Barajevo

Barajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Барајево, pronounced [bǎrajɛv̞ɔ]) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 27,110 inhabitants.

Barajevo Барајево
Municipality
Barajevo from air
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Barajevo within the city of Belgrade
Coordinates: 44°35′N 20°25′E
Country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Settlements	13
Government
• Mayor	Slobodan Adamović (SNS)
Area [1][2]
• Village	57.93 km^2 (22.37 sq mi)
• Municipality	212.96 km^2 (82.22 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)[3]
• Municipality	27,110
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11460
Area code	+381(0)11
Car plates	BG
Website	www.barajevo.org.rs

The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija, southeast of the Belgrade, with an elevation spanning from 140 meters to 364 meters. Most of the municipal territory belongs to the drainage area of the Turija river, right tributary of the Peštan river, which in turn flows into the Kolubara, thus whole area geographically gravitates to the Kolubara region. The cultural festival, "Barlet" (Barajevo summer) is held annually in Barajevo.

History

Barajevo got the status of municipality in 1956 and immediately became administratively part of the wider Belgrade area. In 1957, a nearby municipality of Beljina was annexed to Barajevo, and in 1960 Umka municipality has been divided between Čukarica and Barajevo (villages of Meljak and Vranić).

The settlement of Barajevo is still statistically classified as a rural settlement. Its population is growing by even higher rate than the municipality as a whole. It is located east of the 'Parcanski vis' hill, northern part of the Kosmaj mountain, in the valley of the Beljanica river (or Barajevska reka; Cyrillic: Бељаница or Барајевска река), a tributary to the Turija river.

Many outer settlements and hamlets are built as Barajevo grows and stretches in all directions making one continuous built-up are with the neighboring settlements (Guncati, Baćevac, Lisović, Boždarevac, Guberevac in Sopot municipality): Bela Reka, Dražanovac, Dubrave, Gaj (a separate local community with a population of 1,930 in 2002), Glumčevo Brdo (a separate local community, split after the 2002 census), Karaula, Nenadovac, Pajšuma, Ravni Gaj, Srednji Kraj, Stara Lipovica, Suva Šuma, Trebež (the industrial zone), Vitkovica.

Settlements

The municipality of Barajevo covers an area of 213 km² and includes 13 settlements, all of which are statistically classified as rural and not urban, including the settlement of Barajevo:

Arnajevo Baćevac Beljina Boždarevac Guncati Lisović

Manić Meljak Rožanci Šiljakovac Veliki Borak Vranić

It also includes various sub-settlements and hamlets spawning around the central settlements:

Dražanovac Dubrave Gaj Glumčevo Brdo Karaula Nenadovac

Pajšuma Rašića Kraj Ravni Gaj Srednji Kraj Stara Lipovica Suva Šuma

Taraiš Trebež Vitkovica

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	17,421	—
1953	18,148	+0.82%
1961	17,461	−0.48%
1971	16,552	−0.53%
1981	18,815	+1.29%
1991	21,647	+1.41%
2002	24,641	+1.18%
2011	27,110	+1.07%
Source: [4]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Barajevo has a population of 27,110 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[5]

Ethnic group	Population
Serbs	25,496
Romani	252
Montenegrins	109
Macedonians	85
Croats	55
Yugoslavs	36
Muslims	35
Gorani	28
Albanians	16
Russians	12
Hungarians	10
Romanians	10
Slovenians	10
Others	956
Total	27,110

Economy

The economy of the municipality is not much developed. Being an agricultural area, Barajevo has a mill, large orchard farm, a veterinarian station and the hunting & forestry company of Lipovička šuma. Wheat, barley, oats and corn are being grown. Industry is based on the small construction and electronic companies and the ball bearing factory.

Two major traffic routes, the Ibar Highway and the railway Belgrade-Bar (Montenegro), are passing through the municipal territory. The settlement itself was further away, but as it grew, it reached the railway.

There are two game hunting grounds in the municipality: "Lipovička Šuma", which extends into the municipality of Čukarica, and "Barajevska Reka".[6]

One of only three officially designated campsites in Belgrade by 2018 is located in the municipality, in the village of Baćevac. It is situated within the complex of the ethno-household "Zornić's House".[7]

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	57
Mining and quarrying	3
Manufacturing	857
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	46
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	65
Construction	258
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	776
Transportation and storage	236
Accommodation and food services	193
Information and communication	81
Financial and insurance activities	23
Real estate activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	107
Administrative and support service activities	53
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	357
Education	347
Human health and social work activities	324
Arts, entertainment and recreation	37
Other service activities	99
Individual agricultural workers	64
Total	3,995

Artificial lake

The artificial lake "Duboki potok" (Дубоки поток; Deep brook) is located near Barajevo, with the large weekend-settlement, and is colloquially called the "Barajevo Sea". The lake is some 30 km (19 mi) south of downtown Belgrade and 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast from downtown Barajevo. It was created in the early 1990s when the brook of the same name was dammed. The lake is 800 m (2,600 ft) long, 100 m (330 ft) wide, has an area of 7.2 ha (18 acres) and an average depth of 6 m (20 ft). One side of the lake is surrounded by the thick forest and other by the meadows. Even though the water is health safe, it warms up to 28 °C (82 °F) during summer, and there is a 100 m (330 ft) long pebble beach on the left shore, bathing in the lake is officially banned, though visitors do swim regularly. Shores are not urbanized, but there are kafana, splav and a kayaking club on the shore. The club has rich collection of artistic paintings and sculptures donated by the artists from Serbia. One of the exhibits is the kayak which was used by Matija Ljubek and Mirko Nišović when they won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Sports fishing is developed as the lake is populated with a variety of fish: common bream, common roach, Prussian carp, common rudd, common carp, zander, northern pike, wels catfish and grass carp. The water is apparently very clean, as the lake is also inhabited by crayfish and freshwater bivalves. There is an underwater spring in the lake.[9][10]

Politics

Recent presidents of the municipal assembly:

• 2000 - 9 February 2001; Zoran Jevtić (1947)
• 9 February 2001 - 1 November 2001; Miodrag Skoknić (1931) (acting)
• 1 November 2001 - 20 February 2003; Dragoljub Stanić (1947) (acting)
• 20 February 2003 - 12 February 2007; Rade Stevanović (1956)
• 12 February 2007 - 21 February 2007; Branislav Đurić (1957) (acting)
• 21 February 2007 - 1 May 2007; Rade Stevanović (second time)
• 1 May 2007 - 25 June 2007; Igor Jevtić (1975) (acting)
• 25 June 2007 - 16 September 2015; Branka Savić (1956)
• 16 September 2015 - 3 December 2015; Velibor Novićević (1977)
• 3 December 2015 - 15 June 2016; Saša Kostić
• 15 June 2016 - present; Slobodan Adamović (1967) (SNS)

Trivia

First mention of the name Barajevo is from the 16th century. The popular story that the settlement got its name from the multitude of springs in this area [Serbian: bara je ovo (this is a pond)] is probably not true.

Also, the reality TV show The Farm is captured in the village of Lisović.[11]

See also

• Subdivisions of Belgrade
• List of Belgrade neighborhoods and suburbs

References

1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
2. "Насеља општине Барајево" (pdf). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
3. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
4. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
5. "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
6. Branka Vasiljević (5 August 2018). "Lovci u Beograd stižu porodično" [Hunters travel to Belgrade with their families]. Politika (in Serbian).
7. Ana Vuković (16 August 2018). "Kamping turizam – neiskorišćena šansa" [Camping tourism - missed chance]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 14.
8. "MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
9. Branka Vasiljević (18 July 2010). "Stidljive drugarice Savskog jezera" (in Serbian). Politika.
10. M.Janković (2 March 2014), "Šampioni "barajevskog mora"", Politika (in Serbian)
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-09-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources

• Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
• Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
• Srpska porodična enciklopedija, Vol. II (2006); Narodna knjiga and Politika NM; ISBN 86-331-2731-8

External links

• Official website