Zuce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zuce
Зуце | |
|---|---|
suburban settlement | |
 View on Avala from Zuce | |
 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| City |  Belgrade |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,001 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1,279 | — |
| 1953 | 1,380 | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 1,517 | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 1,526 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,771 | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 1,967 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 2,024 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2,001 | −1.1% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Zuce (Serbian Cyrillic: Зуце) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Voždovac.
Zuce is the easternmost settlement in the municipality, located in the low Šumadija region, on the eastern slopes of the Avala mountain in the valley of the Vranovac creek, a tributary to the Bolečica river. Zuce is located south-east of downtown Belgrade, next to both the railway and highway Belgrade-Niš. It generally spreads to the north (in the direction of the neighborhood of Bubanj Potok) and to the south (in the direction of Vrčin).
The area is known for several water springs, including the "Točak" (wheel) spring. In June 2008, a geothermal water spring (22 Celsius) was found in the alluvial valley of the Zavojnička river, on the depth of 150 meters.[3] Water is currently being tested by the Geology Institute of Serbia, which initially reported that the water, though not hot, might be used for heating via heating pumps which would warm it up.