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Belgrade city overview
Belgrade is a city in Serbia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forBelgrade, Capital city of Serbia, Belgrade planning base 3, Belgrade planning base 4
Population~1.2Mcity context
RegionSerbiaSerbia
Time zoneEurope/Belgradelocal time
Founded279historical origin
City history
Specifically, Belgrade was at one point inhabited by the Thraco-Dacian tribe Singi; following Celtic invasion in 279 BC, the Scordisci wrested the city from their hands, naming it Singidūn (d|ūn, fortress).
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.
In 1427, Stefan's successor Đurađ Branković, returning Belgrade to the Hungarian king, made Smederevo his new capital.
Between 1835 and 1850, the amount of neoclassicist and baroque buildings south of the Austrian border rose considerably, exemplified by Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael (Serbian: Saborna crkva), completed in 1840.
In 1841, Prince Mihailo Obrenović moved the capital of the Principality of Serbia from Kragujevac to Belgrade.
With the Principality's full independence in 1878 and its transformation into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1882, Belgrade once again became a key city in the Balkans, and developed rapidly.
The first permanent cinema was opened in 1909 in Belgrade. World War I: Austro–German invasion The First World War began on 28 July 1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
In 1927, Belgrade's first airport opened, and in 1929, its first radio station began broadcasting.
On 3 September 1939 the first Belgrade Grand Prix, the last Grand Prix motor racing race before the outbreak of World War II, was held around the Belgrade Fortress and was followed by 80,000.
The winner was Tazio Nuvolari. World War II 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.
In 1962, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport was built.
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.
It became the romanised Singidunum in the 1st century AD and, by the mid-2nd century, the city was proclaimed a municipium by the Roman authorities, evolving into a full-fledged colonia (the highest city class).
Belgrade, devastated as a front-line city, lost the title of largest city in the Kingdom to Subotica for some time. Kingdom of Yugoslavia After the war, Belgrade became the capital of the new Kingdom.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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