Velika Moštanica is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, between the Belgrade-Obrenovac (5 km away) and Ibarska magistrala (4 km away) freeways. It is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village), and experiences a steady, constant growth of population:
1921 - 1,923
1971 - 2,413
1981 - 2,751
1991 - 3,084
2002 - 3,210
CharacteristicsEdit
The village has a church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1858. Within the churchyard is a Veteran's cemetery, where fallen in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and both Balkan and World wars are buried. The church and the cemetery are declared a cultural monument. Since 2017, an annual theatre festival "Moki Theatre" is held, dedicated to author Svetolik Ranković [sr] (1863–1899), who was born in Velika Moštanica.[2]
The village has a kindergarten, local healthcare center, elementary school "Branko Radičević" and ethno-house "Milovuk". Nearby is the Đorićeva pond. Agriculture mostly includes orchards and cultivation of vegetables.[2]
SourcesEdit
Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN86-01-02651-6
ReferencesEdit
^"Насеља општине Чукарица" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ abAleksandra Kurteš (1 July 2023). Велика Моштаница - културна и природна оаза [Velika Moštanica - cultural and natural oasis]. Politika (in Serbian). p. 13.
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