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7 unusual facts about Stari Grad


Bosnian Special Police Units

Along with that units other special police units were created: Jedinica za posebne namjene "Laste" and the Green Berets of MUP in Stari Grad.

Petar Hektorović

Hektorović, also known as Pietro Ettoreo or Piero Hettoreo, was born and died in Stari Grad, Hvar.

Radio Television of Vojvodina

After the war, the RTNS was moved to the new building in the city centre.

Stari Grad, Croatia

In the 7th century, following the fall of Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, many of its people sought refuge in Faria and other Roman towns in the nearby islands, as noted by the historian Archdeacon Thomas of Split (1200–1268) in his Historia Salonitana.

Stari Grad, Užice

Serbian župan from the 14th century, Nikola Altomanović (Vojinović) ruled vast areas from Rudnik, over Polimlje, Podrinje, east Herzegovina with Trebinje, until Konavle and Dračevica, neighboring the Republic of Dubrovnik.

Sveta Ana

Stari Grad, Makole, a village in Slovenia known as Sveta Ana until 1955

Zmaj Children Games

Every June for a few days, children's plays, concerts, and shows gather children from Novi Sad and its surrounding region in Zmaj Jovina Street (the main street in Novi Sad's city centre).


Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Belgrade

It is located in the Dorćol in the municipality of Stari Grad. Like all Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and churches it is named after the Russian national saint Aleksandr Yaroslavich Nevskiy.

Battle of Pharos

An expedition of 10,000 men in 300 ships sailed out from Zadar and laid siege to the Greek colony Pharos in the island of Hvar, but the Syracusan fleet of Dionysus was alerted and attacked the siege fleet.

Ribnjak, Novi Sad

The upper part of Ribnjak is connected to the rest of the city by bus line 70, which goes from the railway station, through Banatić, Adamovićevo Naselje, Liman, Stari Grad, Petrovaradin and up to the Sremska Kamenica Institute.

Zeleni Venac

It is located in the Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac (major part) and Stari Grad.


see also

Celje Castle

Celje Castle (also known as Celje Upper Castle or Old Castle) (Slovene Celjski grad, Celjski zgornji grad or Stari grad) is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje.