Singidunum

Singidunum was an ancient city which later evolved into modern , the capital of . The name is of Celtic origin, going back to the time when the Celtic tribe Scordisci settled the area in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Anticki Singidunum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Serbia and Republic Square.

Museum
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The is the largest and oldest museum in , . It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the , formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina, Vasina and Laze Pačua.

Square
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
The or the Square of the Republic is one of the central and an urban neighborhood of , located in the municipality.

Theater building
Photo: Михајло Анђелковић, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Theatre is a theatre located in , . Founded in the latter half of the 19th century, it is located on the , at the corner of Vasina and Francuska Street. is situated 110 metres northeast of Singidunum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stari Grad and Skadarlija.

Suburb
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Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of . It stands at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, where the rolling Pannonian Plain fetches up against the rugged Balkan peninsula, and in 2022 had a population of 1.2 million, about a fifth of Serbia's total.

Neighborhood
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is a vintage street, an urban neighborhood and former municipality of , , located in the Belgrade municipality of . partially preserves the ambience of traditional urban architecture, including archaic urban organization, and is known as the main bohemian quarter of Belgrade, similar to in Paris.

Locality
Photo: Joksimus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an urban neighborhood of , the capital of . It is located in Belgrade's municipality of . It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.

Singidunum

Latitude
44.81629° or 44° 48′ 59″ north
Longitude
20.46016° or 20° 27′ 37″ east
Open location code
8GP2RF86+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11330628651
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1309687
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Singidunum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Singidunumi”
  • Bulgarian: “Сингидунум”
  • Catalan: “Singidúnum”
  • Chinese: “辛古都努”
  • Chinese: “辛吉度努姆”
  • Chinese: “辛吉杜努姆”
  • Chinese: “辛吉都儂”
  • Dutch: “Singidunum”
  • French: “Singidun”
  • French: “Singidūn”
  • French: “Singidunum”
  • German: “Kastell Belgrad”
  • German: “Singidunum”
  • Greek: “Σιγγηδόνα”
  • Hindi: “सिंगिदुनम”
  • Indonesian: “Singidunum”
  • Irish: “Singidunum”
  • Italian: “Singidunum”
  • Japanese: “シギディニウム”
  • Japanese: “シグドゥヌム”
  • Japanese: “シンギディドゥヌム”
  • Japanese: “シンギドゥヌム”
  • Latin: “Singidunum”
  • Persian: “سینگیدونوم”
  • Polish: “Singidunum”
  • Portuguese: “Singiduno”
  • Romanian: “Singidunum”
  • Russian: “Сингидун”
  • Russian: “Сингидунум”
  • Serbian: “Antički Singidunum”
  • Serbian: “Singidunum”
  • Serbian: “Антички Сингидунум”
  • Serbian: “Сингидунум”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Singidunum”
  • Slovenian: “Singidunum”
  • Spanish: “Singidunum”
  • Swedish: “Singidunum”
  • Turkish: “Singidunum”
  • Ukrainian: “Сінгідун”

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