Kanarevo Brdo

Kanarevo brdo (Serbian Cyrillic: Канарево брдо, meaning "Kanar's Hill") is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica.

Location

Kanarevo Brdo is located in the northwestern section of the municipality, on the border of the municipality of Voždovac. It lies in the valley of the stream of Kaljavi potok, on its mouth into the Topčiderka river. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Banjica, Topčider and Lisičji Potok on the north, Košutnjak on the west, Rakovica on the southeast, Miljakovac I on the south and Miljakovac II on the east. The neighborhood is bounded by the streets of Patrijarha Dimitrija (west), Pere Velimirovića (north) and Borska (east and south).

History

Kanarevo Brdo developed on the right bank of the Topčiderka river, in southern section of the large park-woods Košutnjak and Topčider, on the road connecting downtown Belgrade to, at that time, industrial suburb of Rakovica. It still remains mainly residential area, with two elementary schools (Đura Jakšić and Ivo Andrić), a medical centre, soccer field of the FK Rakovica and an open green market, with a population of 14,842 in 2002.

Coordinates: 44°45′11″N 20°27′26″E / 44.75306°N 20.45722°E / 44.75306; 20.45722

Neighbourhoods of Rakovica

Jelezovac Kanarevo Brdo Kijevo Kneževac Labudovo Brdo Miljakovac Miljakovac I Miljakovac II Miljakovac III Petlovo Brdo Pionirski Grad Rakovica Resnik Skojevsko Naselje Straževica Sunčani Breg Vidikovac Vidikovačka Padina

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