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Grad (toponymy)
Grad () is an Proto-Slavic, Old Slavic word meaning "town", "city", "castle" or "fortified settlement". Initially present in all related languages as ''Gord (archaeology), gord'', it can still be found as ''grad'', ''gradić'', ''horod'' or Gorod (toponymy), ''gorod'' in many placenames today. These places have ''grad'' as part of their name: * Asenovgrad ("Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Asen's town") * Beograd ("white town"), capital of Serbia, known in English as Belgrade. The largest city with ''grad'' in its name (in the 21st century). * Biograd ("white town") * Blagoevgrad ("Dimitar Blagoev, Blagoev's town") * Danilovgrad ("Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Danilo's town") * Dimitrovgrad (other), Dimitrovgrad ("Georgi Dimitrov, Dimitrov's town") * Donji Grad (other), Donji Grad ("lower town") * Dravograd ("Drava town") * Filmski Grad ("film town") * Golem Grad * Gornji Grad (other), Gornji Grad ("upper town") * Grad, Slovenia * Gradac (other), Gra ...
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Proto-Slavic
Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the Attested language, unattested, linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium B.C. through the 6th century A.D. As with most other proto-languages, no attested writings have been found; scholars have reconstructed the language by applying the comparative method to all the attested Slavic languages and by taking into account other Indo-European languages. Rapid development of Slavic speech occurred during the Proto-Slavic period, coinciding with the massive expansion of the Slavic-speaking area. Dialectal differentiation occurred early on during this period, but overall linguistic unity and mutual intelligibility continued for several centuries, into the 10th century or later. During this period, many sound changes diffused across the entire area, often uniformly. This makes it inconvenient to ...
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Drava
The Drava or Drave''Utrata Fachwörterbuch: Geographie - Englisch-Deutsch/Deutsch-Englisch''
by Jürgen Utrata (2014). Retrieved 10 Apr 2014.
(german: Drau, ; sl, Drava ; hr, Drava ; hu, Dráva ; it, Drava ) is a river in southern Central Europe. With a length of ,Joint Drava River Corridor Analysis Report
27 November 2014
including the Sextner Bach source, it is the fifth or sixth longest tributary of the Danube, after the Tisza, Sava, Prut, Mureș (river), Mureș and perhaps Siret (river), Siret. The Drava drains ...
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Grodzisk (other)
Grodzisk may refer to any of the following places: *Grodzisk, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Grodzisk, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Grodzisk, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) * Grodzisk, Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk, Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk, Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk, Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk, Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk, Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) *Grodzisk, Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) *Grodzisk, Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) *Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) See also *Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, a football club *Grodzhisk, Hasidic ...
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Gródek (other)
Gródek or Grodek may refer to: Places Poland * Gródek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Gródek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) * Gródek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Gródek, Hrubieszów County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Gródek, Puławy County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Gródek, Tomaszów Lubelski County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Gródek, Sokołów County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Gródek, Zwoleń County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Gródek, Białystok County in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Gródek, Wysokie Mazowieckie County in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) * Gródek, Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland) * Gródek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) Czech Republic * Gródek, the Polish name for Hrádek in the Czech Republic Ukraine * Gródek Jagielloński, the former Polish town, now called Ho ...
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Gradsko, North Macedonia
Gradsko ( mk, Градско, ) is a village (despite the word ''grad'' meaning "town") located in the central part of North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Gradsko municipality. It is located very close to the main motorway which links Gevgelija on North Macedonia's border with Greece. History It was the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi.Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, , Page 18, "... northeastward course through an area of mountains to join the Vardar below Titov Veles near the ancient Paeonian capital of Stobi (Gradsko). Though marshy in some areas this plain - the ancient Pelagonia - has supported a large population from prehistoric ..." Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,219 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 87. * Macedonians 1,920 *Turks 7 *Serbs 14 *Roma ...
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Gradišče (other)
Gradišče may refer to several places: In Austria: * Gradišče, Slovene name for Schloßberg (Leibnitz) In Italy: * Gradišče ob Soči, Slovene name for Gradisca d'Isonzo In Slovenia: * Dolenje Gradišče, Dolenjske Toplice, a settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice * Dolenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej * Gorenje Gradišče, Dolenjske Toplice, a settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice * Gorenje Gradišče pri Šentjerneju, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej * Lake Gradišče, a lake near Lukovica * Gradišče, Grosuplje, a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje * Gradišče, Kozje, a settlement in the Municipality of Kozje * Gradišče nad Prvačino, a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica * Gradišče na Kozjaku, a settlement in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi * Gradišče pri Divači, a settlement in the Municipality of Divača * Gradišče pri Litiji, a settleme ...
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Gradinje (other)
Gradinje may refer to: Croatia *Gradinje, Cerovlje, settlement in the Municipality of Cerovlje *, settlement in the Municipality of Oprtalj Serbia *Gradinje, Serbia, settlement in the Municipality of Dimitrovgrad Slovenia *Gradnje, Krško, settlement in the Municipality of Krško (known as Gradinje until 1990) See also *Gradina (other) Gradina may refer to: Places ''Gradina'' (a Slavic word for a fortified town) can refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradina, Cazin, a village near Cazin * Gradina, Derventa, a village near Derventa * Gradina, Fojnica, a village near Fojni ...
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Gradina (other)
Gradina may refer to: Places ''Gradina'' (a Slavic word for a fortified town) can refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradina, Cazin, a village near Cazin * Gradina, Derventa, a village near Derventa * Gradina, Fojnica, a village near Fojnica * Gradina, Gacko, a village near Gacko * Gradina, Kalinovik, a village near Kalinovik * , a village near Prijedor * Gradina, Travnik, a village near Travnik * Gradina, Velika Kladuša, a village near Velika Kladuša * , a village near Vlasenica * Gradina, Zenica, a village near Zenica * Gornja Gradina, a village near Kozarska Dubica * Gradina Donja, a village near Kozarska Dubica Bulgaria * Gradina, Pleven Province, a village in Dolni Dabnik Municipality * Gradina, Plovdiv Province, a village in Parvomay Municipality * , a village in Loznitsa Municipality Croatia * Gradina, Virovitica-Podravina County, a village and a municipality in eastern Croatia * Gradina, Šibenik-Knin County, a village near Šibenik, Croatia Koso ...
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Gradec (other)
Gradec or Gradets may refer to: Albania * Gradec, Gjerbës, a village in the administrative unit Gjerbës, Skrapar municipality, Berat County * Gradec, Qendër Skrapar, a village in the administrative unit Qendër Skrapar, Skrapar municipality, Berat County * Gradec, Dibër, a village in the municipality of Dibër, Dibër County * Gradec, Shkodër, a village in the municipality of Malësi e Madhe, Shkodër County Austria * Graz ( sl, Gradec, link=no) Bulgaria * Gradets, Sliven Province * Polski Gradets, Stara Zagora Province Croatia * Gradec, Zagreb, a neighborhood * Gradec, Zagreb County, a village and a municipality * Gradec Pokupski North Macedonia * Gradec, Kriva Palanka * Gradec, Valandovo * Gradec, Vinica * Gradec, Vrapčište Slovenia * Gradec, Črnomelj, now part of Rožič Vrh * Gradec, Krško * Gradec, Litija * Gradec, Pivka * Marija Gradec, in the Municipality of Laško * Polhov Gradec, the administrative seat of the Municipality of Dobr ...
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Gradac (other)
Gradac may refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Derventa, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Foča, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Hadžići, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Kakanj, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Kiseljak, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Ljubinje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Neum, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Novo Goražde, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Pale, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gradac, Posušje, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia * Gradac, Požega-Slavonia County, a village in Croatia * Gradac, Split-Dalmatia County, a municipality in Croatia * Gradac, Šibenik-Knin County, a village in Croatia Montenegro * Gradac, Pljevlja, a village in Montenegro Serbia * Gradac, a former name of the city of Čačak * Gradac (river), a river in Serbia * Gradac Monastery, a medieval monastery in Serbia * ...
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Grad, Slovenia
Grad (; formerly ''Gornja Lendava'', hu, Felsőlendva) is a village in the Municipality of Grad in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality and is the largest and oldest settlement in the Goričko region. Name Grad was first mentioned in written sources as ''Lyndwa'', and later as ''Gornja Lendava'' (literally 'upper Lendava', contrasting with '' Dolnja Lendava'', literally 'lower Lendava'). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gornja Lendava'' to ''Grad'' in 1952.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. Grad Castle Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the castle dating from the late 12th century strategically situated on a hill overlooking the settlement. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Slovenia, with 365 rooms. After World War II, the castle was divided into small residential apartments. With Slovenia joining the European Union, funds have been made ava ...
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Gornji Grad (other)
Gornji Grad (literally, 'upper castle' or 'upper town') may refer to: * Gornji Grad, Gornji Grad, a settlement in Slovenia and the eponym of the Municipality of Gornji Grad * Gornji Grad, Zagreb, a historic district of the Croatian capital, also known as Gradec, and the eponym of the modern-day district of Gornji Grad–Medveščak * Gornji Grad, Osijek, a city district of Osijek, Croatia * Gornji Grad, Zemun, an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia See also * Donji Grad (other) * Novi Grad (other) * Stari Grad (other) * Grad (toponymy) Grad () is an Old Slavic word meaning "town", "city", "castle" or "fortified settlement". Initially present in all related languages as '' gord'', it can still be found as ''grad'', ''gradić'', '' horod'' or ''gorod'' in many placenames today. ...
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