Belgrade, Namur

Belgrade (Walloon: Belgråde) is an old village (now a suburb) close to the city centre of Namur in the Walloon region of 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 duchy 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 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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50°28′15″N 4°49′33″E / 50.47093°N 4.82595°E / 50.47093; 4.82595 (Belgrade, Namur)

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[1] "Belgrade - Index des rues". Namur official website. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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