Bagljaš

Bagljaš (Serbian: Багљаш) is a part of the city of Zrenjanin. It is named after a Slovakian family named Bagljas which used to have vineyards in that area. The family still has descendants in the village of Aradac. One part of the area was a graveyard that during the Second World War became a place where fascist occupiers systematically killed partisans and patriots, among whom was the famous Sonja Marinković. A monument has been erected and the graveyard removed.

Bagljaš was urbanised after the Second World War as a "city inside a city" so that it has a particular urban wholeness. It consists of the New and Old Bagljaš, which are separated by the Boulevard of Veljko Vlahović.

Bagljas has more than 20,000 inhabitants and is the biggest part of Zrenjanin. There is a primary school, "Petar Petrovic Njegoš", a health center, and a new secondary medical school is currently being built. It lies on the exit from Zrenjanin towards Novi Sad. West of Bagljas, a new urban industrial zone being built. Administratively, Bagljas is split into two: the North, called after the Sonja Marinković and the South, Veljko Vlahović.

There is also a Zrenjanin sport airport, where famous competitions of scooter such as European Championship in free flying.

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