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Belgrade (special city) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 41 27 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.6916 decimal degrees |
| Long: 020 25 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 20.4261 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated at confluence of Danube & Sava rivers; captured by Byzantine Empire; controlled by Franks & Bulgars, became Serbian in 1284, later held by Ottomans & Turks; fell to Germans in WW I & II; an 18th-cen. citadel & a 19th-cen. cathedral still stands. |
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| Beograd (preferred,C,V,Serbian (Latin script))
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| Beograd, Grad (C,V)
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| Grad Beograd (C,V,O,Serbian (Latin script)-P)
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| Belgrade (C,U,English-P)
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| Београд (C,V,Serbian)
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| Град Београд (C,V,Serbian-P)
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| Belgrad (C,O)
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| Belgrado (C,O)
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| בלגרד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| RI19 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Alba Bulgarica (H,O)
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| Alba Graeca (H,O)
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| Belgrada (H,O)
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| Bellogradum Pelgrannum (H,O)
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| Singidunum (H,V)
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............ | Roman fortification, destroyed by Avars in 6th cen. |
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| special city (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| city (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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includes several museums of which the oldest, National Museum, founded in 1844; many parks, palaces & churches |
| inhabited place (C) |
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had Stone Age settlements, was later built up around ancient Celtic fortress, eventually became a Roman fortress |
| national capital (C) |
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from 1921, capital of new nation from 1992 |
| transportation center (C) |
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for air, river, road & railroad traffic |
| commercial center (C) |
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since Turkish period & largest in country, handling more than half of country's foreign trade |
| archaeological site (C) |
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noted for prehistoric weapons & armor, Roman cemetery & temple, & Roman castrum & fortress |
| educational center (C) |
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home to several universities, including University of Belgrade (founded 1863), seat of the Serbian Academy of Sciences |
| capital (H) |
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from 1402-1440 under Stephen Lazarević's Serbian rule, from 1807-13 after 1st Serbian uprising under Karageorge, & in 1867 |
| industrial center (C) |
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motors, tractors & combines, machine tools, electrical equipment, chemicals, textiles, building materials & food processing |
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