Belgrade, Namur
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Belgrade (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡʁad]; Walloon: Belgråde) is an ancient village of Wallonia and a district of the city of Namur, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.[1] It was named after Belgrade, Serbia in 1718 to commemorate the Austrian Empire's conquest of the city from the Ottoman Turks (the county of Namur was a dependency of the Austria-ruling royal house of Habsburg).
References
- ^ "Belgrade – Index des rues". Namur official website. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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