Dusanovac

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Dusanovac is an urban neighbourhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. As a pre-war suburb of Belgrade, it was developed in the 1920s on, what was at that time, eastern border of the city. However, before World War II the area was fully urbanized and made an urban area with the rest of the city. Since the 1960s and 1970s new, vast in area boroughs were developed further to the east, in one continuous urban area.

Dusanovac was always an area with working class population, settled in predominantly small - to - medium houses with backyards. It is mostly residential area without major industrial objects. However, in 1974 a Belgrade - Nis highway was constructed right through the neighbourhood, splitting it in two parts, and along the highway huge car shops, exhibitor's salons, restaurants and other commercial objects are still being built. Located right next to the highway is also an open produce Market of Dusanovac, one of the major ones in Belgrade.

An area to the north, between the highway and Ustanicka Street is turned into an administrative center, including the municipal assembly of Vozdovac, the police and fire station, the Municipal Court of Belgrade and the Special section of the Supreme court of Serbia for organized crime and war crimes (formerly the Supreme Military Court of Yugoslavia).