Barajevo
Барајево Barajevo |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Serbia | |||
Okrug : | Belgrade | |||
Coordinates : | 44 ° 35 ′ N , 20 ° 25 ′ 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 ) | |||
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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
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 .