Rucka Explained

Rucka
Native Name:Руцка
Native Name Lang:sr
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Serbia
Coordinates:44.6561°N 20.3064°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Belgrade
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Čukarica
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.97
Population Total:316
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Rucka (Serbian Cyrillic: Руцка) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.

Rucka is the southernmost and the least populated settlement in the municipality of Čukarica. It is located just 1.5 km west of Umka, with which it makes a continuous built-up urban area, so in the future much smaller Rucka (population of 316, census 2011) might be annexed to Umka (population of 5,292, Census 2002).

Rucka is one of the smallest settlements in the City of Belgrade area, and being classified as an urban, one of the smallest towns in Serbia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Насеља општине Чукарица . stat.gov.rs . Statistical Office of Serbia . 22 October 2019 . Serbian .