Marinkova Bara

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Marinkova Bara (Serbian Cyrillic: Маринкова Бара) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.

[edit] Location

Marinkova Bara (Serbian for "Marinko's bog") is located in the northern section of the municipality, along the southern side of the Belgrade-Niš highway, in the valley of the Mokroluški potok. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Dušanovac (west), Braće Jerković (south), Medaković (south-east & east) and Konjarnik (north, across the highway).

[edit] Characteristics

Marinkova Bara originates from the 1920s and 1930s when the small village was the eastern suburb of Belgrade. It is mostly a low-class neighborhood, with the common yards and small, individual houses. Most of the population are the Roma, but as the neighborhood is old, it is fully urbanized and thus not classified as an informal settlement. It is known for many small stores, repair and craftsmen shops, etc. Some of the installations of the Serbian power company, Elektrodistribucija and facilities of the Belgrade's communal company are located in the western parts of the neighborhood. Marinkova Bara had a population of 6,960 in 2002.

v • d • e Neighbourhoods, settlements, and other toponyms of Belgrade's Voždovac municipality Autokomanda (tip) • Dušanovac • Pašino Brdo (southern part) • Šumice • Konjarnik (I & II) • Marinkova Bara • Medaković (I & II) • Braće Jerković • Voždovac (neighbourhood) • Banjica (eastern half) • Trošarina • Kumodraž • Lipovička šuma (northern part) • Selo Rakovica • Bubanj Potok • Jajinci • Beli Potok • Pinosava • Stepin Lug (southern part) • Ripanj • Šuplja Stena • Zuce