Ritam grada / Rhythm of the city
Gročanska čaršija Srce gročanske varoši, u dokumentaciji poznata kao Gročanska čaršija, nekada je bila deo rimskog puta i Carigradskog druma, najvažnijih puteva oko kojih je i formirano naselje nastalo od vojnih utvrđenja, a po- tom centar gročanske nahije i sreza. Gročanska čaršija je i dan-danas poslovno-administrativni centar Groc- ke, ali i zaštićena prostorna kulturno-istorijska celina od velikog značaja za Srbiju. Gročanska čaršija u duži- ni od blizu 300 metara svojom arhitekturom do danas pruža mogućnost doživljavanja ambijenta koji je zna- čajno dostignuće narodnog graditeljstva. Oduvek glav- na ulica, ujedno je i najstarija ulica u Grockoj, a prema svom značaju je u rangu zaštićenih prostornih celina Kosančićevog venca u Beogradu i starog jezgra Zemu- na. Interesantno je da je druga po redu ambijentalna celina upisana u centralni registar prostornih kultur- no-istorijskih celina u Beogradu, odmah nakon Knez Mihailove ulice. U ulici je i najstarija kuća iz sredine 18. veka, a značajniji sačuvani objekti u okviru zaštićene ambijentalne celine su Apostolovićeva kuća iz sredi- ne 18. veka, Nišlićeva kuća i Savića mehana s početka 19. veka, kao i vizuelno dominantna Crkva Svete Tro- jice, podignuta 1883. godine na temeljima starijeg sa- kralnog objekta iz 1828. godine, građenog uz podršku kneza Miloša Obrenovića i porodice Garašanin. Ulaz u Gročansku čaršiju obeležava i spomenik Iliji Garašani- nu, čuvenom državniku i znamenitom Gročaninu, rad vajara Nikole Koke Jankovića. Čaršiju odnedavno kra- si i skulptura „Gročanka“, rad poznatog vajara Zorana Ivanovića, zamišljena da predstavlja simbol ovog vo- ćarskog kraja. U njenoj pletenoj korpi se prepoznaju trešnje, kajsije, breskve i jabuke, a dominira grozd, ko- ji se nalazi i na grbu opštine Grocka.
Rančićeva kuća Među zaštićenim kulturnim dobrima narodnog gra- diteljstva u nekadašnjim čaršijskim sokacima ističe se Rančićeva kuća. Beleži više od dva veka trajanja i više od četiri decenije kulturne namene, a svakom poseti- ocu daruje nezaboravnu atmosferu svog vanvremen- skog sklada i spokoja. Gročanske varoške kuće svojim arhitektonskim i etnografskim vrednostima, kao i ra- znovrsnošću, predstavljaju najveće domete građevin- ske, stambene i likovne kulture u našoj narodnoj arhi- tekturi. Ova stara varoška kuća kosovsko-moravskog stila izgrađena je s kraja 18. ili početka 19. veka u mir- nom sokaku stare varoši, na uzvišici s pogledom na moćni Dunav. Ime je dobila po porodici Rančić, kojoj je gotovo dva veka pripadala. Građena od materijala sa ovog podneblja bez ijednog eksera, širokih streha, sa drvenim doksatom i krovom od ćeramide, dragocen je primerak očuvanog narodnog neimarstva i varoškog doma Srbije. Rančićeva kuća je otud spomenik kultu- re od velikog značaja za našu zemlju pod patronatom Zavoda za zaštitu spomenika kulture grada Beograda. Legat dr Aleksandra Kostića U okviru obnovljene ambijentalne celine Gročan- ske čaršije i prostora biblioteke „Ilija Garašanin“ susre- le su se zaostavštine dvojice znamenitih ljudi – seća- nje na državnika Iliju Garašanina, čijom je zaslugom sredinom 19. veka osnovana prva javna gročanska bi- blioteka, i zbirka naučnika dr Aleksandra Kostića, ko- ji je tridesetih godina 20. veka u Grockoj otkrio bogato arheološko nalazište u Dubočaju i svoje nalaze ostavio Grockoj „kao podsticaj za dalja istraživanja“. Svoj legat je 1978. godine poklonio gradskoj opštini Grocka, koji je potom izložen u Rančićevoj kući pod tematskim na- zivom Zavičajni muzej Grocke (1982-2001). Njegov sin, poznati srpski kompozitor, pisac i zaljubljenik u kuli- narstvo Vojislav Voki Kostić, zaostavštinu je dopunio očevim ličnim predmetima. Godine 2008, kuća je da- ta na korišćenje Centru za kulturu Grocka, čije sedi- šte i zvanično postaje 2016. godine.
church of the Holy Trinity, which was built in 1883 on the foundations of an older sacral building from 1828 and was raised with the support of Prince Miloš Obreno- vić and the Garašanin family. Also marking the entrance to the Grocka Bazaar is a monument to aforementioned statesman Ilija Garašanin, which is a work of sculptor Nikola ‘Koka’ Janković. As of recently, the bazaar has also been adorned with a sculpture called “Gročanka” [meaning a female native of Grocka], which is a work of famous sculptor Zoran Ivanović that’s intended to rep- resent a symbol of this fruit-growing region. Her wicker basket can be seen to contain cherries, apricots, peaches and apples, while it is dominated by clusters of grapes resembling the one that appears on the coat of arms of the municipality of Grocka. Rančić family house Standing out among the protected cultural monu- ments of folk masonry in the former alleyways of the bazaar is the Rančić family house. It has stood for more than two centuries and spent over four decades as a pro- tected cultural monument, while every visitor is provid- ed with the experience of an unforgettable atmosphere of timeless harmony and serenity. Grocka townhouses, with their architectural and ethnographic values, but also their diversity, represent the greatest range of construc- tion, residential and artistic culture in Serbia’s folk archi- tecture. This old townhouse, built in the Kosovo-Morava style, was constructed during the late 18 th or early 19 th centuries in a peaceful alley of the old town, on a rise with a view overlooking the mighty Danube. It is named after the Rančić family, which owned the property for almost two centuries. Built from local materials and without a single nail, with wide eaves, a wooden porch and a tiled roof, it is a precious example of preserved folk masonry and a townhouse in Serbia. This led to the Rančić fam- ily house being declared a cultural monument of great importance to the country, under the patronage of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of the City of Belgrade.
Ada Singa At three kilometres long and half a kilometre wide, this Grocka river island is one of the largest forested ar- eas on the territory of Belgrade and also one of the larg- est river islands. It is today a favourite tranquil spot for numerous sports anglers, fishermen and boaters from Grocka and the surrounding area. Grocka Bazaar The heart of the town of Grocka, known in docu- ments as the Grocka Bazaar, once formed part of the Roman Road and the Constantinople Road, which were the most important roads around which the settlement was formed from military fortifications, then the cen- tre of the Grocka nahiye and county. The Grocka Ba- zaar remains the business and administrative centre of the town today, but also a protected spatial cultural-his- torical unit of great importance to Serbia. The 300-me- tre-long Grocka Bazaar, with its distinctive architecture, still provides the opportunity to experience a setting that represents a significant achievement of traditional folk masonry. Always serving as the town’s main street, it is also Grocka’s oldest street, and in terms of importance ranks alongside Belgrade’s protected spatial units of Ko- sančić’s Wreath and the old urban core of Zemun. It is interesting that it was only the second spatial unit to be entered into the central register of Belgrade’s Spatial cul- tural and historical units, immediately after Knez Mihailo- va Street. This Grocka street also contains the oldest pre- served house from the middle of the 18 th century, while the more significant preserved buildings within the pro- tected area include the mid-18 th century Apostolović’s house, Nišlić’s house and Savić’s meyhane, dating back to the early 19 th century, as well as the visually dominant
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