Zemun topographic map

Name: Zemun topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Zemun, Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Central Serbia, 11000, Serbia (44.82253 20.22138 44.94269 20.45209)

Average elevation: 262 ft

Minimum elevation: 213 ft

Maximum elevation: 827 ft

One of the characteristics of the Zemun's topography are the lagums, artificial underground corridors which crisscross below the loess area of Gardoš, Muhar, Ćukovac and Kalvarija. This terrain is one of the most active landslide areas in Belgrade. Being cut into for centuries, the loess in some sections have cliffs vertical up to 90%. The Romans began digging the lagums at least as early as 1,700 years ago, using them mostly as the food storages, but later were also used for supply and eventual hiding and evacuation. In the previous centuries, settlers left many vertical shafts which ventilated the lagums, drying the loess and keeping it compact.

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