Ada Ciganlija (Belgrade)
Serbia and Montenegro /
Central Serbia /
Ostruzhnica /
Belgrade
World
/ Serbia and Montenegro
/ Central Serbia
/ Ostruzhnica
, 10 km from center (Остружница)
World / Serbia / Grad Beograd
park, island
Ada Ciganlija (Serbian Cyrillic Ада Циганлија, Serbian Latin: Ada Ciganlija, pronounced ['ada t͡si'ganlija]) is an island in the Sava river flowing through central Belgrade the capital city of Serbia. The island belongs to the Belgrade municipality of Čukarica.
It is located at the 4th kilometer from the Sava's confluence into the Danube near the central parts of Belgrade. It has an area of 8 square kilometres. The island is largely used as a multi-faceted recreation zone by the citizens of Belgrade; it is most famously dubbed as the Belgrade's Sea (beogradsko more) because of its long beach. Its name is derived from the Serbian word of Turkish origin 'ada' roughly meaning a river island and 'Ciganlija' an adjective form of Celtic word Tsiganlia, which later transformed in word 'Ciganlija'.Connection between word 'Ciganlija', and Cigan(Roma people) is totally false.
The island was proclaimed a national public good in 1821 by Prince Miloš Obrenović of Serbia by a royal decree, and is today managed by the municipal government via the Public Enterprise "Ada Ciganlija" (JP "Ada Ciganlija"), which maintains the grounds of the recreational areas and especially the beach and the Sava Lake. It is responsible for cleanliness, maintenance such as trimming of the underwater algae, public safety (life guards) etc. Even though the island is a public good, the island itself is not exclusively managed and owned by the city. There are numerous private entities who administer businesses and recreation facilities, as well as the golf course. Notably, many Serbian famous sports personalities have invested in this area.
It is located at the 4th kilometer from the Sava's confluence into the Danube near the central parts of Belgrade. It has an area of 8 square kilometres. The island is largely used as a multi-faceted recreation zone by the citizens of Belgrade; it is most famously dubbed as the Belgrade's Sea (beogradsko more) because of its long beach. Its name is derived from the Serbian word of Turkish origin 'ada' roughly meaning a river island and 'Ciganlija' an adjective form of Celtic word Tsiganlia, which later transformed in word 'Ciganlija'.Connection between word 'Ciganlija', and Cigan(Roma people) is totally false.
The island was proclaimed a national public good in 1821 by Prince Miloš Obrenović of Serbia by a royal decree, and is today managed by the municipal government via the Public Enterprise "Ada Ciganlija" (JP "Ada Ciganlija"), which maintains the grounds of the recreational areas and especially the beach and the Sava Lake. It is responsible for cleanliness, maintenance such as trimming of the underwater algae, public safety (life guards) etc. Even though the island is a public good, the island itself is not exclusively managed and owned by the city. There are numerous private entities who administer businesses and recreation facilities, as well as the golf course. Notably, many Serbian famous sports personalities have invested in this area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Ciganlija
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°47'6"N 20°23'43"E
- Island "Heron" 9 km
- Ovčanska ada 10 km
- Lipovica forest 14 km
- Borčanska ada 19 km
- Široka bara 25 km
- Profili 33 km
- Kosmaj 34 km
- Special Nature Reserve "Obedska pond" 48 km
- Maljen mountain 81 km
- Povlen Mountain 86 km
- Sava Lake 0.3 km
- Football playground 0.6 km
- Paintball Arena No1 Open field in Ada Ciganlija 0.8 km
- Policajac SC 0.8 km
- Ada Međica 0.9 km
- Čukarička Padina 1.3 km
- School ground 1.4 km
- New Belgrade 2.1 km
- MZ Makiš 3.8 km
- Čukarica 8.1 km
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