Velika Moštanica | |
Native Name: | Велика Моштаница |
Native Name Lang: | sr |
Settlement Type: | Suburban settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Serbia |
Coordinates: | 44.6667°N 41°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Belgrade |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Čukarica |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 23.63 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 3210 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 11260 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +381(0)11 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | BG |
Velika Moštanica (Serbian: Велика Моштаница) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.
Velika Moštanica is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, between the Belgrade-Obrenovac (5 km away) and Ibarska magistrala (4 km away) freeways. It is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village), and experiences a steady, constant growth of population:
The village has a church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1858. Within the churchyard is a Veteran's cemetery, where fallen in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and both Balkan and World wars are buried. The church and the cemetery are declared a cultural monument. Since 2017, an annual theatre festival "Moki Theatre" is held, dedicated to author (1863–1899), who was born in Velika Moštanica.[2]
The village has a kindergarten, local healthcare center, elementary school "Branko Radičević" and ethno-house "Milovuk". Nearby is the Đorićeva pond. Agriculture mostly includes orchards and cultivation of vegetables.[2] There are preserved green corridors along the Moštanički and Stojkovački creeks.[3]
In July 2023 city announced plans for massive urbanization of the Velika Moštanica-Pećani area, which would triple the population to 9,750.[3]