Belgrade

Belgrade, also known as the White City, is the capital of Serbia and is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe.http://www.moveoneinc.com/blog/corporatenews/ennew-city-guide-released-belgrade-white-city/ Its history stretches back over 7,000 years to the Stone Age when humans and Neanderthals inhabited the area at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201024 Its location at the intersection of two rivers has historically given Belgrade strategic importance as a transportation hub.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320 Today it remains a road, rail and air traffic center, as well as a focal point for telecommunications.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320

Currently, 30 percent of Serbia’s Gross National Product is produced in Belgrade.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320 Much of it comes from metallurgy, metal-working industry and the electronics industry, as well as commerce and banking.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320 Nearly 16 percent of Serbia’s population lives in Belgrade, a number which equates to more than 30 percent of the employed people in the entire country.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320

Belgrade’s history has been one of conflict. The city has been conquered by 40 armies, and destroyed and rebuilt 38 times.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=320 Belgrade first became a part of Serbia in 1284, but changed hands several times before becoming the capital of the newly-formed Kingdom of Serbia in 1882.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201239

In 1993, Belgrade citizens lived through a period of the highest hyperinflation in recorded history before coming under the dictatorship of Slobodan Milosevic, who was overthrown in 2000.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201239 Serbia did not have its first democratic government until 2001, and its first democratically elected president took office in 2004.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201239 In 2006, Belgrade was again made the capital of Serbia.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201239

Belgrade is surrounded on three sides by the rivers Sava and Danube.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201029 It is situated at the crossroads of the primary routes in Eastern and Western Europe between the Aegean Sea and the Middle East.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201029 The highest point of the city is Trinity Church, which sits at 303.1 meters and the lowest is Ada Huja at 70.15 meters.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201033

The city covers an area of 1.2 square miles, which is broken up into 17 different municipalities.http://www.beograd.rs/cms/view.php?id=201197

• Kalemegdan: The Kalemegdan fortress
• Knez Mihajlova: Pedestrian zone and shopping centre
• National Museum of Serbia: Founded in 1844
• Sveti Sava Church: Largest Orthodox Church in the world
• Republic Square: The main city square
• Old Palace: The Royal Palace of the Obrenovic dynasty of Serbia
• Ada ciganlija: A river island on the Sava river

List compiled by TravelSerbia.infohttp://www.travelserbia.info/places/belgrade/

• Charles Simic: Poethttp://people.famouswhy.com/charles_simic/
• Branka Katic: Actresshttp://people.famouswhy.com/branka_katic/
• Marko Jaric: Basketball playerhttp://people.famouswhy.com/marko_jaric/
• Thomas Nagel: Authorhttp://people.famouswhy.com/thomas_nagel/
• Jelena Jankovic: Tennis playerhttp://people.famouswhy.com/jelena_jankovic/
• Novak Djokovic: Tennis playerhttp://people.famouswhy.com/novak_djokovic/