Belgrade in ancient times was called Singidunum, a name with Celtic origins. Dun(on) means fortress or an enclosure in Celtic. They are not sure about Singi, but historians think it might mean circle in Celtic.
Beograd translation would be more like Western city. Beli/Belo in old Slavic means west. Hence Belaruss- Western Russians. my english is bad so i don't dare explaining more😂
@@MrDomingo55 where are you from and how much are you familiar with slavic history? i'm telling you what i have learned at history classes and even gave you example with Belarussia or Belorusia how we say it in Serbia. and to be clear- there is nothing white in Belgrade, nor ever was... it's not Minas Tirith in the east
View of confluence of Sava and Danube, what is not apparent is that size of Danube is far greater than it appears at ruclips.net/video/ZvuW1PHtQw8/видео.html as obscuring the view is this huge Large War Island. Google maps will clarify the situation.
I recommend you to visit Zvezdara. It's much prettier than Zemun. Zemun and everything on the other side of the river looks somehow depressing. Zvezdara has completely preserved the spirit and looks of Old Belgrade.
@@mm-gi5mx Oh Zvezdara sounds like my kind of place unfortunately I’ve now left the area and not sure if I’ll return. But thanks for your suggestion and it may be useful to another viewer.
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Belgrade in ancient times was called Singidunum, a name with Celtic origins. Dun(on) means fortress or an enclosure in Celtic. They are not sure about Singi, but historians think it might mean circle in Celtic.
@@frostflower5555 Well there you go I didn’t know there was any Celtic connection. It certainly was a well placed fortress
Thank you for explanation 👍👍
Beograd translation would be more like Western city. Beli/Belo in old Slavic means west. Hence Belaruss- Western Russians. my english is bad so i don't dare explaining more😂
@@tajkonderroga Common view is that Beograd means White City. Never head this Beli/Belo meaning as West. It certianly means White.
@@MrDomingo55 where are you from and how much are you familiar with slavic history? i'm telling you what i have learned at history classes and even gave you example with Belarussia or Belorusia how we say it in Serbia. and to be clear- there is nothing white in Belgrade, nor ever was... it's not Minas Tirith in the east
Nice video❤
@@ASMRJusTravelz Thanks it was an interesting place to explore
'Zemun Fortress' is actually one of 3 Millenium Towers build by Hungary in celebration of (maybe) Hungarian statehood? This one is last one remaining.
@@MrDomingo55 Thanks for the information always good to find out more of places I visited
The lady you met in Zemun.
@@ETANMILL Do you know this lady? She was lovely to meet
View of confluence of Sava and Danube, what is not apparent is that size of Danube is far greater than it appears at ruclips.net/video/ZvuW1PHtQw8/видео.html as obscuring the view is this huge Large War Island. Google maps will clarify the situation.
@@MrDomingo55 Yes it is certainly hard to show the full region when all I have is an iphone. Thanks for the link
I recommend you to visit Zvezdara. It's much prettier than Zemun. Zemun and everything on the other side of the river looks somehow depressing. Zvezdara has completely preserved the spirit and looks of Old Belgrade.
@@mm-gi5mx Oh Zvezdara sounds like my kind of place unfortunately I’ve now left the area and not sure if I’ll return. But thanks for your suggestion and it may be useful to another viewer.
Thank you too. You've already been there?
@@mm-gi5mx I was in Serbia but that was last month