- Rospi Ćuprija
Rospi Ćuprija (Serbian
Cyrillic : Роспи Ћуприја) is an urban neighborhood ofBelgrade , the capital ofSerbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. The name comes from Ottoman Turkish "rospı(lı) köprü", which means "the Bridge of Whores", because the high ranking Turkish officer's harem women suspected of unloyalty (marital or otherwise) were murdered on the banks of the river.Location
Rospi Ćuprija is located on the western bank of the "Mirijevski potok" stream and the right bank of the
Danube 's arm of "Rukavac" which separates it from the former island (now a peninsula) ofAda Huja . It occupies the western section of the Field of Višnjica and borders the neighborhoods ofKaraburma on the west ("Mirijevo Boulevard"),Ćalije on the south andVišnjička Banja on the east (the road of "Slanački put").History
The oldest settlement known by name on the territory of modern Belgrade was found near the Rospi Ćuprija. Remains of the Celtic (and later Roman) settlement of
Singidunum were found near Rospi Ćuprija and neighboring Karaburma, includingnecropolis rich inartefacts and parts of "dunum", fortress, so it is believed that the settlement itself was located here. [Sr icon Cite web |url=http://www.beograd.org.yu/cms/view.php?id=1172 |title= Antički period "Antiquity period" |date= |author= |accessdate=2008-07-28 |work= [http://www.beograd.org.yu Grad Beograd] ]Characteristics
With an altitude of only 66 meters above the sea level, Rospi Ćuprija is the lowest point of the Belgrade City proper.
Rospi Ćuprija is partially residential area, but best known for the series of
brickworks which occupy extensive areas of the northern ridge of the Field of Višnjica ("Polet", "Trudbenik", "Jedinstvo", "Kozara", "Balkan", "Rekord"). It had the population of 4,661 in 2002.References
* "Beograd - plan grada"; M@gic M@p, 2006; ISBN 86-83501-53-1
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