List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro

List of cities in Serbia and Montenegro - Central Serbia. Aranđelovac (T -24,336, C - 48,071) Bajina Bašta Belgrade (Urban Belgrade - 1,280,639, C - 1,574,050) Barajevo (T - 8,200, C - 24,436) Belgrade - Voždovac (T - 132,640, C - 151,746) Beli Potok (T - 3,507) Pinosava (T - 2,826) Belgrade - Vračar (T - 57,934) Grocka (T - 8,339, C - 75,376) Belgrade - Zvezdara (T - 132,352) Zemun (T - 146,172, C - 19 ...

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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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Serbia has two provinces: Autonomous province of Vojvodina with its capital in Novi Sad Autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohia with its capital in Priština Part of Serbia that is in neither (often called "Central Serbia") is not a province and has no special status. It has no capital nor a governing body. Independently of this division, Serbia is further divided into 29 districts (okrug) and the city of Belgrade. Each of districts (and the city) is further divided into municipalities (< ...

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Upon the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro was reconstituted in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). However, the United Nations and many individual states (especially the United States) had refused to recognise it as the successor of the former Yugoslavia, although they accepted it as constituting a state. This was due to the ongoing Yugoslav wars, which had prevented agreement being reached on the disposition of federal assets and liabilities, p ...

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The earliest known settlement at this location was founded by the Romans on the Illyric ruins during the 1st century AD. The city was known as Municipium S. (S is the first letter of the name of the city that has been founded on the ruins near Pljevlja's Komini suburb). Slavs eventually entered this region in the 6th century and built a city called Breznik (Breznica), named after the river which runs through the city. The first mention of the name Pljevlja was in the 15th century. After the Ottoman invasion, the city was renamed to Ta ...

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Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geographic coordinates: 44°00′N 21°00′E Area: total: 102 350 km² land: 102 136 km² water: 214 km² Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Kentucky Land boundaries: total: 2,246 km border countries: Albania 287 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km

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The city of Prizren has existed for at least a thousand years, becoming the seat of a bishopric under the Byzantine Empire in 1019. It was taken by the Bulgarians in 1204 and by the Serbs in 1282. Prizen was then made the administrative capital of an Ottoman vilayet (province) covering most of present-day Kosovo. It was a prosperous city, benefitting from its position on the north-south and ea ...

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The Millennium sport center, built in 2002, is located in Vršac. It is one of the best sport centers in Serbia and Montenegro. The region around Vršac is famed for its vineyards. The symbol of the town is the Vršac Tower (Vršačka kula), which dates back to the mid 15th century. It stands at the top of the hill (399m) overlooking Vršac. ...

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Subotica - The Middle Ages and the struggle with the Ottoman Empire. Subotica probably first became a settlement of note when people poured into it from nearby villages destroyed during the Tatar invasions of 1241-1242. When Zabadka was first recorded in 1391, Subotica was a tiny town in the middle of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. Later, the city belonged to the Hunyadis, one of the most influential aristocratic fami ...

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Image:Librarysm.jpg "Sremska Mitrovica" means "Mitrovica of Srem" (Mitrovica of Kosovo and Mitrovica of Mačva also exists), while "Mitrovica" itself stems from the name "Saint Demetrius" or "Свети Димитрије" ("Sveti Dimitrije") in the Serbian language. The name of the city during the reign of the Roman Empire was Sirmium. Beginning in 1180 A.D. the name changed from "Civitas Sancti Demetrii" to "Dmitrovica", "Mitrovica", and finally to the present form - "Sremska Mitrovica". In the days of the Roman Empire it was one of the four ...

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Main articles: History of Serbia and Montenegro, History of Serbia, History of Montenegro, and History of Yugoslavia Upon the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro was reconstituted in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). However, the United Nations and many individual states (especially the United States) had refused to recognise it as the successor of the former Yugoslavia, although they acce ...

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Sombor is famous for its greenery, cultural life and beautiful 18th and 19th century center. The most important cultural institutions are the National Theater, the Regional Museum, the Modern Art Gallery, the Milan Konjović Art Gallery, the Teacher's College, the Serbian Reading House, and the Grammar School. Teacher's College, founded in 1778, is the oldest college in Serbia and Montenegro and region. Sombor's rich history includes the oldest institution for higher education in Serbian language. The town is also home of numerous min ...

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Main articles: History of Serbia and Montenegro, History of Serbia, History of Montenegro, History of Yugoslavia Upon the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the remaining confederation of Serbia and Montenegro was reconstituted in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). However, the United Nations and many individual states (especially the United States) had refused to recognise it as the successor of the former Yugoslavia, although they accepted it as constituting a state. This was due to ...

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In 1834 Bajina Bašta was established on the remains of the old Turkish community of Pljeskovo which was situated on the right bank of the Drina River between the Rača and Pilica Rivers, under the east foothills of Tara Mountain. By the end of the 19th century, in accordance with the Serbian-Turkish agreement, the local Muslims had to moved from this region directly across the Drina River into Bosnia, where they built settlemen ...

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There have been almost two hundred different forms of the name Subotica in history. This is because the city has welcomed so many different peoples since the Middle Ages. They all wrote about it, naming it in their own languages, which, for the most part, did not fix their spelling until modern times. The earliest known written record of Subotica is Zabadka, which dates from 1391. This is a variant of the current Hungarian name for the city: Szabadka. However, in its present spelling, it appeared for the first time only ...

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The population of the Sremska Mitrovica municipality is composed of: Serbs (forming an absolute majority of 87.31%), Croats (2.96%), Yugoslavs (1.41%), Hungarians, Rusins, Ukrainians, Roma, etc. Ethnically mixed families are also very common in this city. Up to 1991 many of them declared themselves as Yugoslavs. ...

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Main article: Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro has more demographic variety than most other European countries. The three largest named nationalities are Serbs (62.6%), Albanians (mostly Ghegs and Tosks) (16.5%) and Montenegrins (5%) according to the 1991 census. The country also has significant populations of Hungarians (mostly Szeklers and Erkels though a few other subnations), Roma, Bulgarians, Macedonians, Romanians and other eastern Romance peoples (including Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians and Vla ...

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Main article: Geography of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro covers an area of 102,350 sq km, with 199 km of coastline. The country's terrain is extremely varied, with much of Serbia comprising plains and low hills (except in the more mountainous region of Kosovo) and much of Montenegro consisting of high mountains. Serbia is entirely landlocked, with the coastline belonging to Montenegro, which also possesses the only fjord in southern Europe. The climate is similarly varied. The north has a continental climate (cold ...

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Main article: Economy of Serbia and Montenegro Mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of economic sanctions, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry caused by the Kosovo War have left the economy only half the size it was in 1990. Since the ousting of former Federal Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević in October 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition government has implemented stabilization measures and embarked on an aggressive market reform program. After renewing its member ...

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Serbia and Montenegro comprises four principal political units, consisting of two republics and two subordinate provinces: Serbia (capital: Belgrade) Vojvodina - autonomous province within Serbia (capital: Novi Sad) Kosovo - province within Serbia under United Nations administration (capital: Priština) Montenegro (capital: Podgorica) The country's political and administrative capital is Belgrade, while its judicial capital is Podgorica. ...

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