Kalemegdan – Park & Fortress

Kalemegdan Park is the largest park in Belgrade, and at the same time, the most important cultural and historical complex in the city. The park is dominated by the Belgrade Fortress on the confluence of the Sava and the Danube rivers. Kalemegdan complex includes buildings, archeological sites and historical monuments...

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  • Kalemegdan Park is the largest park in Belgrade, and at the same time, the most important cultural and historical complex in the city.
  • The park is dominated by the Belgrade Fortress on the confluence of the Sava and the Danube rivers.
  • Kalemegdan complex includes buildings, archeological sites and historical monuments of inestimable importance.
  • The oldest preserved remains date from the 1st century AD, from the times of Roman Singidunum.
  • For a long period of time, Kalemegdan has represented the border between the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires.
  • This is the place from which the city originated and developed. It tells a story about the life that took place here centuries ago and the different cultures that intertwined throughout the history.