Bulevar Nemanjića ( sr-cyr, Булевар Немањића, "Boulevard of the

Nemanjić dynasty The House of Nemanjić ( sr-Cyrl, Немањић, Немањићи; Nemanjić, Nemanjići, ) was the most prominent dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. This princely, royal, and later imperial house produced twelve Serbian monarchs, who rul ...

"), formerly ''Bulevar Lenjina'' ("

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Boulevard") and commonly known as ''Bulevar'', is a street and urban neighbourhood of

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

, in southeastern

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. Bulevar is located in the center of Medijana municipality, bordered to the south by the

boulevard A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

(avenue) itself, to the north by the

Nišava The Nišava or Nishava ( Bulgarian and sr-Cyrl, Нишава, ) is a river in Bulgaria and Serbia, a right tributary, and with a length of also the longest one, of the South Morava. Course Bulgaria The Nišava originates in western Bulg ...

river and to the east by the neighborhood of

Trošarina Trošarina ( sr, Трошарина) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Voždovac. Location Trošarina is located around the crossroads of the Boulevard of Liberation, ''Kružni p ...

. Traditionally only the first row of apartment buildings south of Bulevar Nemanjića street was considered as part of the neighborhood, concretely the area of small individual family houses comprising unnamed area between Bulevar Nemanjića and other neighborhoods situated on Bulevar Zorana Đinđića.

Characteristics

Nowadays, the neighborhood is one of the main residential areas of the city. It is one of the newer neighborhoods, built mostly during the 1970s and 1980s. It consists almost exclusively of large apartment blocks. Due to this it is also one of the most densely populated areas of the city. The official seat of Medijana municipality is also situated in this neighborhood, as is the Roda shopping center. The heart of the neighborhood is a relatively large park named after

Saint Sava Saint Sava ( sr, Свети Сава, Sveti Sava, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; gr, Άγιος Σάββας; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1236), known as the Enlightener, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalou ...

, known in English as the ''Park of St. Sava''. In recent years this area has become one of night life spots in Niš due to a large number of cafes and restaurants. A new church in the center of the park serves as a local landmark.Niš, unforgettable travel
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulevar Nemanjica Neighborhoods of Niš Nemanjić dynasty