Leskovac (Lazarevac)

Leskovac
Лесковац
Village
Map
Country Serbia
MunicipalityLazarevac
Area
 • Total
10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
779
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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  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.

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