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Palilula | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Palilula | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Over time, Palilula was "crossing" the river and today it is the largest municipality in Belgrade, with many neighborhoods with even more interesting names.

Milan Mladenović | Origin of Street Names

Milan Mladenović | Origin of Street Names

Milan Mladenović (1958 - 1994) was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock musician, guitarist and frontman of the cult Belgrade group EKV, undoubtedly one of the most influential rock musicians in the region.

Patrijarh Pavle | Origin of Street Names

Patrijarh Pavle | Origin of Street Names

Serbian Patriarch Pavle (1914 - 2009) was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the period from 1990 to 2009 and one of the most respected church dignitaries.

Radoje Ljutovac | Origin of Street Names

Radoje Ljutovac | Origin of Street Names

Radoje Ljutovac (1887 – 1968) was a Serbian peasant, soldier and participant in both the Balkan and World War I, in which, as an artilleryman, he shot down an Austro-Hungarian plane with an ordinary cannon shell.

Sava Tekelija | Origin of Street Names

Sava Tekelija | Origin of Street Names

Sava Popović Tekelija (1761 – 1842) was one of the most respected Serbs of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

Milivoj Jugin | Origin of Street Names

Milivoj Jugin | Origin of Street Names

Milivoj Jugin (1925 - 2013) was a Serbian aeronautical engineer, probably the greatest connoisseur of astronautics in the Balkans and a legendary commentator on the transmission of the moon landing.

Mira Trailović | Origin of Street Names

Mira Trailović | Origin of Street Names

Mira Trailović (1924 - 1989) was a Serbian and Yugoslav theatre director, one of the most significant figures in the history of avant-garde theatre, the founder of "Atelje 212" and the BITEF Theatre Festival.

Gavrilo Princip | Origin of Street Names

Gavrilo Princip | Origin of Street Names

Gavrilo Princip (1894 - 1918) was a young Serbian revolutionary who, by murdering the Austro-Hungarian heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, set off an avalanche of fateful events in this part of Europe.

Pavle Vuisić | Origin of Street Names

Pavle Vuisić | Origin of Street Names

Pavle Vuisić (1926 – 1988) - an actor, dissident, temperamental recluse and bohemian with clumsy physical appearance, is certainly one of the most impressive characters that ever appeared on the local film scene.

Franz Kafka | Origin of Street Names

Franz Kafka | Origin of Street Names

František "Franz" Kafka (1883 - 1924) was a Czech lawyer, writer and one of the most important writers of the 20th century. He is the author of the cult novel "The Process".

Sava Vladislavić Raguzinski | Origin of Street Names

Sava Vladislavić Raguzinski | Origin of Street Names

Sava Vladislavić Raguzinski (1669 - 1738) was a Serbian and Russian nobleman, merchant and diplomat, benefactor and patron, eventually an adviser to the Russian Emperor Peter the Great, and therefore one of the most influential people in Europe at th

International Falafel Day | Funny Holidays

International Falafel Day | Funny Holidays

Favorite Middle Eastern specialty, falafel, is a food that, like many other authentic dishes, has its own day of the year.

Alan Turing | Origin of Street Names

Alan Turing | Origin of Street Names

Alan Turing (1912 - 1954) was an English scientist and mathematician, best known for deciphering the Enigma machine during the Second World War, which according to many was a key moment for the outcome of this bloody war.

Konstantin Danil | Origin of Street Names

Konstantin Danil | Origin of Street Names

Konstantin Danil (? - 1873) was one of the most famous Serbian painters and icon painters in the 19th century, an excellent artist whose life and work, almost inexplicably, have remained under a certain veil of mystery even to this day.

Konstantinos Cavafis | Origin of Street Names

Konstantinos Cavafis | Origin of Street Names

Konstantinos Petru Cavafis (1863 – 1933) was one of the most important Greek poets, whose literary importance was recognized only many years after his death.

Krešimir Ćosić | Origin of Street Names

Krešimir Ćosić | Origin of Street Names

Krešimir Ćosić was a Croatian and Yugoslav basketball player, and is considered one of the greatest players in the history of European basketball.

Momo Kapor | Origin of Street Names

Momo Kapor | Origin of Street Names

Momčilo Momo Kapor (1937 – 2010) was a Serbian painter, writer, journalist, and screenwriter of feature and documentary films. A bohemian in the truest sense of the word...

Jovan Dučić | Origin of Street Names

Jovan Dučić | Origin of Street Names

Jovan Dučić (? - 1943) was a Serbian writer, poet, and diplomat, a true cosmopolitan whose life circumstances and career probably shaped him more than any other writer from this region.

Famous Rockers in the Names of Our Streets

Famous Rockers in the Names of Our Streets

Recognized as a kind of heroes of popular culture, some of the greatest names from the domestic and foreign rock 'n' roll scene have had streets named after them in Belgrade and various cities in Serbia.

World Nutella Day | Funny Holidays

World Nutella Day | Funny Holidays

Due to the adoration of this sweet spread, an American woman decided to declare February 5th as Nutella Day in 2007, and after a few years, the Ferrero company took this "holiday" under its patronage.