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Belgrade
is one
of the oldest cities in Europe.
Because of its position on the intersection of
roads, on the place where civilisations clashed,
it was completely demolished 40 times, like
no other capital. The name of Belgrade means
“White City”. It was also called “the mount for
thinking”, “the house of wars” and “sin city”.
Besides Constantinople, Belgrade is the only
city dedicated to the Most Holy Virgin.
Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and has about
2 million inhabitants. It is situated in south-
eastern Europe, on the Balkan penninsula, at
the crossroads of routes that connect Western
and Central Europe with the Aegean and Black
Sea, Turkey and the Near East. Time zone is
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Still, here and there, you can find some beautiful houses which miracu-
lously managed to avoid fire, bombs and man’s stupidity. They keep the
memories and the smells of the past in their hallways.
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