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During the NATO bombing of the former Yugoslavia, Rakovica was the only municipality in Belgrade to be targeted almost every night, and eventually every day. [6] The most heavy attacks were suffered by the Straževica hill (under which was the Yugoslavian underground base), as well as the Monastery forest, most probably because anti-aircraft weapons were located there. [7]
The Rakovica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Раковица, romanized: Manastir Rakovica) is the monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church, within the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci, located in the municipality of Rakovica in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is dedicated to the archangels Michael and Gabriel. [1]
Kanarevo brdo (Serbian Cyrillic: Канарево брдо, meaning "Kanar's Hill") is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Rakovica .
The area near the creek's mouth (Kneževac-Rakovica) is one of major industrial zones in Belgrade. In May 1999, during the NATO bombing of Serbia , the electrical substation in Rakovica was hit and 80 tons of heating oil partially burned polluting the air, but a significant amount leaked into the Rakovički potok polluting Topčiderka and Sava ...
Pages in category "Rakovica, Belgrade" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Rakovica monastery and the woods of Manastirska šuma are located nearby so as the Belgrade's major quarry, Kijevo, on Straževica. The vast underground military complex "Kneževac", heavily bombed during the 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia is colloquially better known as Straževica .
Straževica is located in the central part of the neighborhood, on the 209-metre-high (686 ft) hill of the same name. The neighborhood is small and undeveloped, as most of the hill is turned into Belgrade's most important quarry, Kijevo, and on all sides of the hill already developed separate neighborhoods: Kneževac on the north, Jelezovac and Sunčani Breg on the east, Resnik on the south ...
Industrija Motora Rakovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Индустрија Мотора Раковица; abbr. IMR) was an agricultural machinery manufacturer based in Rakovica, Belgrade, Serbia. Originally founded in 1927 as Zadrugar, they build tractors and engines. The engines are based on originally licensed Perkins engine models.