Ratko Jović, Niš

Ratko Jović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Јовић); is an urban neighborhood in Niš. It is located in municipality of Crveni Krst.^[1]

Ratko Jović Ратко Јовић
Urban neighborhood
Ratko Jović Location within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°20′38″N 21°52′23″E
Country	Serbia
City	Niš
Municipality	Crveni Krst
Area
• Total	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
• Residential	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2011)Estimated
• Total	5,000
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+381(0)18
Car plates	NI

Location

Neighborhood is located in north-west part of the city. On the north and east it's bordered by boulevard of Nikola Tesla, on the south by industrial zone, and on the west by Constantine the Great Airport. Airport itself is sometimes included in Ratko Jović. River Hum flows throughout the neighborhood. The residential area of the neighborhood is around 0.7 square kilometers. Its population is between 2,500 and 3,000 people.

History

The neighborhood was created in 1960s in order to connect village of Donji Komren with the City of Niš. In the beginning it was named Novi Komren, but later the name was changed to Ratko Jović. Ratomir Ratko Jović was a Yugoslav World War 2 hero. Since then it became the industrial centre of the city, with many factories such as: Kopex MIN, Johnson Electric, NIS and Jastrebac. In 2012, Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Centre was opened.

Transportation

Constantine the Great Airport is an international airport that connects with Niš many European cities, such as Zürich, Bratislava, Bergamo and Vienna. The Pan-European Corridor X Branch C is bordering the neighborhood at connects it to Sofia. Boulevards of Nikola Tesla and 12 February are passing throughout Ratko Jović.

References

1. "Crveni Krst".