Jakovo (village)
Encyclopedia
Jakovo is an suburban neighborhood of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin
.
(sub-region of Podlužje
), 24 kilometers south-west of downtown Belgrade and 6 kilometers south of the municipal seat of Surčin
. The settlement is 4 kilometers away from the left bank of the Sava river.
, Bečmen
and Boljevci
.
Historical population of Jakovo:
-Surčin
-Ostružnica
-Železnik
-Resnik which in this section generally follows the route of the beltway.
One of the most famous Syrmian monasteries, Fenek
, is located just outside the settlement, on the road to Boljevci. A riding school is also situated on the main road leading from Jakovo.
and Hungary
, on the territory of Belgrade. It is location of the traditional horse racing fair Sremački preskok. Curiosity of the salaš is the German fiacre for transportation of 15 passengers, popularly called konjobus (horsebus). Stremen is 20 kilometers away from downtown Belgrade, but since 2008 it is also accessible via toursit boats which connect Novi Beograd
's Block 45 and settlements in the municipality of Surčin through canals.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, the capital of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin
Surcin
Surčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...
.
Location
Jakovo is located in the south-eastern part of SyrmiaSyrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
(sub-region of Podlužje
Podlužje
Podlužje is a small geographical region in Serbia. It is located in south-eastern Syrmia. The western part of Podlužje belong to the autonomous province of Vojvodina, and the eastern part belongs to the city of Belgrade...
), 24 kilometers south-west of downtown Belgrade and 6 kilometers south of the municipal seat of Surčin
Surcin
Surčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...
. The settlement is 4 kilometers away from the left bank of the Sava river.
Population
Jakovo is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village). As it grows, and it experiences a steady population growth for decades, it makes almost one continuous built-up area with the neighboring settlements of SurčinSurcin
Surčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...
, Bečmen
Becmen
Bečmen is an suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.- Location :...
and Boljevci
Boljevci
Boljevci is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.- Location :...
.
Historical population of Jakovo:
- 1921 - 1,911
- 1931 - 2,015
- 1948 - 2,096
- 1953 - 2,249
- 1961 - 2,624
- 1971 - 3,123
- 1981 - 4,619
- 1991 - 5,483 (de jure)
- 1991 - 5,423 (de facto)
- 2002 - 6,066 (de jure)
- 2002 - 5,949 (de facto)
Ethnic structure (2002 census)
Main ethnic groups in Jakovo include:- SerbsSerbsThe Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
= 5,665 (95.23%) - Roma = 48 (0.80%)
- YugoslavsYugoslavsYugoslavs is a national designation used by a minority of South Slavs across the countries of the former Yugoslavia and in the diaspora...
= 40 (0.67%)
Characteristics
Jakovo is located in the western, finished section of the uncompleted Belgrade beltway and also on the Belgrade's internal freight railway BatajnicaBatajnica
Batajnica is an suburban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Zemun.-Name:...
-Surčin
Surcin
Surčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...
-Ostružnica
Ostružnica
Ostružnica is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica....
-Železnik
Železnik
Železnik , is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica.- Location :...
-Resnik which in this section generally follows the route of the beltway.
One of the most famous Syrmian monasteries, Fenek
Fenek monastery
The Fenek Monastery is a Serb Orthodox monastery in the Srem region, near Belgrade. The monastery is near the village of Jakovo, in the Surčin municipality. According to tradition, the founders of Monastery were Stefan and Angelina Branković, in the second half of the 15th century...
, is located just outside the settlement, on the road to Boljevci. A riding school is also situated on the main road leading from Jakovo.
Stremen
Stremen (Cyrillic: Стремен) is the only salaš, secluded ranch-type farms quite common in VojvodinaVojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
and Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, on the territory of Belgrade. It is location of the traditional horse racing fair Sremački preskok. Curiosity of the salaš is the German fiacre for transportation of 15 passengers, popularly called konjobus (horsebus). Stremen is 20 kilometers away from downtown Belgrade, but since 2008 it is also accessible via toursit boats which connect Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd or New Belgrade is the most populous municipality that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 on the left bank of the Sava river which was previously an uninhabited area, opposite of the old Belgrade...
's Block 45 and settlements in the municipality of Surčin through canals.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of Belgrade neighbourhoods and suburbs
- Municipality of SurčinSurcinSurčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...