Cerak

Cerak is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica.

Characteristics

The name of the neighborhood, Cerak, in Serbian means bitter oak forest. The population (2002 census) is 12,591.

Main traffic street is Jablanicka street, from which many smaller, residential streets and cul-de-sacs radiate.One of the borders of Cerak is the Ibar transite.The Neighborhood is of a mixed residential type, with both single-family houses (mostly row- or semi-detached houses), multi-family low-rises (ground+2 floors) and a few higher residential buildings (g+5/6 floors). The latest construction next to the southern edge (lining Ibarska magistrala) are all apartment blocks. Cerak, like Cerak Vinogradi, is extensively planted with trees and decorative shrubberry, which, combined with relatively low traffic density makes it a very livable area. Being the oldest neighborhood of the "Cerak" area (Cerak, Cerak Vinogradi, Cerak 2), Cerak hosts the area's post office, one of the two kindergartens, several supermarkets and grocery stores. It has one elementary school.The western section of the neighborhood (Bitoljska, Mojkovačka, Petefijeva, Partizanske Vode streets, etc.) is referred to as Stari Cerak (Old Cerak).