Donji Grad (Zemun)

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Donji Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Град) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.

[edit] Location

Donji Grad occupies the central part of Zemun, on the left bank of the Danube. It borders the neighborhoods of Gardoš on the north, Ćukovac and Muhar on the north-west, Kalvarija on the west, Tošin Bunar on the south-west, Retenzija on the south while the sub-neighborhood of Zemunski Kej is located along the Danube's bank. It roughly occupies the area bounded by the streets Bežanijska, Vrtlarska, 22. oktobra and Kej oslobođenja.

[edit] Characteristics

Being the central part of the formerly separate city of Zemun, the major cultural, historical and administrative facilities of Zemun are located in the neighborhood of Donji Grad:

the main street in Zemun, Glavna, passes through the middle of the neighborhood. Also, almost all squares of Zemun are either within or on the borders of Donji Grad: Karađorđev, Branka Radičevića, Masarikov, Senjski, JNA, Magistratski, Oslobođenja, Veliki, Pobede, etc.

four churches: two Roman Catholic and two Serbian Orthodox (Saint Archangel Gabriel and Holly Mother of God).

Zemun's open green market, McDonald's restaurant and a commercial zone along the Glavna street.

Zemun City Hospital, Sport's Hall "Pinki", Zemun's Gymnasium, Faculty of Agriculture and the building of the Magistrate, the seat of the Zemun's Municipal Assembly.