Četvrti Jul
Četvrti Jul (Serbian: Четврти Јул) is a neighbourhood of Zrenjanin, Serbia. It is located some 1.5 kilometres to the southeast of the city centre. It is a residential area, consisting of 50 buildings with 4 or 5 storeys each, on the street of the same name (Četvrtog jula). The population of the neighbourhood is just over 3,000 inhabitants. The boundaries of the neighbourhood are Pančevačka, Dositeja Obradovića and Dr. Laze Kostića streets and railway.
Name
After the fall of communism, the neighbourhood kept its name, which means "Fourth of July", which was the date of state holiday in the former, socialist, Yugoslavia. In a referendum, n the early nineties, inhabitants refused to change the name of the street in Despota Stefana, but a nearby street got that name.
Geography and population
Surrounding neighbourhoods are Lesnina to the north, Ruža Šulman to the west, and Žitni Trg to the northwest. Together with "Četvrti Jul", they make up the inner-city local community "Dositej Obradović", which has 13,000 inhabitants. The local community occupies the southeast part of the city. It has the largest population of all local communities in the city. Serbs are the absolute majority in it, with a large Hungarian minority.
Features
In the neighbourhood of "Četvrti Jul", together with Šećerana and the area towards the central bus station, are the seat of the local community, elementary school "Dositej Obradović", 2 kindergartens, a general practitioner's office, 2 supermarkets, a few bars and restaurants, many shops, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a football field, a few basketball, handball and volleyball courts, a few parks, and the main bus station.
Nearby are: Post office, Pa plice station and ga reen market (Lesnina); another elementary school , "2. Oktobar"; and2 kindergartens.
It is widely considered that "Četvrti Jul" is developed urban neighbourhood.
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