the west, Banjica extends into the elite neighborhood of Dedinje while the eastern side is covered by the Banjica forest, a long narrow belt of deciduous woodland along the Boulevard of Liberation, which used to separate Banjica from the neighborhoods of Voždovac and Trošarina. Nowadays those neighborhoods are connected to Banjica.
There are two forests in the neighborhood. Banjica hill (Banjički vis, Savski Venac, 1.96 hectares (4.8 acres)), and Banjica Forest (Banjička šuma, Voždovac, 39.61 hectares (97.9 acres)). There is a small park next to the Banjica Sports Complex, covering 0.36 hectares (0.89 acres)).
In 2011 a project of the revitalization of the Kaljavi potok was announced. The stream is already channeled and has a concrete bed, but it also receives waters from many local cesspits. It was envisioned as the green oasis between the trolleybus terminus in Banjica and the "Tehnogas" factory in Kanarevo Brdo, just 5 km (3.1 mi) from downtown Belgrade. The 800-metre-long (2,625 ft) section of the stream was projected as the history and nature reserve as it was to include the remnants of the Paleolithic site, pedestrian and bicycle paths, trim trail, a series of small bridges over the stream, three natural springs, limestone above-the-ground formations and the habitat of 20 species of rare birds, not usually find in the urbanized areas. The entire revitalized area was projected at 8 ha (20 acres) and should comprise the surrounding forest, rearranged forest paths, outdoor gym, children playgrounds and gazebos. The illegally built houses, fences, gardens and sewage drains along the stream were to be demolished. It was supposed to be the starting phase of the creation of the "green-blue corridors", the network of arranged forest and water sections all over the city, and the next project was already slated to be the stream of Jelezovac potok, a tributary to the Kaljavi potok. As of 2017, nothing from the entire project has been done.
Vinča culture figurines and terracotta covered with inscriptions and meander art place civilized human activity in Banjica to 7,000 years ago. The Usek locality has been surveyed in 1955-1957, 1978 and 1998. With continuous habitation from 5200 to 4600 BCE, it is one of the longest existing Vinčan settlement that has been discovered so far. It has well preserved houses, giving insight into the architecture and urbanism of the day. The largest Vinčan house discovered so far, covering 200 square metres (2,200 sq ft), was excavated here. The settlement had megarons, specialized economic structures, but also numerous smaller structures, like pantries, and silos. In 1964, the locality was protected as the cultural monument.
The locality was endangered in the 1990s by the construction in the neighborhood, but was preserved. Illegal construction in 2004 which threatened it, was stopped. In July 2022, an "unknown investor" without any permits, destroyed 84 square metres (900 sq ft) of the locality with construction machines, as part of the surrounding protective green belt. After citizens reports, the inspection closed the area, but the investor removed the protection and continued with works. Before he was stopped, he removed almost 200 cubic metres (7,100 cu ft) of archaeological layers, or some 15 years of research. Ceramics, animal bones, bone, stone and horn tools, remains of the houses, furnaces and fireplaces ended up scattered over the locality. The damage was done by the construction of the supporting wall, 12 metres (39 ft) long and 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) tall, made of reinforced concrete, and the archaeologists consider it irreparable.
The name of the neighborhood comes from the Serbian word banja, meaning spa, thus it can be translated as the "small spa".
Banjica used to be a suburban village, inhabited in the early 19th century by migrants from southeastern Serbia who came after the end of the Second Serbian Uprising in 1815. In 1903 Banjica was the location of the military parade made for coronation of king Petar I Karađorđević of Serbia.