Velika Moštanica

Velika Moštanica

Велика Моштаница
Velika Moštanica Велика Моштаница
Suburban settlement
	Velika Moštanica Location within Serbia
	Coordinates: 44°40′N 20°21′E / 44.667°N 20.350°E
Country	Serbia
Region	Belgrade
Municipality	Čukarica
Area
• Total	23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	3,210
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11260
Area code	+381(0)11
Car plates	BG

Velika Moštanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Велика Моштаница) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.

Location

Velika Moštanica is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, between the Belgrade-Obrenovac (5 km away) and Ibarska magistrala (4 km away) freeways. It is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village), and experiences a steady, constant growth of population:

1921 - 1,923
1971 - 2,413
1981 - 2,751
1991 - 3,084
2002 - 3,210

Characteristics

The village has a church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1858. Within the churchyard is a Veteran's cemetery, where fallen in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and both Balkan and World wars are buried. The church and the cemetery are declared a cultural monument. Since 2017, an annual theatre festival "Moki Theatre" is held, dedicated to author Svetolik Ranković [sr] (1863–1899), who was born in Velika Moštanica.^[2]

The village has a kindergarten, local healthcare center, elementary school "Branko Radičević" and ethno-house "Milovuk". Nearby is the Đorićeva pond. Agriculture mostly includes orchards and cultivation of vegetables.^[2] There are preserved green corridors along the Moštanički and Stojkovački creeks.^[3]

In July 2023 city announced plans for massive urbanization of the Velika Moštanica-Pećani area, which would triple the population to 9,750.^[3]

Sources

Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6

References

^ "Насеља општине Чукарица" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b Aleksandra Kurteš (1 July 2023). Велика Моштаница - културна и природна оаза [Velika Moštanica - cultural and natural oasis]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 13.
^ ^a ^b Daliborka Mučibabić (25 July 2023). "Nove škole, ambulante, sportski kompleksi, stanovi…" [New schools, health care centers, sports complexes, apartments...]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 15.

External links

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[area-cukarica-1] "Насеља општине Чукарица" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[Politika-2] Aleksandra Kurteš (1 July 2023). Велика Моштаница - културна и природна оаза [Velika Moštanica - cultural and natural oasis]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 13.

[Politika1-3] Daliborka Mučibabić (25 July 2023). "Nove škole, ambulante, sportski kompleksi, stanovi…" [New schools, health care centers, sports complexes, apartments...]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 15.

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