The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade
The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade is a tomb in Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia. The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade is situated nearby to Jaksic Tower, as well as near the church Chapel of Saint Petka.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Saint Petka and Ružica Church.
Chapel of Saint Petka
Church
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The Chapel of Saint Petka in Belgrade is a chapel, erected over a sacred spring, and dedicated to Saint Petka. It is located at a way connecting the upper and the lower city of the Belgrade Fortress, in proximity of the Ružica Church, with the spring being in the very altar of the chapel.
Ružica Church
Church
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Ružica Church is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Belgrade Fortress, in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The original church was built in the early 15th century.
Belgrade Fortress
Castle
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The Belgrade Fortress, consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade Fortress is situated 280 metres southwest of The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorćol and Stari Grad.
Dorćol
Neighborhood
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Dorćol 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.
Stari Grad
Suburb
Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of Serbia. 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.
Kosančićev venac
Locality
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Kosančićev Venac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.
The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade
- Type: Tomb
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.82587° or 44° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
20.45135° or 20° 27′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8GP2RFG2+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5111771452OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
“The Skeleton of the Defenders of Belgrade” goes by many names.
- Serbian: “Kosturnica branilaca Beograda”
- Serbian: “Костурница бранилаца Београда”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jaksic Tower and Zindan Gate.
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