Grocka

Гроцка Grocka
Basic data
State :	Serbia
Province :	Tighter Serbia
Okrug :	Belgrade
Coordinates :	44 ° 40 ′  N , 20 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  E
Area :	289  km²
Residents :	75,466 (2002)
Population density :	261 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+381) 011
Postal code :	11 306
License plate :	BG
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Zoran Jovanović (DSS)
Website :	www.grocka.rs

Grocka ( Serbian Гроцка , pronounced: Grotzka) is a suburb of Belgrade in Serbia .

The Grocka district is one of the 17 districts in Belgrade (10 urban districts and 7 suburban districts). Grocka covers an area of ​​289.23 km² and has 78,028 inhabitants (estimate as of December 31, 2004). The city is located on the banks of the Danube , about 20 kilometers southeast of the city center of Belgrade. In Grocka there is a main street in the "old style" with many boutiques and cafés, which is developed as a pedestrian zone. The climate of the area predestines the area for fruit growing, especially strawberries, grapes and plums. Many Belgrade residents spend their free time in weekend houses here on the outskirts of Grocka. Grocka also includes the Vinča settlement with an important archaeological site of the Vinča culture .

history

The name of the present village is mentioned for the first time in 878 under the Slavic name Gardec and was part of the Limes , which is still partially preserved. At the time of the Ottoman administration (according to the census of 1528) the settlement was called Hisarlik . On July 22, 1739, the Battle of Grocka took place during the Russo-Austrian Turkish War (1736–1739) .

The district was established in 1955 when it joined the Belgrade Districts community. The special day is October 17th, the anniversary of Grocka's liberation in World War II in 1944.

Web links

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

• Page about Grocka on the Belgrade homepage (German)
• Homepage of the city of Grocka (Serbian)
• The battle at Grocka