Lisičji Potok

Lisičji Potok (Serbian Cyrillic: Лисичји Поток) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Savski Venac.

Location

Lisičji Potok is located in the eastern section of the municipality. It stretches in the north-south direction, in the valley between the Topčider and Banjica hills and neighborhoods, connecting the neighborhoods of Dedinje on the north and Kanarevo Brdo on the south. On the northern tip of the neighborhood is the Beli Dvor, a court of the Serbian former royal dynasty Karađorđević and the present residence of the pretender Aleksandar Karađorđević and his family. The name of the neighborhood, "lisičji potok", is Serbian for the "fox creek".

Controversies

Lisičji Potok used to be rarely inhabited wooded area and it was chosen as a location for the military depot for medical supplies. However, the usage was later switched to ammunition depot and the neighborhood soon began to develop in the vicinity. On June 13, 1994 a thunder struck the depot causing powerful explosions. Immediate evacuation of Lisičji Potok and the nearby neighborhoods of Kanarevo Brdo and Miljakovac began as it seemed that the fire won't be subdued, but the heavy rain began to fall, so the fire was eventually extinguished.

Being in a heavily wooded area, the expansion of the neighborhood was limited. In the early 2000s, due to the political changes which caused a vacuum in all levels of government, private entrepreneurs without gaining regular permits cut down over 1,000 trees for the purpose of constructing vast apartment complexes.