Sremčica

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Sremčica (Serbian Cyrillic: Сремчица) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.

1 Location
2 Population
3 Geography
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Location

Sremčica is located south of Belgrade, 7 km south of Železnik neighborhood. It is a typical road settlement stretched along the central Beogradska street, with many side streets being simply named Beogradska street part 1, 2, etc. The northern section of the neighborhood is known as Gorica, with a population of 5,358 in 2002.

[edit] Population

It is a rural settlement, one of the fastest growing suburbs of Belgrade since 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, sewage, traffic). Despite having population of almost 23,000, only one bus line (511) connects it to 20 km away Belgrade. Population of Sremčica:

1921 - 1,890
1971 - 2,445
1981 - 13,193
1991 - 15,730
2002 - 18,450
2005 - 19,190

[edit] Geography

Terrain around the settlement is partially made of limestone (karstic micro-region, called Belgrade merokras). One of the best known features in Sremčica is a small pond, Rakina bara. It is a small natural lake with an area of 3 hectares, formed in the limestone pit. 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 and without any fish at all.