Tošin Bunar ( Serbian Cyrillic : Тошин Бунар ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade , the capital of Serbia . It is located in Belgrade 's municipalities of New Belgrade and Zemun .
76-580: Tošin Bunar generally refers to an area alongside the Tošin Bunar Street, over 3 km (1.9 mi) long meridionally stretched street that connects Bežanija , Novi Beograd and Zemun . It begins at Bežanijska Kosa and also passes between the neighborhoods of Franjine Rudine , Studentski Grad (where it crosses the European route E75 with large interchange ), Kalvarija and Paviljoni , while in
152-447: A kafana around it. Urban legend claims that Apostolović was losing his eyesight after he turned 50. He was told in a dream that a waters which could heal him are where the good vineyards grow, below the loess ridge of Bežanijska Kosa. He was told to roll the barrel down the hill and where the barrel stops, he should discover a spring and dig a well. He has done so and got healed. Kafana was originally named Tošin Bunar, which later became
228-695: A "ghost town" feel ("only every tenth window is lit, only on every thirtieth someone actually appears on the terrace". Envisioned by the former plan and reconfirmed in March 2023, it was announced that the existing FK BUSK stadium will be upgraded into the Center for Sports and Recreation for the students at the University of Belgrade. The present earthen stadium has few additional courts for tennis and basketball. The complex will cover 10 hectares (25 acres). The completely new stadium will be built with 1,600 seats, by
304-632: A few stalls on the ground. Air displays can be held during day or night with the latter becoming increasingly popular. Air shows often, but do not always, take place over airfields; some have been held over the grounds of stately homes or castles and over the sea at coastal resorts. The first public international airshow, at which many types of aircraft were displayed and flown, was the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne , held Aug. 22–29, 1909 in Reims . This had been preceded by what may have been
380-437: A hundred complaints from the local residents. However, the citizens organized in civil initiative "Bežanija stays, Kosa defies", and rejected such "megalomaniacal complex" in the mostly family oriented neighborhood. Also, from the early draft to the announced one, city doubled the area covered by the complex from 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) to 163,595 square metres (1,760,920 sq ft), which means some of
456-518: A large loss of life, such as the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster (70 deaths) in Germany and the 2002 Sknyliv air show disaster (77 deaths) in Ukraine . Because of these accidents, the various aviation authorities around the world have set rules and guidance for those running and participating in air displays. For example, after the breakup of an aircraft at 1952 Farnborough air show (31 deaths),
532-482: A large range of speeds. Manoeuvres include aileron rolls, barrel rolls, hesitation rolls, Cuban-8s, tight turns, high-alpha flight, a high-speed pass, double Immelmans, and touch-and-gos. Tactical demos may include simulated bomb drops, sometimes with pyrotechnics on the ground for effect. Aircraft with special characteristics that give them unique capabilities will often display those in their demos; For example, Russian fighters with thrust vectoring may be used to perform
608-612: A number of factors, including the weather and visibility. Most aviation authorities now publish rules and guidance on minimum display heights and criteria for differing conditions. In addition to the weather, pilots and organizers must also consider local airspace restrictions. Most exhibitors will plan "full", "rolling" and "flat" display for varying weather and airspace conditions. The types of shows vary greatly. Some are large scale military events with large flying displays and ground exhibitions while others held at small local airstrips can often feature just one or two hours of flying with just
684-475: A population of 19,036 in 2002 and 29,792 in 2011. In May 2022, city announced plans to build a complex of skyscrapers along the motorway, next to the FK BUSK football stadium. Two buildings would measure 100 metres (330 ft), while the third would reach 120 metres (390 ft). All three would have the conjoined base and communal, underground garage. The investor claimed they have accepted almost all of over
760-449: A public relations exercise to thank the local community, promote military careers and raise the profile of the military. Air "seasons" vary around the world. The United States enjoys a long season that generally runs from March to November, covering the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Other countries often have much shorter seasons. In Japan air shows are generally events held at Japan Air Self-Defense Force bases regularly throughout
836-435: A rapid growth of population after 1948 as it was almost immediately attached to the newly constructed city-within-the city of Novi Beograd. As internal communal boundaries changed a lot since the 1970s, despite further expansion, censuses showed a reduced number of population as many border areas (entirely or partially) were detached from Bežanija (Bežanijska Kosa, blocks 61–65, etc.). Historical population of Bežanija (1921–61 as
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#1732790598533912-542: A section on the left side of the street, in Novi Beograd's Block 6, south of Kalvarija. It is a rural-like neighborhood with small residential houses with backyards, which leave an impression of almost being dug into the yellow loess ridge of Bežanijska Kosa, quite visible in this section and whose eastern border the Tošin Bunar street generally follows. It is a contrast to the rest of Novi Beograd, especially coming from
988-422: A separate neighborhood of Blokovi . Air show An air show (or airshow , air fair , air tattoo ) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited . They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The largest air show measured by number of exhibitors and size of exhibit space is Le Bourget , followed by Farnborough , with
1064-585: A variety of other aeronautical attractions as well, such as wing-walking, radio-controlled aircraft, water/slurry drops from firefighting aircraft, simulated helicopter rescues and sky diving . Specialist aerobatic aircraft have powerful piston engines, light weight and big control surfaces, making them capable of very high roll rates and accelerations. A skilled pilot will be able to climb vertically, perform very tight turns, tumble his aircraft end-over-end and perform manoeuvres during loops. Larger airshows can be headlined by military jet demonstration teams, such as
1140-400: Is a whole raft of legislation concerning health & safety, in particular corporate manslaughter , which can involve the event organiser being charged with a criminal offence if any of the insurances and risk assessments are not fully completed well in advance of the event. Rules govern the distance from the crowds that aircraft must fly. These vary according to the rating of the pilot/crew,
1216-561: Is also the oldest preserved building on the territory of the New Belgrade municipality. Bežanija has many Sports facilities including tennis courts, basketball courts and the Stadion Bežanije , where FK Bežanija play their home matches. FK Bežanija was founded in 1921. Stara Bežanija ( Serbian Cyrillic : Стара Бежанија , lit. 'Old Bežanija'), as the name says, is the oldest section of Bežanija, location of
1292-568: Is crescent shaped, leaning on the western border of the urban area of Novi Beograd, stretching along the Tošin Bunar street to Zemun. Northern section of the neighborhood is crossed by the Belgrade- Zagreb highway. In 1883 Austrian general Laudon built a trench through the loess to make way for the railway, thus creating an artificial hill, known today as Bežanijska Kosa. Laudon's trench, whose remnants still can be seen but are turned into an informal settlement , marked to border between
1368-516: The Ada Bridge . During works on the new boulevard, remnants of the old airport's runway, hangars and warehouses were discovered. The area is today occupied by the modern commercial and business neighborhood of Airport City Belgrade , named so after the old airport, which is generally not considered as part of the Tošin Bunar neighborhood anymore. As a neighborhood, the name is usually applied for
1444-739: The Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago , Chile , is the largest aerospace fair in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere . Some airshows are held as a business venture or as a trade event where aircraft, avionics and other services are promoted to potential customers. Many air shows are held in support of local, national or military charities. Military air firms often organise air shows at military airfields as
1520-524: The Bežanija and Radnički soccer clubs, auto-camp, hotel Nacional , sports center of 11 April , Bežanija retirement home and one of the major Belgrade hospitals, KBC Bežanijska Kosa . In the northeast it borders the Studentski Grad while northwestern section belongs to the municipality of Zemun. The railway tunnel has been dug through the loess ridge. The Bežanijska Kosa Forest, which encircles
1596-723: The Dubai Airshow and Singapore Airshow both claiming third place. The largest air show or fly-in by number of participating aircraft is EAA AirVenture Oshkosh , with approximately 10,000 aircraft participating annually. The biggest military airshow in the world is the Royal International Air Tattoo , at RAF Fairford in England . On the other hand, FIDAE in II Air Brigade of the FACH , next to
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#17327905985331672-596: The Syrmia region. Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sava river, in the Syrmia region. It is situated in the central part of the Novi Beograd municipality, on the southern extension of the elongated, crescent-shaped yellow loess ridge of Bežanijska kosa . The ridge (or slope, as it is called in Serbian, kosa ) gives its name to the northern extension of Bežanija, Bežanijska Kosa, and stretches to
1748-527: The cobra maneuver or the Kulbit , while VTOL aircraft such as the Harrier may display such vertical capabilities or perform complex maneuvers with them. Some military air shows also feature demonstrations of aircraft ordnance in airstrikes and close air support , using either blanks or live munitions . Air shows may present some risk to spectators and aviators. Accidents have occurred, sometimes with
1824-778: The 1850s, Austrians colonized a large number of Germans in Bežanija. In 1848-1849 it was part of the Serbian Vojvodina , an ethnic Serb autonomous region within the Austrian Empire, but in 1849 was again placed under administration of the Military Frontier. As the Frontier was abolished in 1881–1882, it became part of the Syrmia County within the autonomous Habsburg kingdom Croatia-Slavonia , which
1900-632: The 7.9 km (4.9 mi) long, New Belgrade's direct connection to the Obrenovac-Surčin Bridge and Miloš the Great Motorway began. It starts from the roundabout. Originally planned to be finished in September 2022, the road was opened on 1 April 2023. Northeastern extension of the Bežanija, along the loess ridge, is called Bežanijska Kosa ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бежанијска Коса , lit. 'Slope of Bežanija'). It
1976-526: The Belgrade area but with its own municipality. As the construction of Novi Beograd began in 1948, municipality of Bežanija was abolished an annexed to the municipality of Novi Beograd in 1955 (itself established in 1952), becoming one of its local communities . Bežanija is mostly residential area. Some very important industrial facilities are located in the areas geographically, though not administratively, parts of Bežanija: IMT and FOM factories, section of
2052-548: The Belgrade waterworks system, the reservoir will be the largest basin of drinking water in Southeast Europe. New Bežanija Cemetery New Bežanija Cemetery ( Novo Bežanijsko groblje ), west of the settlement, is Belgrade's largest cemetery, covering an area of 94 ha (230 acres). It was open in 1974 and was conceived as the main cemetery for the Syrmian part of urban Belgrade (Zemun and New Belgrade). The project
2128-560: The Belgrade's Waterwoks and Sewage, Minel, etc. Commercial sector is developing recently, including a green market, several gas pumps, a stadium and several shopping malls (like Immo Idea ). The major transmission grid 's substation for western Belgrade is located in Bežanija and was heavily damaged during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. The graphite bombs (or blackout bombs ) were used. The major substation for eastern Belgrade, in Leštane
2204-539: The President of Indonesia, Sukarno . The building was reconstructed in 1967, 1996 and, after the fire, in 2012. Since 2005, the corner of the Tošin Bunar street and the Third Boulevard (Block 37) is in the process of becoming a major commercial area. Third Boulevard for decades was a dead end street as many families had temporary refuge in a barracks remained after the street's construction and disconnecting
2280-730: The Sava river and settled in Syrmia after fleeing the fall of the medieval Serbian Despotate under the hands of the Ottoman Empire (hence the name bežanija , "refugee camp" in archaic Serbian). Kruševski pomenik was later transferred to the National Library of Serbia and perished during the German bombing of Belgrade on 6 April 1941. An old German map of the Syrmia , shows a village south of Zemun called Verschania. In 1521,
2356-690: The United States Navy Blue Angels , United States Air Force Thunderbirds , Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds , Royal Air Force Red Arrows , and Swiss Air Force Patrouille Suisse , among many others. Solo military demos, also known as tactical demos, feature one aircraft. The demonstration focuses on the capabilities of modern military aircraft . The display will usually demonstrate the aircraft's very short (and often very loud) rolls, fast speeds, slow approach speeds, as well as their ability to quickly make tight turns, to climb quickly, and their ability to be precisely controlled at
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2432-470: The book Kruševski pomenik from 1713, which was kept in the Dobrun monastery near Višegrad , settlement of Bežanija was mentioned for the first time under its present name as far as 1512, as a small village with 32 houses, populated by Serbs . In this time, the village was under the administration of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary , and was part of the Syrmia County . The inhabitants of the village crossed
2508-463: The company, named Aeroput and established on 17 June 1927, to purchase its first 4 airplanes. New administrative building was constructed in 1931 and to celebrate the occasion, a big air show of the biplanes was held. Around the airport, a workers settlement developed. The airport was destroyed by the Germans in 1944, and became defunct in 1962 when the new airport near the village of Surčin
2584-400: The creation of the airline company in 1926 which was approved by the government on 23 March 1926. Then the initial public offering began but largely failed as only 10% of the planned amount was gathered. According to the existing laws, the airline company was to be closed even before it was officially formed. In order to bust the sale of the shares, pilot Tadija Sondermajer decided to conduct
2660-482: The direction of Fontana or Studenski Grad through the Boulevard of Zoran Đinđić and Pariske komune streets ( Paris Commune street). Kafana Tošin Bunar , founded in c1800, still exists though its present building is constructed in c1910. It is located at the crossroads of the Tošin Bunar , Boulevard of Zoran Đinđić and Studentska streets and is administratively in the municipality of New Belgrade. During
2736-436: The end, through the short Ivićeva and Bežanijska streets, it enters the center of Zemun and its neighborhood of Donji Grad . The name, Tošin Bunar , is Serbian for Toša's water well and it was named after Teodor Toša Apostolović (1745–1810), Serbian merchant and philanthropist who donated the land between Bežanija and Zemun to the Serbian church municipality of Zemun. He dug a đeram , cattle-drawn water well, and built
2812-416: The expansion became necessary. Air force then swapped the former airport complex for the apartments for its members throughout massively constructed New Belgrade. It was suggested that museum should remain, with added parcel of 2.6 ha (6.4 acres) around it, but this was still not enough for all the hangars needed for the exhibitions. The idea was abandoned and the exhibition moved to Zemun in 1967 before it
2888-429: The family villas and houses in the vicinity will have to be demolished. Also, plan hasn't envisioned almost any greenery. The "Bureau Cube Partners", which designed the complex, dismissed the complaints, saying that residents got everything wrong. Citizens responded that the presented data are false, tailored for the area 50% smaller than the planned one, so that the infrastructure appears adequate. City accepted to correct
2964-583: The first ever gathering of enthusiasts, June 28 – July 19 of the same year at the airfield at La Brayelle , near Douai . Before World War II , air shows were associated with long-distance air races, often lasting many days and covering thousands of miles. While the Reno Air Races keep this tradition alive, most air shows today primarily feature a series of aerial demos of short duration. Most air shows feature warbirds , aerobatics, and demonstrations of modern military aircraft, and many air shows offer
3040-479: The forest (730). In the end, the crematorium was not built and the animals will be cremated at the Lešće cemetery. Mayor Aleksandar Šapić said that city need another pet cemetery which will be built in the opposite side of the city. West of Bežanija and 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Zemun, between the village and the Sava river, is the location of the old Belgrade airport which was finished in March 1927. The locality
3116-460: The guidelines of the UEFA . Five additional structures will be constructed, hosting main hall, conference center, training hall, dormitories, basketball court, four tennis courts, 500 parking spots and five trim trails. Construction of the first structure, National training volleyball center, began on 6 June 2023 and should be finished in 2025. Not considered part of the modern Bežanija, but rather as
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3192-474: The heating material for the nurseries, while the rest is treated into the compost for the public green areas. In February 2021, jackals were spotted in the neighborhood. Their number is constantly growing in the vicinity of Belgrade since the 2010s, and Bežanijska Kosa is on the outskirts of the city hence easily accessible to wild animals. It distinguishes itself from the rest of Novi Beograd as it has no skyscrapers, but smaller, more 'humane' buildings. It had
3268-459: The hospital, in the Zemun's section of the neighborhood, covers 26.06 hectares (64.4 acres). Behind the neighborhood are green areas where complex of Belgrade's public greenery company is located. It includes the nursery gardens. A green waste treatment facility "Biobaza" is also within the complex. It treats 15,000 m (530,000 cu ft) of plant waste yearly: two thirds are prepared into
3344-744: The locality Belanović Hole ( Belanovića rupa ), there is a memorial cemetery, dedicated to the World War II victims. Some 8,000 both civilian and military victims were buried here. Pet Cemetery First plans for the pet cemetery were made in 1996. In January 2019 it was announced that the forested area in Block 51, south of the Belgrade-Novi Sad highway, is chosen as the location of the first Belgrade's pet cemetery. The cemetery will cover an area of 1.51 ha (3.7 acres), 70% of which will be green areas. The entire complex will be bordered with
3420-473: The name of the street and the neighborhood. Apostolović, originally a Greek named Theodoros Apostolos, built a small meyhane , across the Austrian excise or the customs , which was located where Studentski Grad is today. The surrounding area was a proper marsh. Originally, only huts for the keepers of the abundant vineyards and gardens existed around kafana and the real settlement began to develop between
3496-404: The nearby neighborhood of Paviljoni, the settlement was demolished and modern, long street was constructed, which was divided between the municipalities of New Belgrade and Zemun, connecting the two. When Studentski Grad was built, from 1949 to 1955, the well and the spring were buried. The well was said to be of a đeram type. East of Bežanija and 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Zemun, between
3572-590: The newly formed State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs . On November 24, 1918, as part of Syrmia region, the village became part of the Kingdom of Serbia , and on December 1, it became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (future Yugoslavia ). From 1918 to 1922, the village was part of the Syrmia County and from 1922 to 1929 part of the Syrmia Oblast. Bežanija became part of
3648-535: The old airport. The Old Elementary School, at 68 Vojvođanska Street, was built in 1891. It was a standard object of its kind, designed by the subdued postulates of the Academism . As the representative of the continual development of education in the 19th century, but also of the economic status and economy in general among the Serbian population of this area, it was declared a cultural monument in January 2019. It
3724-400: The original village. It had a population of 13,378 in 2002 and 8,412 in 2011. At the roundabout on the corner of Vojvođanska, Vinogradska, Surčinska and Dr Ivana Ribara streets, an obelisk was erected in 2012 to celebrate the 500 years of the first mention of Bežanija. It is 5 m (16 ft), or 500 cm (200 in) tall, one centimeter for each year. On 31 March 2021 construction of
3800-442: The plan, but the protests continued. The projected Tempo Tower complex would cover 5.36 hectares (13.2 acres). Over 2,200 residents joined the initiative, and organized petitions and public protests. The movement is part of the larger and growing opposition to such complexes all over the town. Real estates are not purchased to be an actual living or working space, so a very small number of residents live in such buildings, creating
3876-511: The promotional flight Paris - Bombay -Belgrade. With his colleague Leonid Bajdak [ sr ] , he started the journey on 20 April 1927 from Paris, arriving back to Belgrade after 11 days and 14.800 km (9.196 mi), on 8 May. They were awaited as heroes by the crowd of 30,000. The sale of the shares was boosted and in three months there were sufficient funds for the company, named Aeroput and established on 17 June 1927, to purchase its first 4 airplanes. New administrative building
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#17327905985333952-660: The protective green belt, 15 m (49 ft) wide. The complex will consist of several areas: open area (800 burial places), forested cemetery (900), columbarium and rosarium (1,100), communal cemetery (1,400) and memorial park for the animals from the Belgrade Zoo . In the best case scenario, the construction was not to start before 2020. In February 2020, city administration announced works for November 2020. The complex will also include administrative building, veterinary clinic and incinerator. Works began in March 2021, but with somewhat changed number of burial lots. Deadline
4028-476: The right banks of the Danube in the neighborhood of Zemun . Once a suburb of Belgrade, separated from it by the vast marshlands on the Sava's left bank, Bežanija today forms one completely urbanized area with Belgrade thanks to the rapid development of Novi Beograd after World War II . Today, Bežanija extends to the northeast into Bežanijska Kosa and the west into Ledine . After the World War II ended, Belgrade
4104-454: The sale of the shares, pilot Tadija Sondermajer decided to conduct the promotional flight Paris - Bombay -Belgrade. With his colleague Leonid Bajdak [ sr ] , he started the journey on 20 April 1927 from Paris, arriving back to Belgrade after 11 days and 14.800 km (9.196 mi), on 8 May. They were awaited as heroes by the crowd of 30,000. The sale of the shares was boosted and in three months there were sufficient funds for
4180-540: The separate settlement, 1971–81 as a local community, 2002–11 as local communities of Bežanija and Bežanijska kosa): Bežanija is the oldest part of today's Novi Beograd, where a settlement existed from the neolithic to the Roman period. The remains belonging to the Scordisci , a Celtic tribe which founded Singidunum and Taurunum , the predecessors of Belgrade and Zemun , respectively, were found in Bežanija. In
4256-469: The separation between display and spectators was increased. Air displays are often monitored by aviation authorities to ensure safe procedures. In the United Kingdom, local authorities will first need to approve any application for an event to which the public is admitted. The first priority must be to arrange insurance cover and details can be obtained from local authorities. An added complication
4332-426: The south Kalvarija and north Bežanijska Kosa. Modern neighborhood was built in 1987. It roughly comprises Blocks 6, 35, 49, 50 and 60. Southern section is industrialized (IMT and Minel factories) and the location of the old airport (now a new neighborhood in the process of construction, Airport City Belgrade ), while the central parts are mostly residential. Northern section, along the highway, comprises stadiums of
4408-516: The time, it became a gathering place for the local youth and after the World War II , while the spring and the well still existed, it was a favorite place for the ′′Prvomajski uranak′′ or "Labour Day early outing". Later, it became the most popular restaurant among the students from the neighboring Studentski Grad. Restaurant was so popular that it has been visited by the President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito , and some of his foreign guests, like
4484-447: The two streets. Dispute was settled in 2005 and the Third Boulevard was extended to reach the Tošin Bunar street. This Belgrade District , Serbia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Be%C5%BEanija Bežanija ( Serbian Cyrillic : Бежанија , pronounced [bɛʒǎnija] ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade , Serbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd , in
4560-554: The two world wars. The settlement, located where Studentski Grad is today, was considered a distant suburbia of Zemun at the time. It was one of the three areas of future New Belgrade which began to urbanize during Interbellum , other two being the Old Airport (see below) and Sajmište . As an informal, peri-urban settlement, it was a shabby, criminal-ridden neighborhood, sort of Zemun's counterpart of Belgrade's Jatagan Mala . When construction of New Belgrade began in 1948, and of
4636-491: The type of aircraft and the way the aircraft is being flown. For instance, slower, lighter aircraft are usually allowed closer and lower to the crowd than larger, faster types. Also, a fighter jet flying straight and level will be able to do so closer to the crowd and lower than if it were performing a roll or a loop. Pilots can get authorizations for differing types of displays (e.g., limbo flying, basic aerobatics to unlimited aerobatics) and to differing minimum base heights above
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#17327905985334712-478: The village and the Sava river, is the location of the old Belgrade airport which was finished in March 1927. The locality was called Dojno Polje. As it is located along the Tošin Bunar Street, though administratively part of the village of Bežanija at the time, the airport is often referred to as both the Bežanija Airport and Airport on Tošin Bunar. Construction of an airfield began in 1923. An initiative asked for
4788-575: The village became part of the Habsburg monarchy and was placed under military administration. It was part of the Habsburg Military Frontier ( Petrovaradin regiment of Slavonian Krajina ). During the 17th and 18th centuries, hunger and constant Turkish intrusions devastated the village, but it was constantly being repopulated by the refugees from central Serbia. In 1810, population census counted 115, mostly Serbian households. By
4864-675: The village became part of the Ottoman Empire. From 1527 to 1530, Bežanija was part of Radoslav Čelnik 's Duchy of Syrmia, an Ottoman vassal, until its subsequent organization into the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia . The Habsburg monarchy conquered it temporarily during the Great Turkish War (1689–1691), but it remained under Ottoman administration by the provisions of the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699, until 1718. In 1718,
4940-471: The wider Belgrade area for the first time in 1929 after coup d'état conducted by the king Alexander I of Yugoslavia , who, among other things, draw a new map of Yugoslavia's administrative division creating a new administrative unit Uprava grada Beograda or Administration of the City of Belgrade which comprised Belgrade , Zemun (with Bežanija) and Pančevo . Administrative area of the village of Bežanija
5016-405: The year. The European season usually starts in late April or Early May and is usually over by mid October. The Middle East , Australia , and New Zealand hold their events between January and March. However, for many acts, the "off-season" does not mean a period of inactivity; pilots and performers use this time for maintenance and practice. The type of displays seen at shows are constrained by
5092-401: Was also bombed. In August 2021, city announced that Bežanija will be one of the termini of the second line of the planned subway system. Construction of the terminus in Bežanija was scheduled for 2023, and completion of the route, which will connect it to Mirijevo on the eastern outskirts of the city, is planned for 2030. In 2022, construction of the Bežanija reservoir was underway. Part of
5168-422: Was called Dojno Polje. Construction of an airfield began in 1923. An initiative asked for the creation of the airline company in 1926 which was approved by the government on 23 March 1926. Then the initial public offering began but largely failed as only 10% of the planned amount was gathered. According to the existing laws, the airline company was to be closed even before it was officially formed. In order to bust
5244-404: Was constructed in 1931 and to celebrate the occasion, a big air show of the biplanes was held. Around the airport, a workers settlement developed. The airport was destroyed by the Germans in 1944, and became defunct in 1962 when the new airport near the village of Surčin was finished (today's Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ). In April 2016 works began on the construction of the access road to
5320-484: Was decided that the Aeronautical Museum Belgrade will be built near Surčin. In April 2016 works began on the construction of the access road to the Ada Bridge . During works on the new boulevard, remnants of the old airport's runway, hangars and warehouses were discovered. The area is today occupied by the modern commercial and business neighborhood of Airport City Belgrade , named so after
5396-629: Was designed in the Urbanism and Planning Institute Belgrade, and the main architect was Slobodanka Prekajski. Construction of the Church of Thomas the Apostle began in 2001. It was finished and consecrated on 19 October 2003, on the Saint Thomas the Apostle day. Old Bežanija Cemetery Old cemetery, much smaller than the new one, is located in the old part of the settlement. Adjacent to it, in
5472-503: Was divided into raions and Bežanija was part of the Raion X. When this division was abolished in 1952, Bežanija became a municipality. In 1955 it was annexed to the municipality of New Belgrade, but remained as the separate settlement until 1971, when it became a local community ( Serbian : mesna zajednica ) within Belgrade. In the 1990s, local community was administratively divided into Bežanija and Bežanijska Kosa. Bežanija experienced
5548-446: Was finished (today's Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ). In 1960, 500 m (5,400 sq ft) of the former officer's club were adapted for the first permanent location of the future military aeronautical museum. First exhibition was held in 1961 and the permanent setup was organized in 1965. It was then decided that the museum would also host civilian aircraft. Civilian wing was established and by 1966 already held some 30 planes and
5624-596: Was located within the Hungarian part of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary . In 1910, the largest ethnic group in the village were Serbs , while other sizable ethnic groups were Germans , Hungarians and Croats . During the heavy shelling of Belgrade in 1914 after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Austro-Hungarian army bombarded Belgrade from artillery positions in Bežanija. After dissolution of Austria-Hungary, in autumn of 1918, Bežanija became part of
5700-664: Was quite large at the time, stretching to the King Alexander Bridge , which was a dividing point between Bežanija and Zemun. It means it encompassed of what would be 2/3 of the area of modern New Belgrade. During World War II, from 1941 to 1944, the village was occupied by the Axis Powers and was attached to the Pavelić's Independent State of Croatia . After World War II, Bežanija became part of new socialist Serbia within restored Yugoslavia . It remained part of
5776-476: Was set for the end of 2023 summer. By 2023, residents living in the neighborhood began organizing protests against the animal crematorium in their vicinity, especially after it was leaked that the incinerator will be used for destruction of the medical waste, too. They also organized a petition against it, collecting over 4,000 signatures. The works were finished in late September 2023, with somewhat enlarged number of lots in open spaces (839), but reduced number in
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