Lipov Lad

Lipov Lad (Serbian Cyrillic: Липов Лад) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zvezdara.

Location

Lipov Lad is located between the right side of the Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and the left side of the "Vojislava Ilića" street, being on border of the Zvezdara and Vračar municipalities, 2,5 kilometers south-east of downton Belgrade (Terazije). It extends into the neighborhoods of Lion on the east and Đeram and Crveni Krst on the west.

Characteristics

It constitutes the "mesna zajednica", local community of the same name within the municipality of Zvezdara, with a population of 5,162 in 2002. The area is residential, mostly built in the 1960s, with lawns and children playgrounds between the buildings, and some commercial facilities. The most distinctive feature in the neighborhood is the famous kafana "Lipov lad" (Serbian for 'lime tree shade') which gave its name to the entire neighborhood.

Peti Park

Peti Park (Serbian for "fifth park") is a small green area in the north-eastern corner of the neighborhood, on the corner of the "Stanislava Sremčevića" and "Despota Olivera" (formerly "Toneta Tomšiča", name still largely used by the reporters) streets. In the mid 2005, city government cut trees in this area for the purpose of building a commercial complex. Local population protested, trying to keep the green area while city government claimed that the area was designed for construction in 1980s and that mini-park was just a temporary solution. However, local population gained a popular support among Belgraders and celebrities for their cause, as at one point even police was involved to make the construction possible. In January 2008 municipality of Zvezdara re-planted 31 firs in circular pattern in an effort to keep the park.

References

* "Beograd - plan grada"; M@gic M@p, 2006; ISBN 86-83501-53-1

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/patiparkic/ Peti Park]