Park Republika Srpska

Park Republika Srpska is one of the newest parks in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Novi Beograd.LocationThe park is located in the eastern section of the municipality. It extends between the Brodarska and eastern extension of Savski nasip streets on the north, Gazela bridge on the west and the left bank of the Sava river on the south; that is, the Sava quay, which spreads out along the Sava's bank. In the north it extends into the Gazela residential local community, in the west into the neighborhood of Savski Nasip, and in the east, along the quay, into the neighborhood of Staro Sajmište.HistoryThe park area used to be known as the Park of the Non-aligned, after the Third World countries movement co-founded by then Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito. The 3ha park's poor maintenance over decades caused it to fall into bad shape.As a joint initiative of Boris Tadić (President of Serbia) and Milorad Dodik (Prime Minister of Republika Srpska), with assistance of the Belgrade city government and communal services, and plant breeders from Banja Luka, 1.7ha of the park were restored, and the new park opened on 30 April 2008.