Belgrade spreads over 29 hills, but when someone says they are going to “Brdo”, everyone knows where.
Under Ottoman rule the hill above Makiš was known as Golo brdo, or Ordija. It is named after Matija Ban, a politician and diplomat from Dubrovnik who built a summer house with a vineyard here in the mid-19th century.
The neighbourhood belongs to Čukarica, tucked between Čukarička padina, Ada Ciganlija, Košutnjak, Topčider and Žarkovo. Požeška street is its core, a modern promenade; with a terminus and many bus lines, Banovo brdo links the centre with the south-west of the city. It works like a town within the city, with two cinemas still open, cafés, restaurants and shops.
Trees and flowers line every street, with many parks; one of the largest in Belgrade is opposite the “Josif Pančić” school. Ada Ciganlija, the “Belgrade sea”, and Košutnjak are minutes away. FK Čukarički plays at the renovated stadium.
Ideal for families and students: three primary schools, a school for children with special needs, the 13th Belgrade Grammar School, a chemistry and food technology school, the College of Hotel Management and the Faculty of Sport.
