Sunčani Breg (Serbian: Сунчани Брег) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica.

Sunčani Breg
Сунчани Брег
Sunčani Breg is located in Belgrade
Sunčani Breg
Sunčani Breg
Location within Belgrade
Coordinates: 44°43′38″N 20°27′17″E / 44.727314°N 20.454805°E / 44.727314; 20.454805
Country Serbia
RegionBelgrade
MunicipalityRakovica
Local communitySunčani Breg
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,018
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+381(0)11
Car platesBG

Location edit

Sunčani Breg is the sub-neighborhood of Miljakovac, in its southern section, close to the quarry and the neighborhood of Straževica and Jelezovac, along the road of Kružni put. To the north and north-east it extendts into the neighborhood of Miljakovac III.

The neighborhood is situated on the southeast slopes of the 209-metre-high (686 ft) Straževica hill.[1]

History edit

Settlement developed in the mid 1990s.[2] In plans for the urbanization of this area, it is projected as the one neighborhood with Jelezovac, Sunčani Breg-Jelezovac.

Characteristics edit

The name of the neighborhood is descriptive, meaning sunny hill in Serbian. In 2009 it had about 300 houses.[2]

Population edit

Local community of Sunčani Breg, detached from the local community of Miljakovac, had a population of 3,018 in 2011.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Beograd - plan grada. Smedrevska Palanka: M@gic M@p. 2006. ISBN 86-83501-53-1.
  2. ^ a b Dimitrije Bukvić (12 January 2009). "Sunčani breg traži asfalt" (in Serbian). Politika.
  3. ^ Stanovništvo po opštinama i mesnim zajednicama, Popis 2011. Grad Beograd – Sektor statistike (xls file). 23 April 2015.

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