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Varoš (other)
Varoš from ''város'' meaning "city/town" may refer to: * Varoš, Makole, a village in Slovenia * Varoš, Split, an administrative division of Split, Croatia * Varoš, Šibenik, an administrative division of Šibenik, Croatia * Varoš, Prilep, a village now part of the city of Prilep, North Macedonia * Varoš Gate, a historical gate of Belgrade, Serbia * Đavolja Varoš, a geographical region of south Serbia noted for its "earth pyramids" * Kotor Varoš, a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Levanjska Varoš, a municipality in Osijek-Baranja county, Croatia * Nova Varoš, a town and municipality in the Zlatibor District of Serbia * Stara Varoš, Kragujevac, a municipality in the city of Kragujevac, Serbia * Stara Varoš, Podgorica Stara Varoš (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стара Варош) is an Ottoman-era neighbourhood in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was the core of the city between the 15th and 19th century. Much of the neighbourhood was damaged or destroyed durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varoš, Makole
Varoš (, ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Makole in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region. Name Varoš was attested in historical records as ''Warissen'' in 1220–30 and ''Waressendorf'' in 1271. Locally, the village is also known as ''Varož'' and ''Varška vas''. The name comes from the Slovene common noun ''varoš'' 'town', which was borrowed from Hungarian language, Hungarian ''város'' 'town' (from Hungarian ''vár'' 'castle'). References External linksVaroš on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Makole {{Makole-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split, Croatia
Split (, ), historically known as Spalato (; ; see #Name, other names), is the List of cities and towns in Croatia, second-largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, the largest city in Dalmatia and the largest city on the Croatian coast. The Split metropolitan area is home to about 330,000 people. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the List of islands in the Adriatic, Adriatic islands and the Apennine Peninsula. More than 1 million tourists visit it each year. The city was founded as the Greek colonisation, Greek colony of Aspálathos () in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE on the coast of the Illyrians, Illyrian Dalmatae, and in 305 CE, it became the site of Diocletian's Palace, the Palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian. It became a prominent settlement around 650 when it succeeded the ancient capital of the Roman Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šibenik
Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities on the Adriatic, the capital and cultural, educational, administrative and economic center of Šibenik-Knin County, Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest town in the Dalmatian region. As of 2021, the town has 31,115 inhabitants, while the municipality has 42,599 inhabitants.The seat is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Šibenik, Šibenik Diocese. It was first mentioned on Christmas 1066 in a grant of Peter Krešimir IV, so it is also called ''Krešimir's Town''. Until the Second plague pandemic, plague pandemic in 17th century it was the largest city on the entire eastern coast of the Adriatic. Šibenik was the ''de facto'' capital of the Federal State of Croatia, Croatia from December 1944 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varoš, Prilep
Varoš () is a part of Prilep, 20 years ago, this used to be a village, until it joined Prilep, making it the only former village in Prilep Prilep ( ) is the List of cities in North Macedonia, fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. According to 2021 census, it had a population of 63,308. Name The name of Prilep appeared first as ''Πρίλαπος'' in Greek (''Prilapos'') in 1 ... to be inhabited. It is said that Varoš had 77 churches at the end of the 18th century, with just seven surviving to the end of the 19th century. References Prilep {{Prilep-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varoš Gate
The Varoš Gate ( sr-cyr, Варош капија, Varoš kapija), literally ''city gate'', is a part of the city of Belgrade, the Capital city, capital of Serbia. It got its name from one of the original four historical gates, which allowed access to the city. It is located near the river Sava, Branko's Bridge and Pop-Lukina Street. History This is one of the oldest parts of the city. In the vicinity of the Varoš Gate, during the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule over Belgrade, mainly Serbs lived, while Belgrade Fortress, Kalemegdan and Dorćol were under the Otoman administration. In 1806, during the Siege of Belgrade (1806), capture of Belgrade by the Serbian Revolution, Serbian revolutionaries in the First Serbian Uprising, Sima Marković (voivode), Sima Marković, one of the leaders of the uprising, led his men into the city through the Varoš Gate; his force was the first to enter the city. The gate was demolished in 1862, during the and the subsequent of the city. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đavolja Varoš
Đavolja Varoš ( sr-cyr, Ђавоља варош, literal translation, lit. "Devil's Town") is a rock formation consisting of about 200 earth pyramids or "towers", located in southern Serbia on the Radan Mountain, in the municipality of Kuršumlija. There are several similar geological formations in the world, but Đavolja Varoš has the most numerous and the tallest "towers". Location Đavolja Varoš is located some southeast of Kuršumlija, on the southwestern slopes of the Radan mountain. Administratively, it is situated on the territory of Đake village. Geology The formations were scientifically examined and described in 1955 by Tomislav Rakićević. Đavolja Varoš features 202 exotic formations described as Hoodoo (geology), earth pyramids or "towers", as the locals refer to them. They are tall and wide at the base. These formations were created by strong erosion of the soil that was scene of intense volcanic activity millions of years ago. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotor Varoš
Kotor Varoš ( sr-cyrl, Котор Варош) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a population of 19,710 inhabitants, while the town of Kotor Varoš has a population of 7,330 inhabitants. History An early Roman (3rd–5th c.) basilica was discovered along with other Roman findings in the Šiprage area, at the Crkvenica- Vrbanja river mouth. 12th-century '' stećci'' testify a medieval settlement.Radimsky V. (1892): Ostanci rimskih naseobina u Šipragi i Podbrgju, za tim starobosanski stećci u Šipragi i uz Vrbanju u Bosni. Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Sarajevu, Godina IV, Knjiga I: 75–80. The original location of the stećci was at the Crkvenica-Vrbanja, from where they were removed and built into the walls of surrounding buildings (possibly due to the belief in their miraculous properties). One of the best preserved steći is submerged in the Vrbanja. It has been theorized that Kotor Varoš was me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levanjska Varoš
Levanjska Varoš (, sr-Cyrl, Левањска Варош) is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 1,194 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Borojevci, no population * Breznica Đakovačka, population 345 * Čenkovo, no population * Levanjska Varoš, population 303 * Majar, population 148 * Milinac, population 28 * Musić, population 75 * Ovčara, population 23 * Paučje, population 55 * Ratkov Dol, population 28 * Slobodna Vlast, population 189 85.8% of whom are Croats and 12.8% of whom are Serbs. Politics Minority councils Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting the local or regional authorities, advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Varoš
Nova Varoš ( sr-cyr, Нова Варош, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 13,507, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of 7,542 inhabitants. History Nova Varoš was founded in the middle of the 16th century. It is associated with the name of Skender Pasha of Genoa. When Skender-pasha, travelling from Bosnia to the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman capital of Istanbul, Constantinople (1530), stopped with his entourage on the plateau below the mountain Zlatar (mountain), Zlatar and was delighted with the beauty of this wooded area and the intoxicating smell of pine, he ordered a town to be built there. Settlements soon sprang up on the site of today's Nova Varoš. It was called Skender-pašina palanka (''Skender-pasha's Palanka''). When it grew to close to 2,000 houses, "a fire broke out and burned the palace to the ground" (Evliya Çelebi). Most of the inhabitants sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stara Varoš, Kragujevac
Stari Grad ( sr-cyr, Стари Град) or Stara Varoš ( sr-cyr, Стара Варош), was one of five city municipalities which constituted the City of Kragujevac. It was the central city municipality and the most populous. The municipality was formed in May 2002, only to be dissolved in March 2008. Subdivisions The Municipality of Stari Grad comprised 10 neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...s: * Aerodrom * Bagremar * 21. Oktobar * Stara Radnička Kolonija * 1 May * Bubanj * Sušica * Vašarište * City Center * Palilula * Erdoglija References Šumadija Defunct urban municipalities of Kragujevac Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance {{ŠumadijaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
