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Belgrade

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Belgrade

Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum. The name Beograd (Belgrade) has been first mentioned back in year 878. It has been the capital of Serbia sinc ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia II - Belgrade - History

For a quick overview of its history see Timeline of Belgrade Being located where the Vinča culture existed and dominated the Balkans about 8,000 years ago, Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe and maybe the world. Settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum, the site passed to the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire. Singidunum experienced occupation by successive invaders of the region — Huns, Sarmatians, Ostrogoths and Avars — before the arrival of the Slav ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Cannibalism

Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of one's own species and usually refers to humans eating other humans (sometimes called anthropophagy). Cannibalism has been attributed to many different tribes and ethnicities in the past, but the degree to which it has actually occurred and been socially sanctioned is an extremely controversial topic in anthropology. Some anthropologists argue that cannibalism has been almost non-existent and view claims of cannibalism with extreme skepticism, while others argue that the pr ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 1944

1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk. January 14 - The Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod. January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 17 - Meat Rationing ends in Australia. January 20 - The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 to ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia II - Transportation in Belgrade - Urban

The public city transport in Belgrade consists of buses, trams, and trolleys. They all have unified ticket system (ITS). Tickets can be purchased in numerous kiosks or from the driver. They must be cancelled inside the vehicle and are good for one ride only. Transportation in Belgrade - Buses. Bus transportation is operated by 7 main carriers: Gradsko saobraćajno preduzeće Beograd (GSP) - city-owned company Saobraćajno preduzeće Lasta Udruženje privatnih prevoznika (Association of private carriers) Luv braća Šarac Poslovno udruženje ...

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Transportation in Belgrade, Transportation in Belgrade - Urban, Transportation in Belgrade - Buses, Transportation in Belgrade - Tramways and trolleys, Transportation in Belgrade - Light rail transit, Transportation in Belgrade - Suburban, Transportation in Belgrade - Buses, Transportation in Belgrade - Railway, Transportation in Belgrade - Taxi, Transportation in Belgrade - Bus, Transportation in Belgrade - Train, Transportation in Belgrade - Air, Transportation in Belgrade - River

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia II - Novi Beograd - History

Novi Beograd - Origins. For a place that was essentially a swamp until 1950s, New Belgrade has a fairly eventful history. First historical mention of human settlement on the territory of today's New Belgrade goes back to Turkish occupation of Serbia. It is found in the 1713 book Kruševski pomenik that notes the existence of Bežanija village as far back as 1512. It also mentions the village had 32 houses, a n ...

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Novi Beograd, Novi Beograd - History, Novi Beograd - Origins, Novi Beograd - Sajmište concentration camp, Novi Beograd - Rapid development, Novi Beograd - Night life, Novi Beograd - Criticism and public image, Novi Beograd - Quotes

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia II - Coventry - History

Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva. Current evidence suggests that this abbey was probably in existence by 1022, therefore Leofric and Godiva most likely endowed it around 1043. In time, a market was established at the abbey gates and the settlement expanded. By the 14th century Coventry had become an important centre of the cloth trade, and throughout the middle ages was one of the largest and most important cities ...

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Coventry, Coventry - History, Coventry - Places of interest, Coventry - Education, Coventry - Arts and culture, Coventry - Sport, Coventry - Famous people, Coventry - Economy, Coventry - Transport, Coventry - Politics, Coventry - Nearby places, Coventry - Suburbs of Coventry, Coventry - Twin cities

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 1991

1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1991 - Events. 1991 - January. January 2 - Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first black woman to lead a city of that size and importance. January 4 - The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to condemn Israel's treatment of Palestinians. January 10 - SA State Govt forced to bail out State Bank. January 11 - The S ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Skopje

Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје, Albanian: Shkupi, Serbian/Croatian: Skoplje, Bulgarian: Скопие; Ottoman Turkish: Üsküb, Greek: Σκόπια);see also different names; is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. It has approx. 650,000 inhabitants (2000 estimate) and is located on the upper Vardar river. Skopje is located at 42°0′N 21°26′E. Skopje is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the modern Republic of Macedonia. It is a major centre for the metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leat ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Kalmykia

The Republic of Kalmykia (Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч; Russian: Респу́блика Калмы́кия) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's Russian name is Respublika Kalmykiya, and of the Kalmyk name it is Khal'mg Tanghch. - total - % water - 76,100 km²
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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Danube

The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian; Дунав/Dunav in Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europe's second-longest river (after the Volga). It rises in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers – the Brigach and the Breg – which join at Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing south-eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km (1771 miles) before emptying into t ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Nine Years War

The Nine Years War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the Grand Alliance, the Orleans War, the War of the Palatinian Succession, and the War of the English Succession) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between France and the League of Augsburg — which, by 1689, was known as the "Grand Alliance". The war was fought to resist French expansionism along the Rhine, as well as, on the part of England, to safeguard the results of the Glorious Revolut ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 1280s

1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 The 1280s is the decade starting January 1, 1280 and ending December 31, 1289. Europe in the 1280s was marked by naval warfare on the Mediterranean Sea and consolidation of power by the major states. Ongoing struggles over the control of Sicily provoked lengthy naval warfare: after the Sicilian Vespers rebellion, the French Angevins struggled against Aragon for control of the island. King Rudolph I of G ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Strategic bombing

Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from the air. It is different from the tactical event of strategic bombing, which involves strategic bomber aircraft, cruise missiles, or fighter-bomber aircraft attacking targets determined du ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 2009

2009 (MMIX) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It corresponds to 5769 and 5770 in the Hebrew Calendar and 1430-1431 in the Islamic Calendar. It is the Bicentennial of the births of Louis Braille, Charles Darwin, Edward Fitzgerald, William Gladstone, Maxim Gorki, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Abraham Lincoln, Felix Mendelssohn, Edgar Allan Poe, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Template:2009 by topic 2009 - Events. 2009 - January-April. ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Aerial bombing of cities

The aerial bombing of cities became a common tactic in World War II. Aerial bombing of cities - Italian-Turkish War of 1911-1912. The very first aerial act of aggression occurred during the Italian-Turkish War of 1911-1912 in North Africa. Italy had been using aircraft to monitor enemy troop movements and search for Turkish artillery positions. One Italian pilot, a Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti, realized that the airplane could be used for more than simple reconnaissance. The event occurred over a ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Ahmed III

Ahmed III (in Arabic أحمد الثالث) (December 30, 1673 – 1736) was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan Mehmed IV. He succeeded to the throne in 1703 on the abdication of his brother Mustafa II. Ahmed cultivated good relations with England, in view doubtless of Russia's menacing attitude. He afforded a refuge in Turkey to Charles XII of Sweden after the Swedish defeat at the hands of Peter the Great in the Battle of Poltava in 1709. Forced against his will into war with Russia, he came nearer than ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 1999

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. 1999 - Events. Kosovo War Y2K preparation was a major event in 1999 both in actual events and in media over-reporting. The human population of the world surpassed six billion. The United Nations Population Fund designated October 12 as the approximate date for this event. 1999 - January. J ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Vinča culture

The Vinča culture was an early culture of Europe (between the 6th and the 3rd millennium BC), stretching around the course of Danube in Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, although traces of it can be found all around the Balkans. It was named after Vinča, a suburb of Belgrade, where in 1908 several artifacts were found by the first archaeological excavation team lead by Miloje M. Vasić. After WWI excavation took part since 1924, so Vinča came into the focus of attention of European archaeol ...

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Belgrade: Encyclopedia - 1284

1284 - War and politics. King Charles II of Naples is captured in a naval battle off Naples by Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon. The Statute of Rhuddlan is created, formally incorporating Wales into England in the entity England and Wales. The Italian city-state of Genoa defeats its rival Pisa in the naval Battle of Meloria, ending Pisa's marine power and hastening the city's decline in power. Stefan Dragutin, king of Serbia, receives Belgrade, Srem, and other ...

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