Ratko Jović, Niš Explained

Ratko Jović
Native Name:Ратко Јовић
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Urban neighborhood
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Serbia
Coordinates:43.3439°N 21.8731°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:City
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Crveni Krst
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Blank1 Title:Residential
Area Total Km2:1.5
Area Blank1 Km2:0.7
Elevation M:210
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:Estimated
Population Total:5,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+381(0)18
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:NI

Ratko Jović (Serbian: Ратко Јовић); is an urban neighborhood in Niš. It is located in municipality of Crveni Krst.[1]

Location

Neighborhood is located in north-west part of the city. On the north and east it's bordered by boulevard of Nikola Tesla, on the south by industrial zone, and on the west by Constantine the Great Airport. Airport itself is sometimes included in Ratko Jović. River Hum flows throughout the neighborhood. The residential area of the neighborhood is around 0.7 square kilometers. Its population is between 2,500 and 3,000 people.

History

The neighborhood was created in 1960s in order to connect village of Donji Komren with the City of Niš. In the beginning it was named Novi Komren, but later the name was changed to Ratko Jović. Ratomir Ratko Jović was a Yugoslav World War 2 hero. Since then it became the industrial centre of the city, with many factories such as: Kopex MIN, Johnson Electric, NIS and Jastrebac. In 2012, Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Centre was opened.

Transportation

Constantine the Great Airport is an international airport that connects with Niš many European cities, such as Zürich, Bratislava, Bergamo and Vienna. The Pan-European Corridor X Branch C is bordering the neighborhood at connects it to Sofia. Boulevards of Nikola Tesla and 12 February are passing throughout Ratko Jović.

References

  1. Web site: Crveni Krst.