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

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"), 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 of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

, in southeastern

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

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(avenue) itself, to the north of the

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river and to the east by the neighborhood of

Trošarina Trošarina () 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 put'' and ''Crnotravska'' ...

. 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

In recent times, the neighborhood is one of the major 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

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, 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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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulevar Nemanjica Neighborhoods of Niš Nemanjić dynasty