Velika Moštanica
Velika Moštanica () is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica. Location
Velika Moštanica is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, between the Belgrade-Obrenovac (5 km away) and Ibarska magistrala (4 km away) freeways. It is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village), and experiences a steady, constant growth of population:

 1921 - 1,923
 1971 - 2,413
 1981 - 2,751
 1991 - 3,084
 2002 - 3,210

Characteristics 

The village has a church dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1858. Within the churchyard is a Veteran's cemetery, where fallen in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and both Balkan and World wars are buried. The church and the cemetery are declared a cultural monument. Since 2017, an annual theatre festival "Moki Theatre" is held, dedicated to author  (1863–1899), who was born in Velika Moštanica. The village has a kindergarten, local healthcare center, elementary school "Branko Radičević" and ethno-house "Milovuk". Nearby is the Đorićeva pond. Agriculture mostly includes orchards and cultivation of vegetables. There are preserved green corridors along the Moštanički and Stojkovački creeks. In July 2023 city announced plans for massive urbanization of the Velika Moštanica-Pećani area, which would triple the population to 9,750. Sources 
 Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo;

References

External links

Suburbs of Belgrade
Šumadija
Čukarica