Belgrade Favorites

Favorite thing: The Municipality of Novi Beograd covers an area of 4,074 hectares, which is inhabited by a population of 236,000.

Its name Novi Beograd (New Belgrade) was mentioned for the first time by the namesake cafe of the owner Petar Kokotovic, opened in 1924, in Tošin bunar Street. Some time later, in 1939, the first issue of the weekly newspaper "New Belgrade" appeared in Zemun as well. The construction of New Belgrade was started by the youth work brigades in 1948, and the Municipality itself was formed in 1953.

Fondest memory: The Day of the Municipality is April 11, the date of commencement of construction of New Belgrade, and it’s patron day is the Shroud of the Most Holy Virgin, on October 14.

Addresse: Bulevar Mihaila Pupina 167
Telephone: +381.(0)11.311.60.00
Automatic message and answering service: 310-68-00
Dispatch service for delivery of documents: 310-67-77

www.novibeograd.org.yu

Favorite thing: The Municipality of Cukarica covers an area of 15,650 hectares, which is inhabited by a population of around 160,000.

It got its name after the Cukar’s Inn and Cukar drinking fountain that were situated somewhere vis a vis the present-day Ada Ciganlija. By the decree of King Peter I dated December 30, 1911, the village of Cukarica was divided off from the municipality of Zarkovo into a separate municipality and, therefore, that date is nowadays celebrated as the Day of the Municipality. During the first few years after the Second World War, it was the 7th urban region but, as of 1950, it has again had the status of the City municipality.

Fondest memory: Its patron day – The Holy Trinity, the Municipality of Cukarica celebrates 50 days after Easter Day (a movable feast).

Address: Sumadijski trg 2
Tel: +381.(0)11.552.322

www.cukarica.org.yu

Favorite thing: Here are addresses and contacts so people belong to Islam religion can organize their religion needs.

- Bajrakli Mosque, Gospodar Jevremova 11, tel. 2622-428, 3031-284 tel/faks 3031-285
www.izs.org.yu, e-mail: jus@beotel.yu
- Mufti of the Islamic Community, tel. 2622-337, 3283-195
- Council of the Islamic Community, tel. 2622-337, 2622-428

Favorite thing: Here are addresses and contacts so people belong to Jewish Religious Community can organize their religion needs.

- Jewish Commune of Belgrade, Kralja Petra 71a
tel. 624-289, 2622-449, fax 624-289, e-mail: jcb@drenik.net
- Federation of Jewish communes of Yugoslavia, Kralja Petra 71a
tel. 624-359, 2621-837, fax 626-674, e-mail: savezjev@infosky.net
- Jewish Historical Museum, Kralja Petra 71a, www.jim-bg.org
tel. 622-624, fax 626-674, e-mail: muzej@eunet.yu
Working hours: every day except Mondays, 10:00 - 12:00 AM
- Sinagogue, Marsala Birjuzova 19, e-mail: rais@eunet.yu
- Jewish cemetery, Mije Kovaceviæa 1, tel. 768-250

Favorite thing: Here are addresses and contacts so people belong to Catholicism can organize their religion needs:

ARCHDIOCESAN ORDINARITE

Svetozara Markovica 20,
tel. 3032-246, faks 3032-248
e-mail: nadbisbg@eunet.yu

CHURCHES

- Franciscan Church, Zemun, Strosmajerova 6 (at the park), 198-134
- Church of Christ, Krunska 23, 3232-308
Holy Trinity Church, Surcin, Vojvoðanska 227, tel. 840-116
- St. Anthony's Church, Bregalnièka 14, 2404-390
- Church of St. Joseph the Worker, Pribojska 23, tel. 763-059
- St. Peter's Church, Makedonska 23, tel. 3030-815
- Church of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, Pozeska 35, tel. 3056-120, faks 553-510
- Church of Ascension of the Holy Virgin Mary, Hadzi Milentijeva 75, tel. 435-712
- Church of Ascension of the Holy Virgin Mary, Zemun (kod pijace), tel. 616-281
- Church of Ascension of the Holy Cross, Borca, Zarka Zrenjanina 17, tel. 763-059

CONVENTS

- Convent of the Little Sisters of Jesus, Djevdjelijska 51, tel. 409-043
- Convent of the Daughters of Cristian Love (Usmiljenke), NH Bore Markovica 8, tel. 555-489
- Nunnery, Krunska 19, tel. 3231-277
- Nunnery, Zemun, Gradski park 8, tel. 612-324.

- Franciscan School Nunnery, Zemun, Karadjordjeva 9, tel. 606-585
- Monastery "Sestara franjevski bezgresnog zaceca", Visegradska 23, tel. 642-280

Favorite thing: Belgrade has more then 2,000,000 citizens and its territory covers an area of 322,268 ha (inner-city area covers 35,996 ha), and it is administratively divided into 17 municipalities:

Ten urban

2. Voždovac
3. Vraèar
5. Zvezdara
6. Zemun
9. Novi Beograd
11. Palilula
12. Rakovica
13. Savski venac
15. Stari grad
17. Èukarica

and 7 suburban municipalities

1. Barajevo
4. Grocka
7. Lazarevac
8. Mladenovac
10. Obrenovac
14. Sopot
16. Surèin

Favorite thing: "The sky above Belgrade is wide and high, unstable but always beautiful; even during winter serenities with their icy splendour; even during summer storms when the whole of it turns into a single gloomy cloud which, driven by the mad wind, carries the rain mixed with the dust of panonian plain; even in spring when it seems that it also blooms, along with the ground; even in autumn when it grows heavy with the autumn stars in swarms. Always beautiful and rich, as a compensation to this strange town for everything that isn't there, and a consolation because of everything that shouldn't be there.

But the greatest splendour of that sky above Belgrade, that are the sunsets. In autumn and in summer, they are broad and bright like desert mirages, and in winter they are smothered by murky clouds and dark red hazes. And in every time of year frequently come the days when the flame of that sun setting in the plain, between the rivers beneath Belgrade, gets reflected way up in the high celestial dome, and it breaks there and pours down over the scattered town. Then, for a moment, the reddish tint of the sun paints even the remotest corners of Belgrade and reflects into the windows, even of those houses it otherwise poorly illuminates".

Ivo Andric, Serbian Nobel prise laureate

Favorite thing: (1903) May coup d'etat - after the assassination of King Aleksandar Obrenovic, King Petar The First Karadjordjevic came to the throne of Serbia
(1914) The Austrians bombed and captured Belgrade, but in the same year the Serbs set it free
(1915) German and Austrian troops under the command of field marshal Mackensen captured Belgrade
(1918) The Serbs and parts of allied forces set Belgrade free
(1918) Belgrade became the capital of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1923) Paris - Budapest airline was extended to Belgrade
(1927) Belgrade Airport was opened
(1929) Radio Belgrade started to broadcast
(1935) The first bridge over the Danube “Pancevacki most” was put into operation
(1941) The Germans bombed Belgrade on 6th April, and occupied it on 12th April
(1944) The Americans and other allies bombed Belgrade. On October 20, the People’s Liberation Army of Yugoslavia with help of Russian Red Army liberated Belgrade
(1945) On 29th November in Belgrade the Constitutional Assembly proclaimed the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. Monarchy was abolished and the communist rule of Josip Broz Tito officially started
(1958) Regular TV Belgrade broadcast began
(1971) The Gazela bridge and highway through Belgrade were built
(1992) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed. The UN Security Council imposed economic sanctions on FR Yugoslavia on 30th May
(1993) Highest hyperinflation in the history of mankind brought many citizens of Belgrade to the edge of existence
(1999) For three months NATO has bombed Yugoslavia, including targets in the center of Belgrade
(2003) Yugoslavia changed the name in Serbia and Montenegro