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Vučje
Vučje () is a town in southern Serbia, located some 15 km south from the city of Leskovac, its municipal seat. The population of the town is 2,865 people (2002 census). It is known for its archaeological site, Zelen grad, ruins of a medieval town. Zelen grad Zelen grad, also known as ''Skobaljić grad'', was a medieval fortified town located on a cliff above Vučje. The locality itself is multi-layered: the oldest traces of settlements in this area go back to Chalcolithic age. Fragments of the ceramics found on the locality testify that it was also important during different phases of the Bronze Age, due to its location and defensiveness. The oldest stone fort dates back to pre-Roman times, while the layer built out of stone and bricks combined with mortar dates back to the early Byzantine ages. According to the archeological discoveries, the fortification was extensively used between the 10th and 13th centuries, to be refortified and expanded in the 15th century. Most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leskovac
Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in Southern Serbia (Geographical Region), southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, City of Leskovac has a 124,889 inhabitants. Etymology Leskovac was historically called ''Glubočica'', later evolving into ''Dubočica. These'' interchangeable variants derived from the Serbian language, Serbian word's, "''glib''", meaning mud and "''duboko''", meaning deep. Untamed rivers would often flood the area leaving swamps that once dried would spout Hazel, hazelnut trees, or "''leska''" in Serbian, whilst "''vac''" is a common Slavic languages, Slavic suffix, hence ''Leskovac''. During Ottoman Serbia, Ottoman rule the town was referred to in Turkish language, Turkish as ''Leskovçe'' or ''Hisar'' (Turkish translation; ''fortress''). History Early period Archeological findings on Hisar Hill, located at the rim of Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Skobaljić
Nikola Skobaljić ( sr-cyr, Никола Скобаљић; died November 16, 1454) was a mid 15th-century Serbian Voivode of Dubočica (region around Leskovac, Southern Serbia), during the rule of despot Đurađ Branković (1427–1456). He was seated at Zelen Grad (Skobaljić Grad), a fortified town just above modern town of Vučje. History Nikola Skobaljić is remembered in Serbian history for his military feats during the 1454 battles with the invading Ottoman Turks. After Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II had conquered Constantinople, he decided to quickly invade the Serbian Despotate in July 1454, with the goal of full annexation. Serbian despot Đurađ Branković raised two armies with the goal of defending the despotate; 1st army, was stationed at Dubočica, led by Voivode Nikola Skobaljić, and the 2nd army was on the banks of Sitnica river. As Skobaljić's army was cut off from Serbia's north, the despot advised that the Serb armies surrender if they are not able to flee, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djordje Stanojević
Djordje M. Stanojević also spelled Đorđe Stanojević (7 April 1858–24 December 1921) was a Serbian physicist, astronomer and professor and rector at the University of Belgrade. He is credited with the introduction of the first electric lighting and the construction of the first Teslian polyphase hydroelectric power plants in Serbia. Biography He was born on 7 April 1858 in Negotin, where he finished four grades of elementary school and a four-grade lower high school. He finished the upper grades of the grammar school in Belgrade, then in 1877, he enrolled in the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade. In those years, as a high school student, he wrote his first professional works. In 1881, he graduated from the Grande école in Belgrade and Professor Kosta Alković kept him as an assistant trainee at the Department of Physics. In the same year, he was in Paris for the first international exhibition on electricity. He remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Serbia
, plural: ) is elected through popular vote, elected by their citizens in local elections. Also, the presidents of the municipalities are often referred to as "mayors" in everyday usage. There are 29 cities (, singular: ), each having an assembly and budget of its own. As with a municipality, the territory of a city is composed of a city proper and surrounding villages (e.g. the territory of the City of Subotica is composed of the Subotica town and surrounding villages). The capital Belgrade is the only city on the level of Districts of Serbia, a district. All other cities are on the municipality level and are part of a district. ;City municipalities The city may or may not be divided into ''city municipalities''. Five cities (Belgrade, Niš, Požarevac, Vranje and Užice) comprise several city municipalities. Competences of cities and city municipalities are divided. The city municipalities of these six cities also have their assemblies and other prerogatives. The largest city mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASEA
''Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget'' (English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industrial company. History ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as a manufacturer of electrical light and generators. After merging with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company (''Wenströms & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag'') the name was changed to ''Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget'', literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ''ASEA'' for short. In 1987, it announced a merger with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) to form ABB Group. ABB Group began operations in 1988. After this merger, ABB Group acquired several companies, including the power transmission and distribution operations of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the Combustion Engineering Group. *1889 - the partner Jonas Wenström creates 3-phased generators, motors and transfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens
Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', ''Energy'', ''Healthcare'' (Siemens Healthineers), and ''Infrastructure & Cities'', which represent the main activities of the corporation. The corporation is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the corporation's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. In this area, it is regarded as a pioneer and the company with the highest revenue in the world. The corporation is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 303,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €62 billion in 2021 according to its earnings release. History 1847 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Power Transmission
Electric power transmission is the bulk movement of electrical energy from a generating site, such as a power plant, to an electrical substation. The interconnected lines that facilitate this movement form a ''transmission network''. This is distinct from the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers, which is typically referred to as electric power distribution. The combined transmission and distribution network is part of electricity delivery, known as the electrical grid. Efficient long-distance transmission of electric power requires high voltages. This reduces the losses produced by strong currents. Transmission lines use either alternating current (HVAC) or direct current (HVDC). The voltage level is changed with transformers. The voltage is stepped up for transmission, then reduced for local distribution. A wide area synchronous grid, known as an "interconnection" in North America, directly connects generators delivering AC power with the same rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politika
''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership ''Politika'' is published by Politika novine i magazini (PNM), a joint venture between Politika AD and ''East Media Group''. The current director of PNM is Mira Glišić Simić. PNM also publishes: *''Sportski žurnal'' *'' Politikin zabavnik'' *'' Svet kompjutera'' *''Ilustrovana politika'' *''Bazar'' Editorial history *Vladislav F. Ribnikar (1904–1915) *Miomir Milenović i Jovan Tanović (1915–1941) *Živorad Minović (1985–1991) *Aleksandar Prlja (1991–1994) *Boško Jakšić (1994) *Dragan Hadži Antić (1994–2000) *Vojin Partonić (2000–2001) *Milan Mišić (2001–2005) *Ljiljana Smajlović (2005–2008) *Radmilo Kljajić (2008) *Dragan Bujošević (2008–2013) *Ljiljana Smajlović (2013–2016) *Žarko Rakić (2016- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đetinja
Đetinja ( sr-Cyrl, Ђетиња; ) is a river in western Serbia, a long natural but shorter headstream of the Zapadna Morava River. The Đetinja river valley serves as a route for the Belgrade-Bar railway. Name According to the legend which describes how the Đetinja River got its name, the Ottoman Turks in the times when they ruled these lands, once punished the local Užican people by taking their children and brutally throwing them into the river. Thus the river was named ''Đetinja rijeka'', which in Užican dialect means ''the children's river''. Later ''rijeka'' (''river'') was just dropped out of the river name, leaving only ''Đetinja'' (meaning ''children's''). However, the name probably originates from the old name Cetina, which meant "Horse river" and even today, one of the streams which form Đetinja is called Konjska reka (Serbian for Horse river). Zlatibor section The Đetinja River, as the Matijaševića reka, originates from the southeastern slopes of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Užice
Užice ( sr-cyr, Ужице, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Zlatibor District in western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Đetinja. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 59,747. The City municipality of Užice ( sr-cyrl, Градска општина Ужице, Gradska opština Užice) is one of two city municipalities (with the City municipality of Sevojno) which constitute the City of Užice. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 70,939 inhabitants. History Ancient era The region surrounding Užice was settled by Illyrians, specifically the Parthini and the Celtic-influenced Autariatae tribes. Their tombs are found throughout the region. In the 3rd century BC, the Scordisci featured prominently after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans. The region was conquered by the Roman Empire in 168 BC, and was organized into the province of Illyricum in 32–27 BC and, after 10 AD, the province of Dalmat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
