The Upper Town

The Upper Town represents the oldest part and core of Belgrade Fortress. On the Upper Town plateau, the oldest remains of a settlement dating back to the Neolithic – also known as the New Stone Age – were discovered. After the Roman conquest, the Upper Town we see today was...

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  • The Upper Town represents the oldest part and core of Belgrade Fortress.
  • On the Upper Town plateau, the oldest remains of a settlement dating back to the Neolithic – also known as the New Stone Age – were discovered.
  • After the Roman conquest, the Upper Town we see today was surrounded by the walls of the military camp of the Lucky Flavian Fourth Legion.
  • The transformation of this space into a park commenced in the late 1890s and was completed after World War Two.