Fontana (Serbian Cyrillic: Фонтана) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd. Fontana sprawls around the intersection of Pariske Komune, Narodnih heroja and Otona Župančiča streets, in the north-central section of the municipality. It roughly comprises (entirely or partially) Blocks 1, 2, 3 and 5 that were mostly built in the 1960s. The population of the local community of Fontana was 4,476 in 2002, and 9,833 with the neighboring areas which make the neighborhood of Fontana. Apart from being a residential area, some commercial and educational facilities are located near by: a multi-functional shopping and cultural center by architect Uros Martinovic (completed in 1967), a McDonald's restaurant, indoor arena Hala sportova with an outdoor stadium, four kindergartens, three elementary schools and two highschools (Graphic Design Secondary School and IX Belgrade Gymnasium). Fontana is very well connected to the other parts of Belgrade as over ten lines of public transportation pass through the neighborhood.
References
- Beograd - plan grada; M@gic M@p, 2006; ISBN 86-83501-53-1
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| Ada Međica • Bežanija • Bežanijska Kosa • Blokovi • Dr Ivan Ribar • Fontana • Kartonsko naselje • Ledine • Mala Ciganlija • Novi Beograd • Savograd • Savski Nasip • Staro Sajmište • Studentski Grad • Tošin Bunar • Ušće |
