Since the early 2000s Belgrade again hosts major sporting events nearly every year. Expressway is also toward Pančevo and new Expressway construction toward Obrenovac (Montenegro) is scheduled for March 2017. Pa nekadašnje lice TV Pink. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter. The new Belgrade Centre railway station is the hub for almost all the national and international trains. The Serbian Orthodox community is by far the largest, with 1,475,168 adherents. He conceptualised a regulation plan for the city in 1867, in which he proposed the replacement of the town's crooked streets with a grid plan. Concerts featuring famous local and foreign bands are often held at the centre. Among them, the Great War Island, at the confluence of Sava, stands out as an oasis of unshattered wildlife (especially birds). Uvek voditeljka. [70], The First World War began on 28 July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Belgrade was a candidate to host 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Typical of Central European cities in the last quarter of the 19th century, the fourth phase was characterised by an eclecticist style based on the Renaissance and Baroque periods. [191] The museum was closed in 2007, but has since been reopened in 2017 to focus on the modern as well as on the Yugoslav art scenes. [26] Across the Sava from Singidunum was the Celtic city of Taurunum (Zemun); the two were connected with a bridge throughout Roman and Byzantine times. In Savamala, the hotels Bosna and Bristol were opened. This museum also displays parts of shot down US and NATO aircraft, such as the F-117 and F-16. British fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic, who was born in the city, also frequently presents her runway shows in Belgrade. Tourists which arrived by the Orient Express mostly stayed at the Petrograd Hotel in Wilson Square. [72], During this period, the city experienced fast growth and significant modernisation. Sava Centar), Class A and B office buildings, and business parks (e.g. [229] Of those, in 2019 more than 100,000 tourists arrived by 742 river cruisers. There are also 31,914 Muslims, 13,720 Roman Catholics, and 3,128 Protestants. [95] According to various media outlets, there were between 100,000 and 150,000 people on the streets. [97] Many anti-war protests were held in Belgrade, while the most massive protests was dedicated to solidarity with the victims from the besieged Sarajevo. [58][59] During his first reign (1815–1839), Prince Miloš Obrenović pursued expansion of the city's population through the addition of new settlements, aiming and succeeding to make Belgrade the centre of the Principality's administrative, military and cultural institutions. Other hotels included Solun and Orient, which was built near the Financial Park. It holds around 160,000 original documents and around 5,700 personal other items including his urn. [284] All of these decorations were received for the war efforts during World War I and World War II. This election ended the long-time rule of the Democratic Party, which was in power from 2004 to 2013.[123]. Other 29 places are biodiversity sites. Belgrade (/ˈbɛlɡreɪd/ BEL-grayd; Serbian Cyrillic: Београд, romanized: Beograd, lit. Over 1.2 million square metres (13 million square feet) of land is under construction in New Belgrade, with the value of planned construction over the next three years estimated at over 1.5 billion euros. [125] Previously, they were classified into 10 urban (lying completely or partially within borders of the city proper) and 7 suburban municipalities, whose centres are smaller towns. Belgrade was captured by subterfuge, with six German soldiers led by their officer Fritz Klingenberg feigning threatening size, forcing the city to capitulate. The historical core of Belgrade, Kalemegdan, lies on the right banks of both rivers. Even though the Ottomans had captured most of the Serbian Despotate, Belgrade, known as Nándorfehérvár in Hungarian, was unsuccessfully besieged in 1440[39] and 1456. Belgrade is classified as a Beta-Global City. [50] During this period, the city was affected by the two Great Serbian Migrations, in which hundreds of thousands of Serbs, led by two Serbian Patriarchs, retreated together with the Austrian soldiers into the Habsburg Empire, settling in today's Vojvodina and Slavonia. [60] Following the Čukur Fountain incident, Belgrade was bombed by the Ottomans. [211] Elements of Serbo-Byzantine Revival are present in buildings such as House of Vuk's Foundation, old Post Office in Kosovska street, and sacral architecture, such as St. Mark's Church (based on the Gračanica monastery), and the Temple of Saint Sava. A new free distribution daily, 24 sata, was founded in the autumn of 2006. [221][223] There are numerous tracks on the island, where it is possible to ride a bike, go for a walk, or go jogging. [53], At the beginning of the 19th century, Belgrade was predominantly inhabited by a Muslim population. On 15 December, it was re-taken by Serbian troops under Marshal Radomir Putnik. Najnovije vesti, analize i izveštaji sa lica mesta iz Srbije, Balkana i sveta. Belgrade hosts many annual international cultural events, including the Film Festival, Theatre Festival, Summer Festival, BEMUS, Belgrade Early Music Festival, Book Fair, Belgrade Choir Festival, Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and the Beer Fest. [40] The project is, however, quite controversial—there are a number of uncertainties regarding its funding, necessity, and its architecture's arguable lack of harmony with the rest of the city. [263], Situated at the confluence of two major rivers, the Danube and the Sava, Belgrade has 11 bridges, the most important of which are Branko's bridge, the Ada Bridge, Pupin Bridge and the Gazela Bridge, the last two of which connect the core of the city to New Belgrade. Odlukom Gradskog štaba za vanredne situacije Beograda od ponedeljka se otvaraju i…, Epidemilog Branislava Tiodorović izjavio je da je u bolnicama i dalje prijem bolesnika veći od broja otpusta i da se očekuje da će do kraja sledeće nedelje taj broj početi da opada. [232][233][234], Many weekend visitors—particularly from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia—prefer Belgrade nightlife to that of their own capitals due to its perceived friendly atmosphere, plentiful clubs and bars, cheap drinks, lack of significant language barriers, and a lack of night life regulation. [19] Within the city proper, on Cetinjska Street, a skull of a Paleolithic human dated to before 5000 BC was discovered in 1890. For other uses, see, Capitals of European states and territories, Procopius, De Bello Gothico, III:34, quoted in Pohl 1997, pp. By: Heaton, Colin D., World War II, 08984204, Jan98, Vol. Most critical ones are in Karaburma, Zvezdara, Višnjica, Vinča and Ritopek, in the Danube valley, and Umka, and especially its neighbourhood of Duboko, in the Sava valley. [75] The winner was Tazio Nuvolari. [69] The first permanent cinema was opened in 1909 in Belgrade. [120] A 13-member City Council, elected by the Assembly and presided over by the mayor and his deputy, has the control and supervision of the city administration,[121] which manages day-to-day administrative affairs. U Naredbi ministra zdravlja Zlatibora Lončara je…, Saobraćaj je za sada umerenog intenziteta, ali se u narednim satima može očekivati veći broj vozila pre svega na prilazima većih gradskih sredina, saopštio je Auto-moto savez Srbije. [246] It is used for major sporting events and large concerts. [270], List of Belgrade's sister and twin cities:[271], Other friendships and cooperations, protocols, memorandums:[271]. TV K1, 31.03.2021, Uranak: Danas se navršava 30 godina od sukoba na Plitvicama | Savo Štrbac [Video] Sputnjik, 31.03.2021, Pljušte uvrede: Žestok sukob Milanovića i Pupovca u Hrvatskoj – šta je pozadina [Video] RTV, Tanjug, 31.03.2021, Godišnjica krvavog Uskrsa na Plitvičkim jezerima; Vesti, 30.03.2021, Hrvatska počela rat na Uskrs [212] Western influence began in the 19th century, when the city completely transformed from an oriental town to the contemporary architecture of the time, with influences from neoclassicism, romanticism, and academic art. During the 60s and 70s Belgrade held a number of major international events such as the first ever World Aquatics Championships in 1973, 1976 European Football Championship and 1973 European Cup Final, European Athletics Championships in 1962 and European Indoor Games in 1969, European Basketball Championships in 1961 and 1975, European Volleyball Championship for men and women in 1975 and World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1978. [141] [34][35], The first record of the name Belograd appeared on April, 16th, 878, in a Papal missive[36] to Bulgarian ruler Boris I. [25] Jovian reestablished Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire, ending the brief revival of traditional Roman religions under his predecessor Julian the Apostate. [207] Museum also houses Joseph Stalin's sabre with 260 brilliants and diamonds, donated by Stalin himself. The city has an urban area of 360 square kilometres (140 sq mi), while together with its metropolitan area it covers 3,223 km2 (1,244 sq mi). IT facilities in the city include the Mihajlo Pupin Institute and the ILR,[152] as well as the brand-new IT Park Zvezdara. [83] Belgrade became the first city in Europe to be declared by the Nazi occupation forces to be Judenfrei. [221][223] Apart from Ada, Belgrade has total of 16 islands[224] on the rivers, many still unused. Being Serbia's primate city, Belgrade has special administrative status within Serbia. BEOGRAD - Glavni koordinator kovid bolnice Arena Predrag Bogdanović izjavio je danas da se broj pacijenata smanjuje, ali da su njihove kliničke slike teže nego što su bile u piku epidemije prošlog leta. Milena Zupančič za Kurir pred premijeru: Plašim se reakcije publike! [101], In 1999, during the Kosovo War, NATO bombings caused damage to the city. 89–90. [138][140] The City of Belgrade itself owns 267,147 square metres (2,875,550 square feet) of rentable office space. Other notable Belgrade rock acts include Riblja Čorba, Bajaga i Instruktori and Partibrejkers. The most recognisable nightlife features of Belgrade are the barges (splav) spread along the banks of the Sava and Danube Rivers. [153] Many prominent IT innovators began their careers in Belgrade, including Voja Antonić and Veselin Jevrosimović. Skadar Street (the centre of Skadarlija) and the surrounding neighbourhood are lined with some of Belgrade's best and oldest traditional restaurants (called kafanas in Serbian), which date back to that period. Dragutin (Hungarian: Dragutin István) is regarded as the first Serbian king to rule over Belgrade. [209], Belgrade has wildly varying architecture, from the centre of Zemun, typical of a Central European town,[210] to the more modern architecture and spacious layout of New Belgrade. Belgrade served as capital of the Serbian Despotate during the reign of Stefan Lazarević, and then his successor Đurađ Branković returned it to the Hungarian king in 1427. [134] Although there are several historic religious communities in Belgrade, the religious makeup of the city is relatively homogeneous. The high-speed rail that will connect Belgrade with Novi Sad, Subotica and Budapest is under construction, with the first half of 2020s planned for its beginning of operation. After a prolonged battle which destroyed much of the city, starting on 6 October 1915, Belgrade fell to German and Austro-Hungarian troops commanded by Field Marshal August von Mackensen on 9 October of the same year. [255] Having developed with much of the rest of the city in the 19th century, several university buildings are recognised as forming a constituent part of Belgrade's architecture and cultural heritage. [230][229] Average annual growth is between 13% and 14%. [109] The project includes office and luxury apartment buildings, five-star hotels, a shopping mall and the envisioned 'Belgrade Tower'. The Serbian national team won the 2010 Davis Cup, beating the French team in the finals played in the Belgrade Arena.[250]. [86] Most of the city remained under German occupation until 20 October 1944, when it was liberated by the Red Army and the Communist Yugoslav Partisans. The oldest architecture is found in Kalemegdan Park. [193][194] The exhibition was seen by almost 100,000 visitors. [33] In 829, Khan Omurtag was able to add Singidunum and its environs to the First Bulgarian Empire. Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918, when it was attached to the city, due to former Austro-Hungarian territories becoming part of the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after World War I. Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia from its creation in 1918 to its dissolution in 2006. According to BBC, Belgrade is one of five most creative cities in the world. Straževica profile, Mašin Majdan-Topčider, Profile at the Kalemegdan Fortress, Abandoned quarry in Barajevo, Karagača valley, Artesian well in Ovča, Kapela loess profile, and Lake in Sremčica. Belgrade has received various domestic and international honours, including the French Légion d'honneur (proclaimed 21 December 1920; Belgrade is one of four cities outside France, alongside Liège, Luxembourg and Volgograd, to receive this honour), the Czechoslovak War Cross (awarded 8 October 1925), the Yugoslavian Order of the Karađorđe's Star (awarded 18 May 1939) and the Yugoslavian Order of the People's Hero (proclaimed on 20 October 1974, the 30th anniversary of the overthrow of Nazi German occupation during World War II). Generalni sekretar Udruženja banaka Srbije, Vladimir Vasić, izjavio je danas da je za treći moratorijum otplate dugova stiglo oko 32.000 zahteva od oko 600 miliona evra, a da je, prema poslednjem preseku, obrađeno oko 9.000 zahteva i odobren zastoj za 90 miliona evra. Daily connections link the capital to other towns in Serbia and many other European destinations through the city's central bus station. Outside of Kalemegdan, the oldest buildings date only from the 18th century, due to its geographic position and frequent wars and destructions. [202] The institution also operates the Museum of Yugoslav Film Archive, with movie theatre and exhibition hall. [91], In 1972, Belgrade faced smallpox outbreak, the last major outbreak of smallpox in Europe since World War II. Serbian architects took over the development from the foreign builders in the late 19th century, producing the National Theatre, Old Palace, Cathedral Church and later, in the early 20th century, the National Assembly and National Museum, influenced by art nouveau. Of great importance also was the construction of independent Serbian political and cultural institutions, as well as the city's now-plentiful parks. [231], Belgrade has a reputation for vibrant nightlife; many clubs that are open until dawn can be found throughout the city. The Starčevo culture was succeeded by the Vinča culture (5500–4500 BC), a more sophisticated farming culture that grew out of the earlier Starčevo settlements and also named for a site in the Belgrade region (Vinča-Belo Brdo). He also refortified the city's ancient walls, allowing the Despotate to resist Ottoman conquest for almost 70 years. Still, new construction projects were typical for the Christian quarters as the older Muslim quarters declined; from Serbia's autonomy until 1863, the number of Belgrade quarters even decreased, mainly as a consequence of the gradual disappearance of the city's Muslim population. [39][47], Seven decades after the initial siege, on 28 August 1521, the fort was finally captured by Suleiman the Magnificent, 250,000 Turkish soldiers, and over 100 ships. [56], The development of Belgrade architecture after 1815 can be divided into four periods. [146] Many global IT companies choose Belgrade as their European or regional centre of operations, such as Asus,[147] Intel,[148] Dell,[149] Huawei, Nutanix,[150] NCR etc. [92] Between October 1977 and March 1978, the city hosted the first major gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe with the aim of implementing the Helsinki Accords from, while in 1980 Belgrade hosted the UNESCO General Conference. 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Budite u toku sa političkim, društvenim i poslovnim trendovima [76], On 25 March 1941, the government of regent Crown Prince Paul signed the Tripartite Pact, joining the Axis powers in an effort to stay out of the Second World War and keep Yugoslavia neutral during the conflict. Marina Abramović made a stage speech and performance in front of 20,000 people. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it Singidūn. [151] The most famous Belgrade IT startups, among others, are Nordeus, ComTrade Group, MicroE, FishingBooker, and Endava. Ministarka kulture i informisanja Maja Gojković izjavila je da je istražnim organima predala dokumenta koja ukazuju na povezanost osumnjičenih za pripadnost kriminalnoj grupi Veljka Belivuka sa državnim funkcionerima, a vezano za oblast kulture. [235][236] In May 2008 it was the venue for the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest. Ipak, kako je rekao u emisiji "Osvrt" na Tv B92, česta pojava je da se preporuke shvataju kao neobavezne. [159][160][161] The most internationally prominent artists from Belgrade are Charles Simic, Marina Abramović and Milovan Destil Marković. The palace has many valuable artworks. [220] Nearby, Josip Broz Tito's mausoleum, called The House of Flowers, documents the life of the former Yugoslav president. [29] As the Ostrogoths left, another Germanic tribe, the Gepids, invaded the city. [37] Basil II (976–1025) installed a garrison in Belgrade. [213] The Clinical Centre of Serbia spreads over 34 hectares and consists of about 50 buildings, while also has 3,150 beds considered to be the highest number in Europe,[214] and among highest in the world. The 230,000 pupils are managed by 22,000 employees in over 500 buildings, covering around 1.1 million square metres (12 million square feet).[257]. [260][261] The BusPlus ticketing system based on contactless smart cards began operating in February 2012. Košutnjak park forest with numerous running and bike trails, sport facilities for all sports with indoor and outdoor pools is also very popular. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, small communities of Aromanians, Czechs, Greeks, Germans, Hungarians, Jews, Turks, Armenians and Russian White émigrés also existed in Belgrade. In 539 it was retaken by the Byzantines. In 1961, the conference of Non-Aligned Countries was held in Belgrade under Tito's chairmanship. Štark Arena with capacity of 19,384 spectators is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe. Potvrđeno je novih 2.732 slučaja zaraze koronavirusom, od testiranih 10.898 uzoraka. [31] The Avars, under Bayan I, conquered the whole region and its new Slavic population by 582. With enrolment numbers of nearly 90,000 students, the university is one of Europe's largest. 10:40h PRIJEPOLJSKI SPORTSKI KLUBOVI IZ OPŠTINSKE KASE … King Stefan Dragutin (r. 1276–1282) received Belgrade from his father-in-law, Stephen V of Hungary, in 1284, and it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Syrmia, a vassal state to the Kingdom of Hungary. Na pitanje da li se navikla na rano ustajanje, a kada kažemo rano mislimo na pet sati ujutro, Bojana kaže: On the territory covered by the General Urban Plan there are 1,155 recorded mass wasting points, out of which 602 are active and 248 are labeled as the 'high risk'. ''White City'', pronounced (); names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Serbia.It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Belgrade is the most important media hub in Serbia. Serbia's de facto independence dates from this event. Земя на световен кръстопът, Борис Стоев Чолпанов, Изд. The Pančevo Bridge, which crosses the Danube, was opened in 1935,[74] while King Alexander Bridge over the Sava was opened in 1934. [240], The Times reported that Europe's best nightlife can be found in Belgrade. [116], Belgrade is a separate territorial unit in Serbia, with its own autonomous city authority. Millions of real salary data collected from government and companies - annual starting salaries, average salaries, payscale by company, job title, and city. Belgrade's two opera houses are: National Theatre and Madlenianum Opera House. Ada Ciganlija island, lake and beaches are one the most important recreational areas in the city. The city was liberated by Serbian and French troops on 1 November 1918, under the command of Marshal Louis Franchet d'Espèrey of France and Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. [23] Specifically, Belgrade was at one point inhabited by the Thraco-Dacian tribe Singi;[9] following Celtic invasion in 279 BC, the Scordisci wrested the city from their hands, naming it Singidūn (d|ūn, fortress). The main ethnic groups are: Serbs (1,505,448), Roma (27,325), Montenegrins (9,902), Yugoslavs (8,061), Croats (7,752), Macedonians (6,970), and ethnic Muslims (3,996). [111], Belgrade lies 116.75 metres (383.0 ft) above sea level and is located at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. Za svaki novi soj imaćemo novu vakcinu! [10] While the first Christian Emperor of Rome —Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great[24]—was born in the territory of Naissus to the city's south, Roman Christianity's champion, Flavius Iovianus (Jovian), was born in Singidunum. [229], As of 2018, there are three officially designated camp grounds in Belgrade. Belgrade has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), according to Köppen climate classification, with four seasons and uniformly spread precipitation. [130][131] Many Middle Easterners, mainly from Syria, Iran, Jordan and Iraq, arrived in order to pursue their studies during the 1970s and 1980s, and have remained in the city. Named "Dunav", it is one of the most visited campsites in the country. [96] Two people were killed, 203 injured and 108 arrested during the protests, and later that day tanks were deployed onto the streets to restore order. They include Skadarlija, the National Museum and adjacent National Theatre, Zemun, Nikola Pašić Square, Terazije, Students' Square, the Kalemegdan Fortress, Knez Mihailova Street, the Parliament, the Church of Saint Sava, and the Old Palace. [248][249], In recent years, Belgrade has also given rise to several world-class tennis players such as Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković and Novak Djokovic. Some of these include EuroBasket 2005, European Handball Championship (men's and women's) in 2012, World Handball Championship for women in 2013, European Volleyball Championships for men in 2005 for men and 2011 for women, the 2006 and 2016 European Water Polo Championship, the European Youth Olympic Festival 2007 and the 2009 Summer Universiade. There are two suburban settlements with significant minority population today: Ovča and the village of Boljevci, both with about one quarter of their population being Romanians and Slovaks, respectively. [199] The last of the major Belgrade museums is the Museum of Vuk and Dositej, which showcases the lives, work and legacy of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić and Dositej Obradović, the 19th century reformer of the Serbian literary language and the first Serbian Minister of Education, respectively. The city flourished under Stefan Lazarević, the son of Serbian prince Lazar Hrebeljanović. Böhme rigorously enforced the rule that for every German killed, 100 Serbs or Jews would be shot. One of the most famous sites for alternative cultural happenings in the city is the SKC (Student Cultural Centre), located right across from Belgrade's highrise landmark, the Belgrade Palace tower. The city is home to Serbia's two biggest and most successful football clubs, Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade. на Българската академия на науките, 1993, стр. In September 2020 there were around 2000 active construction sites in Belgrade, which is a part of a general construction boom which is taking place in the city. Hotel Srpski Kralj, at the corner of Uzun Mirkova and Pariska Street was considered the best hotel in Belgrade during the Interbellum. [285] In 2006, Financial Times' magazine Foreign Direct Investment awarded Belgrade the title of City of the Future of Southern Europe. [14] The city is home to the Clinical Centre of Serbia, one of the hospital complexes with the largest capacity in the world, the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox church buildings, and the Štark Arena, one of the indoor arenas with the largest capacity in Europe. Some of these tools are of Mousterian industry—belonging to Neanderthals rather than modern humans.