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History of civil aviation in Podgorica begins on 29 May 1928, with landing of Aeroput Potez 29/2 biplane on a grass runway located in Ćemovsko polje.This flight was a second leg of an experimental circular route, originating and terminating in Belgrade, flown via Skopje, Podgorica, Mostar Airport and Sarajevo, with the aim of exploring viability of regular air travel in southern Kingdom of ...
Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4% of Montenegro's territory and is home to 29.9% of the country's population.
The reconstructed hotel Crna Gora, now Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora, is a 5-star hotel, located in the city center, on the Boulevard Svetog Petra Cetinjskog, number 2, with about 420 employees. [3] The hotel contains: 180 double-bedrooms, 20 suits, congress center, restaurant, bar, SPA center, indoor swimming pool and underground garage.
Podgorica is a hub of the X-shaped Montenegrin rail network. The Belgrade–Bar line converges with the line to Nikšić and line to Shkodër at the Podgorica Rail Station. The station itself is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the southeast of the main city square. Podgorica's main railway link (for both passenger and freight traffic) is Belgrade ...
The first railway station in Podgorica was built in 1927 near the clock tower in the Stara Varoš (Old Town) part of the city, some 0.8 km (0.50 mi) away from the current station. The current station was built after World War II , and it was upgraded gradually to its current shape and capacity up until the 1970s.
The Great Grammar school of Podgorica was established on February 12, 1919, following a decree signed by the executive committee of the Podgorica City Assembly. In 1960, the school was renamed Grammar school "Slobodan Škerović" , to honor its former student and famous Montenegrin revolutionary, Slobodan Škerović.
It was built in 1969, replacing the city centre church which was destroyed during the bombing of Podgorica in World War II. The church is a unique example of brutalist architecture, and is located in the Konik neighborhood. It serves the native Albanian Catholic population in Podgorica and Tuzi.