Vrčin
Vrčin is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Grocka.
Name
Historians Dušan J. Popović and Vladimir Ćorović traced the name of the locality back to the Roman period and the nearby temple of Norcinium. It was dedicated to the Etruscan-Roman goddess of destiny, Nortia. After Slavic settlement, Roman names ending with -cin were mostly contracted to čin, while the suffix -dunum became din. Norcinium was thus shortened to Norčin and then modified to Vrčin.Politics
Vrčin was once the seat of its own municipality, which was disbanded and incorporated into the municipality of Grocka.Population
Vrčin is statistically classified as a rural settlement and officially is the second most populous settlement in the municipality. However, unofficial estimates that include refugees also put Leštane before Vrčin.Vrčin extends on both sides of the highway. The eastern extension is colloquially known as Tranšped. This area forms a continuous build-up area with Zaklopača. Vrčin has experienced a steady growth of population: