- Zuce
Zuce (Serbian
Cyrillic : Зуце) is a suburban settlement ofBelgrade , the capital ofSerbia . It is located in Belgrade's municipality ofVoždovac .Location and geography
Zuce is the easternmost settlement in the municipality, located in the low
Šumadija region, on the eastern slopes of theAvala mountain in the valley of the Vranovac creek, a tributary to theBolečica river. Zuce is located south-east of downtown Belgrade, next to the both railway and highway Belgrade-Niš . It generally spreads to the north (in the direction of the neighborhood ofBubanj Potok ) and to the south (in the direction ofVrčin .The area is known for several water springs, including the "Točak" (wheel) spring. In June 2008, a
geothermal water spring (22Celsius ) was found in thealluvial valley of the Zavojnička river, on the depth of 150 meters. [Citation | last = | first = | author-link = J.Lucić | title = Otkriven izvor termalne vode u Zucama | newspaper =Politika | pages = p. 26 | language = Serbian | year = 2008 | date =2008-06-11 | url = ] Water is currently being tested by the Geology Institute of Serbia, which initially reported that the water, though not hot, might be used for heating via heating pumps which would warm it up.Population
Zuce is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village). According to the official censuses of population it had 1,994 inhabitants in 1991 and 2,024 in 2002, with the
Serbs making 1,961 or 96.89% andGoranci 17 or 0.84%. Historical population of Zuce according to the official censa of population: [cite book |author= |date=2004 |title=Uporedni pregled broja stanovnika 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991 i 2002 - podaci po naseljima |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade|isbn=86-84433-14-9|language=Serbian]* 1948 - 1,279
* 1953 - 1,380
* 1961 - 1,517
* 1971 - 1,526
* 1981 - 1,771
* 1991 - 1,967 (de jure)
* 1991 - 1,994 (de facto)
* 2002 - 2,024 (de jure)
* 2002 - 2,079 (de facto)References
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