Brotseuli Street

Overview

Brotseuli Street (Georgian: ბროწეულის ქუჩა) is a short residential street in the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi, in the Vashlijvari area. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is about 550 m long and runs from north to south.

Brotseuli is the Georgian word for the pomegranate (Punica granatum). We could not find the official naming decision for the street in the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge).

Location

OSM maps the street in two sections with a combined length of 553 m. Its northern end is at Iasamni Street (about 41.7500° N, 44.7684° E). Its southern end is at about 41.7453° N, 44.7672° E. Several unnamed local roads and driveways join it along the way. The midpoint along its length is at about 41.7477° N, 44.7677° E. OSM address data place it in the Dighomi–Vashlijvari neighbourhood.

Based on OSM coordinates, the nearest metro station is Didube, about 1.0 km in a straight line from the middle of the street. Gotsiridze is about 1.5 km away.

The name

According to Georgian Wikipedia, the pomegranate is a shrub or small tree (up to 5 m) of the pomegranate family. In Georgia it grows wild along the Iori, Alazani and Mtkvari rivers and in some parts of western Georgia. The fruit is eaten fresh, and its juice is used to make syrups and drinks. Why the street was given this name is not documented.

Vashlijvari

According to Georgian Wikipedia (citing the encyclopedias Tbilisi, 2002, and Sakartvelo), Vashlijvari is a neighbourhood and former village in the western part of Tbilisi. It lies on the right side of the Mtkvari valley, on the right bank of the Dighmistskali river, mostly around the slopes of Mount Onadiri.

Vineyards were planted here in the 19th century. In the Soviet period a viticulture and winemaking research institute with an experimental farm was set up here. In 1989 a new high-rise residential district for about 39,000 people was laid out in Vashlijvari. Under the 2014 administrative division, Vashlijvari and Dighomi form a single neighbourhood (No. 9).

Nearby places

• Public School No. 2 of Abkhazia (name as in OSM) — about 0.2 km from the middle of the street.

• Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (ჯვართამაღლების ეკლესია) — about 0.4 km.

• Nantes Garden (ნანტის ბაღი) — about 0.4 km.

• Public School No. 158 — about 0.6 km.

Distances are straight-line, calculated from OSM coordinates.

FAQ

1) Where is Brotseuli Street?
In Tbilisi's Saburtalo district, in the Vashlijvari area.

2) How long is the street?
About 550 m (553 m), according to OpenStreetMap.

3) Where does it start and end?
It starts at Iasamni Street in the north and runs south. At its southern end it meets unnamed local roads.

4) What does the name mean?
Brotseuli is the Georgian word for the pomegranate (Punica granatum). We could not find the official naming decision.

5) What is the nearest metro station?
Didube, about 1 km in a straight line from the middle of the street. Gotsiridze is about 1.5 km away.

6) Is there a school nearby?
Yes. According to OSM, Public School No. 2 of Abkhazia is about 0.2 km away and Public School No. 158 about 0.6 km away.

7) Is there a church nearby?
The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross is about 0.4 km away (OSM).

8) What is Vashlijvari?
A former village and now a neighbourhood in western Tbilisi, on the right bank of the Dighmistskali river. A new high-rise residential area was built there from 1989.

Sources

• Brotseuli Street — OpenStreetMap (also section 1232701894; length, junctions; locations of schools, church and metro stations)

• Pomegranate (ბროწეული) — Georgian Wikipedia

• Vashlijvari — Georgian Wikipedia (based on the encyclopedias Tbilisi and Sakartvelo)