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Rastislav "Rastko" Nemanjić | Origin of Street Names

Rastislav "Rastko" Nemanjić | Origin of Street Names

Rastko Nemanjić (? - 1236) was the youngest son of Stefan Nemanja and a prince who, in his early youth, voluntarily renounced noble privileges in pursuit of an enlightening mission that would make him a guiding star for the faithful Serbs until the p

Who is Toša from the Tavern's Name | Old Belgrade Stories

Who is Toša from the Tavern's Name | Old Belgrade Stories

Is there a person who lives in Belgrade and who hasn't passed through Tošin bunar street sooner or later?! Probably not... But how many of them know how this significant street got its name?!

Goran Čavajda - Čavke | Origin of Street Names

Goran Čavajda - Čavke | Origin of Street Names

Goran Čavajda Čavke (1962-1997) was a cult figure of Belgrade's rock and urban scene in the 80s and 90s.

Čukarica | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Čukarica | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Like most urban city municipalities, Čukarica is divided into numerous neighborhoods, whose names have very interesting origins...

Rebecca West | Origin of Street Names

Rebecca West | Origin of Street Names

She was an intellectual with an adventurous spirit, traveling and reporting from various parts of the world. However, she is most remembered for her exceptional travel writings. It was precisely such writing that made Rebecca West known in our region

Voždovac | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Voždovac | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Voždovac consists of a larger number of clearly separated neighborhoods and "quarters" that have their own interesting and traditional names, the origins of which are known to very few.

Basketball Players in the Names of Our Streets

Basketball Players in the Names of Our Streets

Recognized as true heroes of the nation, their streets in Belgrade and certain cities in Serbia have also been named after some of the greatest names in Serbian and Yugoslav basketball.

Great War Island, or How War Shaped Belgrade's Ada?! | Old Belgrade Stories

Great War Island, or How War Shaped Belgrade's Ada?! | Old Belgrade Stories

Great War Island, one could say, is a kind of oasis of our capital city. Something like Central Park in New York or Englischer Garten in Munich...

All the Peaks of Belgrade

All the Peaks of Belgrade

By definition, a hill refers to any elevation between 200 and 500 meters above sea level. Therefore, according to this definition, our Beograd doesn't actually have as many hills as it is commonly believed...

Yugoslavia | Origin of Street Names

Yugoslavia | Origin of Street Names

Yugoslavia (1929 - 2003) is the name of a country that existed in various administrative and ideological frameworks during most of the 20th century, encompassing present-day Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Sl

Danilo Lazović | Origin of Street Names

Danilo Lazović | Origin of Street Names

Danilo Lazović (1951 - 2006) was a great Serbian actor, known for his energetic and strong character and legendary roles in TV series filmed during the 90s of the last century.

Black Friday | Funny Holidays

Black Friday | Funny Holidays

Since the love for bargain shopping is a universal feeling, but also a world trend, Black Friday is a day that has been "celebrated" in Serbia since a few years ago.

Twin Cities: Interesting and Inexplicable "Fraternal" Ties of Serbian Cities

Twin Cities: Interesting and Inexplicable "Fraternal" Ties of Serbian Cities

Belgrade - Coventry; Novi Sad - Dortmund; Niš - Kursk; Kraljevo - Niagara Falls; Kikinda - Narvik; Valjevo - Sitard; Šabac - Fujimi.

Fjodor Dostojevski | Origin of Street Names

Fjodor Dostojevski | Origin of Street Names

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881) was one of the most influential Russian writers in history, the founder of the psychological novel, a literary genius and one of the greatest names in world literature.

Zemun | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Zemun | Belgrade Neighborhood's Names

Today's Zemun belongs to the larger Belgrade municipalities, it is physically united with New Belgrade, and extends all the way to Ugrinovci, on an area of about 150 square kilometers.

Belgrade Fortress - From Doksat to the Gondola

Belgrade Fortress - From Doksat to the Gondola

In the midst of the current events regarding the works on the Belgrade Fortress, we will remind you of the most important buildings in that area and their cultural, historical and civilizational value in these areas.

Haloween | Funny Holidays

Haloween | Funny Holidays

It's less known that Halloween originates from the Celtic pagan tradition and that its manifestation has many elements that are considered occult today.

Vladimir Ćorović | Origin of Street Names

Vladimir Ćorović | Origin of Street Names

Vladimir Ćorović (1885 - 1941) was one of the most respected Serbian historians, philosopher and philologist, professor and rector of Belgrade University and an academician of the Serbian Royal Academy.

Knjaz Nikola I Petrović Njegoš | Origin of Street Names

Knjaz Nikola I Petrović Njegoš | Origin of Street Names

Nikola I Petrović Njegoš (1841 - 1921) was the sovereign ruler, prince and king of Montenegro for 58 years, during whose mandate Montenegro experienced its greatest rise in history, but also a complete breakdown.

International Food Day | Funny Holidays

International Food Day | Funny Holidays

Since no one in the world is indifferent to food and the variety of tastes, an unofficial holiday was established in the middle of the last century - World Food Day.