Great War Island - Global Citizenship Summer School (sitios de interés)

Great War Island is a small triangular Serbian island located at the mouth of the Sava river which flows into the Danube. The island covers an area of 2.11 km² and most of the time, it is flooded by the waters of the Danube. This small island presently functions as a nature preserve for 196 bird species, many of which are endangered. It is also a home for one of Serbia's famous beaches, named Lido. The island's name stems from the important strategic location it has. It was used to either defend or to launch attacks on Belgrade during the course of history. During the construction of New Belgrade -Novi Beograd- it was decided that the Great War Island should be completely destroyed however, because of the island's location on the Danube, the alluvial materials brought by the river prevented the island from disappearing.