Rosalie Morton Park
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| Rosalie Morton Park | |
|---|---|
| Калемегдански парк | |
 Rosalie Morton Park | |
  Location within Belgrade | |
| Location | Savski Venac, Belgrade |
| Coordinates | 44°46′43″N 20°27′32″E / 44.7787°N 20.4588°E |
| Open | All year |
Park Rozali Morton (Serbian Cyrillic: Парк Розали Мортон) is a park in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Savski Venac.
History
The park was named after American doctor Rosalie Morton (1876–1968) in 2006. She was made a special commissioner of the Red Cross to take supplies to the Macedonian front in the World War I. After the war, she helped to establish three hospitals in Serbia, equipped them with 200 beds and medical supplies, sent 60 students to study medicine in the US and personally supported schooling of 29 Serbian war orphans.[1][2] In 1919, she donated Ford's medical vehicle to the Belgrade's emergency medical service, the first motorized ambulance in the city.[3]
The park is located in the vicinity of several hospitals, including University Hospital Center Dr Dragiša Mišović and it was officially opened on Earth Day, 22 April 2014, with the help from the Red Cross of Serbia and US Embassy in Serbia.[2]
In 2016 the park was renovated and rearranged. Concrete paths were replaced with granite ones, and in the center of the park, where the paths are connecting, a small plateau with benches was created.[1]
