Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia.
It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans.
Its name translates to "White city".
One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region, and after 279 BC Celts conquered the city, naming it Singidūn. It was conquered by the Romans during the reign of Augustus, and awarded city rights in the mid-2nd century.
It was settled by the Slavs in the 520s, and changed hands several times between the Byzantine Empire, Frankish Empire, Bulgarian Empire and Kingdom of Hungary before it became the capital of Serbian king Stephen Dragutin (1282–1316).
In 1521, Belgrade was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and became the seat of the Sanjak of Smederevo. It frequently passed from Ottoman to Habsburg rule, which saw the destruction of most of the city during the Austro-Ottoman wars.
Belgrade was again named the capital of Serbia in 1841. Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918, when the city was reunited. As a strategic location, the city was battled over in 115 wars and razed 44 times.
Belgrade was the capital of Yugoslavia from its creation in 1918.
Various dates are considered the end of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
June 25, 1991, when Croatia and Slovenia declared independence.
September 8, 1991, following a referendum the Republic of Macedonia declared independence.
October 8,1991, when the 9 July moratorium on Slovenian and Croatian secession ended and Croatia restated its independence in the Croatian Parliament (that day is celebrated as Independence Day in Croatia).
January 15, 1992, when Slovenia and Croatia were internationally recognised by most European countries.
April 6, 1992, full recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence by the U.S. and most European countries.
April 28, 1992, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is formed.
December 14, 1995, the Dayton Agreement is signed by the leaders of FR Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia.
In 1999, during the Kosovo War, NATO bombings caused substantial damage to the city.
City of Belgrade covers 3.6% of Serbia's territory, and 22.5% of the country's population lives within its administrative limits.
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