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Stari Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Стари Град, pronounced [stâːriː ɡrâd], "Old Town") is a fortress near the city of Užice, in central Serbia. Today in ruins, it is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built in the second half of the 14th century to control movement along nearby roads, and the ...
Fortress Ariljača: Ariljača: Kosovo Polje: Kosovo District: 4th–6th century Remains Fortress Atanas: Near Krupac: Pirot: Pirot District: 6th Century Remains Fortress Bač Fortress: Bač: Bač: South Bačka District: 14th century Partially restored Fortress Belgrade Fortress: Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: 3rd century (rebuilt 535) Under ...
Stari Grad: Belgrade: 1907–1936 Preserved Palace and Parliament: Niš City Hall: Niš: Niš: Nišava District: 1924–1925 Preserved Palace and town hall: Novi Dvor (New Palace) Belgrade: Stari Grad: Belgrade: 1911–1922 Restored Palace and presidential seat: Novi Sad City Hall: Novi Sad: Novi Sad: South Bačka District: 1893–1895 ...
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Belgrade Fortress is located on top of the 125.5 metres (412 ft) high [9] ending ridge of the Šumadija geological bar. The sandbank stretches at least from the city's Tašmajdan section, originating from the Miocene period, and the oldest stages of the ancient Pannonian Sea. [10]
Stari Grad occupies the ending ridge of Šumadija geological bar [self-published source].The cliff-like ridge, where the fortress of Kalemegdan is located, overlooks the Great War Island and the confluence of the Sava river into the Danube, and makes one of the most beautiful natural lookouts in Belgrade.
Between the 13th and 16th century, the following settlements existed in the territory of modern urban area of Novi Sad: [3] [page needed] [4] [page needed] [5] [page needed] Baksa or Baksafalva (Serbian: Bakša or Bakšić) – this settlement was located in the area of modern neighborhood of Stari Grad.
The Stambol Gate was the main gate of Belgrade on the Tsarigrad Road to Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), hence the derivation of the Serbian name (Stambol is the Serbian name for Istanbul).