Krnjača
Krnjača
Крњача | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Area code | +381(0)11 |
Car plates | BG |
Krnjača (
Location and population
Krnjača is located on the left bank of the
Krnjača is bordered by the Danube to the south, the Jojkićev Dunavac canal to the west and the Mokri Sebeš canal and the Veliko Blato bog to the north and east. The Kalovita canal flows through the middle of the neighborhood. Through Dunavski Venac, Krnjača makes an urban connection to Borča on the north and through Reva on the east, it stretches all the way to Pančevo.
By the 1971 census, the last one which recorded Krnjača as a separate settlement, the population was 11,834. According to the 2002 census, population of the area which made Krnjača before 1970s is 23,509 (Dunavski Venac 13,414, Reva 2,808 and Kotež 7,287).
History
During the
First mention of the name Krnjača, as part of the Borča village's area, dates back from 1823. Settlement is much younger and originally was known as Nova Borča (New Borča). Between the two
Neighborhoods
Being scattered, Krnjača has many sub-neighborhoods, like
Blok Braća Marić
Blok Braća Marić is located east of the Pančevo Bridge, bordered by the Pančevački put to the north, which divides it from Blok Branko Momirov to the west, Blok Grga Andrijanović and Blok Zaga Malivuk to the north. To the west it is bordered by the neighborhood of Reva and to the south by the embankment on the Danube and the entire area is often flooded.
It is entirely a residential area, with a gas station and a motel along the Pančevački put. Even though it stretches for almost 2 km and with a population of 5,000 is the largest single neighborhood of Krnjača (almost one third of its population), it is notorious for not having any social infrastructure (clinics, post offices, schools, kindergartens, etc.).
Blok Branko Momirov
Blok Branko Momirov is located west of the Pančevo Bridge. The Zrenjaninski put makes its eastern border, separating it from Blok Braća Marić and Blok Grga Andrijanović. To the north it borders Partizanski Blok, while weekend-settlement of Mika Alas is located to the southwest. Southern border of the neighborhood is the embankment on the Danube. It is almost entirely residential area with large
Blok Grga Andrijanović
Blok Grga Andrijanović is located in the central part of Krnjača. On the north it borders the Kalovita stream and Blok Sava Kovačević, on the east the Belgrade-Pančevo and Blok Zaga Malivuk, on the south the Pančevački put and Blok Braća Marić and on the west the Zrenjaninski put and Blok Branko Momirov and Partizanski Blok.
As a central section of Krnjača it has the most developed infrastructure: an elementary school and Secondary agricultural school, a clinic, two churches, nursery garden, OMV gas station, stadium of the Bratstvo soccer team, etc.
Blok Sava Kovačević
Blok Sava Kovačević borders the Kalovita stream and Blok Grga Andrijanović to the south, Blok Zaga Malivuk to the extreme east, the Zrenjaninski put and Blok Sutjeska to the west and the Veliko Blato bog to the north.
It is the smallest of all blocks, a thin patch of land stretched between the Kalovita and Veliko Blato. The facilities of Belgrade's
Blok Sutjeska
Blok Sutjeska is bordered by the Zrenjaninski put on the east, which separates it from Blok Sava Kovačević, by the Kalovita stream on the south, which separates it from Partizanski Blok and the neighborhoods of Kotež and Dunavski Venac on the west and north, respectively.
It is a small, residential neighborhood, built to provide urban connection of Krnjača and Kotež. It was named after the
Blok Zaga Malivuk
Blok Zaga Malivuk is the eastern part of Krnjača bordered by the Kalovita stream (and Blok Sava Kovačević) and the Sebeš river to the north and east, Belgrade-Pančevo railway and Blok Grga Andrijanović to the west and the Pančevački put (and Blok Braća Marić and the bog and neighborhood of Reva) to the south.
It is the most industrialized part of Krnjača as here begins the series of factories, hangars, workshops and storehouses which stretch all the way to Pančevo. The main facilities are: Janko Lisjak, Progres, Politika's printing-house, Balkan, Dom, IMK Beograd, etc. Krnjača railway station is also located in this neighborhood.
Partizanski Blok
Partizanski Blok is located west of the Zrenjaninski put which separates it from Blok Grga Andrijanović. It borders Blok Sutjeska and the Kalovita stream to the north, southern extension of the neighborhood of Kotež to the west and Blok Branko Momirov to the south.
It is a residential area, with two important facilities: stadium of the
Sibnica
Sibnica is the easternmost extension, disconnected territorially from the western urbanized part of Krnjača, reaching the Timiș river. It was named after the channeled Sibnica stream, which flows into the Danube. It has three water springs, with the total of 29 individual wells, which provide drinking water for the entire town of Pančevo, just across the Timiș.[2]
Krnjača port
In November 2007 plans for construction of the Krnjača port were announced.[3] It is supposed to be an international freight port, downstream from the Pančevo Bridge. It is projected to occupy 434 hectares, with additional 170 hectares for approaching railroad and roads, hangars, depots, etc. It should be completely finished by 2030.
Geographical references
- Beograd - plan grada; M@gic M@p, 2006; ISBN 86-83501-53-1
- Beograd - plan i vodič; Geokarta, 1999; ISBN 86-459-0006-8
References
External links
- Krnjača site Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine