Mala Amerika
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Mala Amerika (Cyrillic: Мала Америка; literally: "Little America") is one of the local communities in the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia. It is surrounded by the river Begej. The area used to be an island before the reconstruction projects were undertaken in the early 1980s, when that particular section of the river was cut up into three man-made lakes.
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[edit] Name
It is uncertain where the name comes from. Some cite the fact that Mala Amerika was the first neighbourhood in the city to have tall buildings (built in the early 1950s), which was not common in the city at that time, given its architectural traditions. Some associated this with America and the name stuck.
[edit] Population and features
Mala Amerika has a population of about 5,000 and many important institutions and buildings are located there: The District Court Building, the City Prison, the Serbian Army Barracks, two high schools, a technical college and the Mihailo Pupin Institute (part of the University of Novi Sad), as well as Mihailo Pupin's family house.
Mala Amerika is one of the notable areas of the city due to its proximity to the downtown core and its relative tranquility.
