Mayor: Dragan Djilas Location: South-Eastern Europe Geography: Balkan Peninsula, near the merge of the Sava and Danube rivers History: Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Its history lasts a full 7,000 years. Industry: Energy supply and processing equipment, industrial engineering, electronics and telecommunications Did You Know? The area that is now modern day Belgrade was first settled by Celtic tribes during the 3rd Century BC and later became the Roman settlement of Singidunum. Flag Description: Three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side.
PAST BELGRADE – CHICAGO PROGRAMS
2011
August 6-28
The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla: The Belgrade Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, in collaboration with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, are pleased to host a travelling exhibit honoring Nikola Tesla. This marks the first time that the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia will exhibit in the United States. Because of Tesla's role in the World's Fair in Chicago, it is only fitting that this exhibit be showcased in this great city. Tesla is responsible for providing electricity for the Columbian Exhibition, the first World's Fair to be illuminated by electricity.
Serbian immigrants first came to the Chicago region along with thousands of other Southern and Eastern European immigrants from the 1880s to the 1910s looking for unskilled work in the region's booming heavy industries. Most Serbian immigrants in the United States and the Chicago area did not come from Serbia proper, but rather from parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, mainly Croatia, Slavonia, and Vojvodina. Peasant men made up the bulk of these early immigrants, with women following later. Serbian professional men, including journalists, lawyers, teachers, politicians, and priests, also constituted a small portion of this immigration.
The Belgrade Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology invite you to an exhibit highlighting the work of Nikola Tesla. This marks the first time that the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, Serbia is exhibited in the United States. Because of Tesla’s role in the World’s Fair in [...]
Mayor Richard M. Daley welcomed Mayor Dragan Djilas of Belgrade, Serbia, to Chicago on Tuesday, October 27. While in Chicago, Mayor Djilas met with Mayor Richard M. Daley, Mrs. Maggie Daley and members of the Chicago Sister Cities International Belgrade Committee.
Pictured in photo: The Honorable Dragan Djilas, Candice Rosen, Belgrade Committee Chair, The Honorable Mayor [...]
Serbia is going to invest 9 billion euros in the energy and mining sector in the next 6-7 years, Energy and Mining Minister Petar Skundric said.
“We are going to invest 9 billion euros from our budget or from a strategic partnership,” Skundric told domestic Tanjug news agency.
He added that some 700 million euros will be [...]
