Zemun
Zemun (
German: Semlin) is a major suburb of
Belgrade situated on the western bank of the
Sava river. It is accosted to the
Danube river and the district has 191,938 (
2002) with 146,172 in urban Zemun-Belgrade, the remainder in surrounding villages such as
Surčin and Dobanovci.
First written records mention this city in the XII century. The name
Zemun is believed to be derived from
slavic word "zemlin" meaning "earth". Once an independent city, since 1945 it is part of
Belgrade.
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