Barajevo

Барајево Barajevo
Basic data
State :	Serbia
Okrug :	Belgrade
Coordinates :	44 ° 35 ′  N , 20 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents :	8,325 (2002)
Telephone code :	(+381) +381 11
Postal code :	11 460
License plate :	BG
Structure and administration
Community type:	Opština
Mayor :	Branka Savić ( DS )
Website :	www.barajevo.co.rs
Others
City Festival :	Liberation Day of Belgrade

Barajevo ( Cyrillic : Барајево) is a suburban district and district of the same name in Belgrade .

geography

The Barajevska reka flows through the settlement .

history

Church of the Burning of the Relics of St. Sava in the center of the village

Numerous water sources in the area of ​​the present municipality formed the basis for its settlement. According to tradition, it should have been said a long time ago: "bara je ovo" - that is a pond (bara = pond). And so the name Barajevo came about , and it has been preserved to the present day.

The settlement is mentioned under the name Baraj during the Ottoman administration and under its current name during the Austrian occupation . It has been a municipality of Belgrade since 1955.

From 2004 to 2006 the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Burning of the Relics of St. Sava was built in the center of the village .

See also

• List of municipalities and districts in Belgrade District

Web links

Commons : Barajevo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• official page