Požarevac

Požarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожаревац) is a city located in Serbia at 44°37′12″N 21°11′23″E / 44.62°N 21.18972°E / 44.62; 21.18972. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2002, the city had total population of 41,736. In Serbian, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish as Pasarofça, in German as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian as Pozsarevác. Its name means "f... more

Požarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожаревац) is a city located in Serbia at 44°37′12″N 21°11′23″E / 44.62°N 21.18972°E / 44.62; 21.18972. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2002, the city had total population of 41,736. In Serbian, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish as Pasarofça, in German as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian as Pozsarevác. Its name means "fire-town" in Serbian. It was known as Margus in Latin during the Roman occupation in the 1st century AD, it was inhabited by Thracians, Dacians and Celtics. It is historically known as the site of the signing the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) and, then known as Margus, for a treaty between the Hun leaders Attila and Bleda and the Byzantine Empire (435 AD). Margus was sacked by the Huns in their invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire in 442. Today, it is perhaps best known as the hometown of former President Slobodan Milošević. He was born here on... less