Great War Island

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Attractions in Belgrade – At the other side of the city there is a similar place as Ada – it’s the Great War Island, more popular under the name of Lido. There, their habitat found rare birds of international significance, due to developed vegetation and large water surfaces.

Lido is, next to Ada famous “summer resort” of Belgrade’s residents. Looking from Kalemegdan there is a wonderful view of Great War Island at the confluence of two large rivers. There are sightseeing tours that drive right next to this island – a tour worth taking, because you can see Belgrade from completely different perspective.

Though uninhabited, the island is part of the Belgrade City proper, and belongs to the city municipality of Zemun.

Attractions in Belgrade – Great War Island is located at the mouth of the Sava river into the Danube, in the Danube’s widening between the Kalemegdan fortress as the ending section of the Terazije ridge of northernmost part of Šumadija on the west and the low, easternmost section of the Syrmia plain, the modern Ušće neighborhood of Novi Beograd, on the south.

Attractions in Belgrade – The island is relatively close to the banks, at the closest it is just 200 meters away from both Novi Beograd and Kalemegdan. On the south, halfway between the Great War Island and Ušće is the remnant of Little War Island.

The Great War Island is generally triangular in shape and covers an area of 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi). It is low, for the most part marshy and often flooded by the Danube. The main physical feature on the island is the canal of Veliki Galijaš. In time, the canal was cut off from the Danube and effectively turned into a lake, with an area of 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi) and the major natural bird and fish spawning area on the island.

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