Leskovac (Lazarevac)

Leskovac
Лесковац
Village
Country  Serbia
Municipality Lazarevac
Population (2011)
 • Total 779
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)


Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Lazarevac.[1]

The village is located between the surface mines of the Kolubara mining basin. It is known for the Magic Garden, an artistic colony of the naïve sculptors, established by the world renown Serbian sculptor Bogosav Živković, himself a native of Leskovac.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Institut national d'études démographique (INED) Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Dimitrije Bukvić (14 April 2013). "Ruralni Beograd - dve trećine prestonice" (in Serbian). Politika.

Coordinates: 44°31′27″N 20°19′38″E / 44.5242°N 20.3272°E / 44.5242; 20.3272

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