kolej-i-drogi: Dorćol

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Dorćol (Serbian Cyrillic: Дорћол; Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [dǒrtɕol]) is an affluent urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Located along the right bank of the Danube, Dorćol is the oldest surviving neighborhood in Belgrade. It is known for its specific urban charm and the mentality of its residents. The neighborhood has experienced artistic revival since the 2000s concurrently with the Savamala neighborhood on the opposite, Sava, bank. After being featured in numerous reports, including by the BBC and The Guardian, Time Out magazine placed Dorćol on their list of "50 coolest neighborhoods". It has been described a…

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Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Земун, pronounced [zěmuːn]; Hungarian: Zimony) is a municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown Belgrade, north of the Sava. The development of New Belgrade in the late 20th century expanded the continuous urban area of Belgrade and merged it with Zemun. The town was conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century and in the 15th century it was given as a personal possession to the Serbian despot Đurađ Branković. After the Serbian Despotate fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1459, Zemun became an important military outpost. It…

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The Belgrade Fortress (Serbian: Београдска тврђава, Beogradska tvrđava, Hungarian: Nándorfehérvár) is a cultural monument in Belgrade, Serbia in the municipality of Stari Grad. It consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park (Large and Little Kalemegdan) on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. Located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad, the fortress constitutes the specific historical core of the city. As one of the most important representatives of Belgrade's cultural heritage, it was originally protected right after World War II, among the first officially declared cultural monuments in Serbia. The fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Exc…

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Detection of larvicide residues in canals on the left bank of the Danube in Belgrade. Mosquitoes represent a significant health risk as vectors of infectious diseases, which is why their control programs are implemented in urban areas. One of the primary measures for mosquito population management is the application of larvicides in aquatic habitats to prevent the development of adult mosquitoes. The left bank of the Danube in Belgrade is characterized by an extensive network of canals, which, in addition to collecting rainwater, also receive domestic wastewater due to the absence of a developed sewage system. These canals provide favorable breeding ground for mosquitoes, leading to the reg…

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The Republic Square or the Square of the Republic (Serbian: Трг републике, Trg republike) is one of the central town squares and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, located in the Stari Grad municipality. It is the site of some of Belgrade's most recognizable public buildings, including the National Museum, the National Theatre and the statue of Prince Michael.

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The Pelivan (Serbian Cyrillic: Пеливан) is an Oriental-style pastry shop in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. One of the best known pastry shops in Belgrade, it used to supply the Serbian Royal Court with pastry while the Nobelist author Ivo Andrić wrote about it. The "Pelivan" was founded in 1851 and is the oldest still operational pastry shop in the city, working under the same name and owned by the same family since foundation. With the kafana Znak pitanja, it is among the oldest surviving foodservice venues in the city. The shop became a synonym for the Belgrade supreme pastry and, especially, ice cream, which is often described as the best in Belgrade - "why do you say Pelivan if you me…

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The vibrant and dynamic nightlife in Belgrade achieved international prominence in the early 21st century. Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, gained a reputation both due to the traditional nightlife, mostly represented by the kafanas, and the contemporary, modern nightlife, especially including splavovi, barges and floats adapted into the clubs and cafés. Belgrade often makes the lists of the cities with best clubbing and partying, discreetly shaping itself into the fun and accommodating metropolis. The splavovi (singular splav) are located along both banks of the Sava, with numerous clubs along the shores of Ada Ciganlija, and the right bank of the Danube. Despite the modern nightlife devel…

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The history of the Jews in Belgrade spans more than five centuries. A Jewish community has been documented in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, since at least the 16th century, and secondary evidence suggests a Jewish presence in the city from the mid-14th century. The community reached its greatest size on the eve of the Second World War, numbering about 12,000 in 1940, and more than 90 per cent of its members were killed in the Holocaust. After the Ottoman conquest of 1521, Jews, mainly Sephardim, settled in growing numbers in Jalija, a quarter on the bank of the Danube in what later became the Dorćol district. In the 17th century Belgrade became a regional centre of Jewish law, with a yes…

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Belgrade ( bel-GRAYD or BEL-grayd; Serbian: Београд / Beograd, lit. 'White City', pronounced [beǒɡrad] ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its contiguous urban area has 1,298,661 inhabitants, while the population of the city's administrative area (which roughly corresponds to its metro area) totals 1,682,720 people. It is one of the major cities of Southeast Europe and the third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the oldest continuously in…