Brestovik

Brestovik is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, located in the municipality of Grocka. It lies in the eastern part of the municipality, near the border with Smederevo and the Podunavlje District, approximately 6 km east of Grocka and 40 km east of Belgrade. Situated on the southern bank of the Danube, Brestovik is a small, depopulating village with a population that decreased from 1,129 in 1991 to 1,076 in 2002. It is connected by the Smederevski put road, which links Belgrade and Smederevo, forming part of an urban built-up area stretching from Grocka to Smederevo.

The village is characterized by a road section connecting it to the Belgrade-Niš highway. Notably, Brestovik is home to the Geomagnetic Observatory, established in 1957 as the first of its kind in former Yugoslavia. The name "Brestovik" translates to "elm forest." Historically, settlers from the area crossed the Danube and founded Banatski Brestovac.

Archaeologically, Grocka is rich in localities but underexplored. Brestovik has three significant sites: the "Podunavlje-Hladna Voda-Vrtlog-Mikulje" complex, "Beli Breg," and "Goli Breg." The Roman Tomb in Brestovik, discovered in 1895, is an important Late Roman-era monument protected since 1948. It is speculated to be the tomb of local martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus.

In 2017, three monumental stones were transported from the village bus stop to Grocka's Rančić Family house for protection and study. Preliminary analysis suggests they are part of a large public building from Roman Antiquity, likely predating the 4th century, with visible reliefs indicating a potential sacral or monumental origin.