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	Golubac fortress Information
		Golubac fortress is a medieval fortress located in Golubac, built by Hungarians sometime in the 13th century.
		It is strategically placed on the embankment of the Danube river near the entrance to the Đerdap gorge.
		The fortress is presently situated between cities of Golubac and Kladovo and is a popular tourist attraction in the region as well as a sightseeing point on popular Danube boat tours.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Golubac_fortress (149 words)

	Golubac
		This is the fortified medieval town of Golubac, built on inaccessible rock above the river Danube, at the point where the riverbed begins to narrow, thus facilitating monitoring of all traffic across and along the Danube.
		It is supposed that it was built by Hungarians, probably in the second half of the 13th century, to defend their land on the right bank of the Danube.
		Golubac had a tumultuous history: it was in the hands of the Hungarians, of the Turks, and, in the end, in the possession of the Serbian state.
	donsmaps.com /golubac.html (534 words)

	Omladinski sportski kamp Ðerdap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Golubac fortress and fortified town Laslovar, on the Romanian side, are the «guards» of Djerdap.
		The first written evidence of Golubac dates from 1335., but the fact when it was exactly built, is unknown.
		It is situated in Kladovo, on the bank of the Danube, between the fortress Fetislam and the centre of Kladovo.
	djerdaposk.mojblog.co.yu /permalink.aspx?id=9387 (2361 words)

	Stema Guide - Serbia & Montenegro re-invented [Golubac] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the environment there are the possibilities of fishing the trout on the Danube and of hunting in the heights of the national park of Djerdap (contact the tourist office at 012 78 145).
		Constructed at the beginning of XIV century by Hungarians, the castle of Golubac had passed a short time in the hands of Serbs to be taken by Turks in 1391.
		Having in view the shape of its towers and its barrage trenches Golubac was constructed for the defence against the cold weapon attackers.
	www.serbientourismus.com /Destinations/Danube-and-Vojvodina/Golubac/Golubac.1.152.htm (370 words)

	Serbian Medieval Architecture (and Landscape) - SkyscraperCity
		The gorges of Golubac and Gospodin Vir, together with the Liupkovska and Donji Milanovac valleys, are often called the Upper Gorges, while the Kazan and Sip gorges, along with the Orsava Valley, are called the Lower Gorges.
		Golubac is one of the best preserved and the most beautiful medieval fortress in Serbia and a best example of military architecture, situated 4 km east of the town of the same name Golubac, probably built in the early 14th century, guards the entrance to the Iron Gate gorge from high cliffs overlooking the Danube.
		Golubac's location is of considerable strategic importance owning to its location - on the terraced rocks, overlooking the bank of the Danube.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=221757 (2931 words)

	B92 - Travel - Golubac: Keep of the River
		The lower, polygonal tower stretching into the river was built by the Turks to strengthen the fortress against firearms.
		Golubac fortress lies 4 kilometres east of a town that bears the same name.
		Golubac is also known for tale of the Golubac Dragon, a three-headed water monster that was believed to have lived in the deep waters of the Danube.
	www.b92.net /eng/travel/castles.php?nav_id=33798 (473 words)

	Beobuild - Construction projects and urban news from Belgrade
		The gorges of Golubac and Gospodin Vir, together with the Liupkovska and Donji Milanovac valleys, are often called the Upper Gorges, while the Kazan and Sip gorges, along with the Orsava Valley, are called the Lower Gorges.
		Golubac is one of the best preserved and the most beautiful medieval fortress in Serbia and a best example of military architecture, situated 4 km east of the town of the same name Golubac, probably built in the early 14th century, guards the entrance to the Iron Gate gorge from high cliffs overlooking the Danube.
		Golubac's location is of considerable strategic importance owning to its location - on the terraced rocks, overlooking the bank of the Danube.
	www.beobuild.net /index.php/208/delta-tower-and-hotel-in-blok-20.html (2368 words)

	Google Earth Hacks - File Downloads - Sightseeing: Historical Placemarks - Golubac fortress near Golubac
		Description: The Golubac fortress (Serbian: Голубачки град; or Golubački grad) is located near the town of Golubac in north-eastern Serbia, on the right side of the Danube river, and marks the entrance to the Djerdap national park.
		Golubac was built by Hungarians in the 14th century.
		The fortress is presently situated between the cities of Golubac and Kladovo, on modern-day border with Romania, and is a popular tourist attraction in the region as well as a sightseeing point on popular Danube boat tours.
	www.gearthhacks.com /dlfile23866/Golubac-fortress-near-Golubac.htm (355 words)

	Untitled Document
		During their visit to Golubac the Crown Prince and Princess visited place Slavoluk, where once upon a time the citizens welcomed His Majesty King Peter I (great grandfather of the Crown Prince) during his first visit to this town.
		This was the end of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Princess Katherine to Golubac, which is situated in the northeastern part of Serbia and represents an important part of Branicevo district.
		Golubac borders on the Municipalities Veliko Gradiste on the west and Kucevo on the south, which belongs to this district and the Municipality of Majdanpek on the east, in Bor district.
	www.royalfamily.org /statements/state-det/state-1179.htm (979 words)

	Golubac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Golubac (Serbian Cyrillic: Голубац) is a village and municipality on the north-eastern border of Serbia, on the right side of the river Danube.
		There is also a mountain with the same name (See: Golubac (mountain) for more information).
		The name of the village derives from golub which is Serbian for pidgeon or dove, therefore often translated as "the village of doves".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golubac (378 words)

	Golubac - Wikipedia
		Golubac (Голубац) ist eine kleine Hafen- und Festungsstadt an der Donau im nordöstlichen Teil des serbischen Bezirks Braničevo in Serbien, an der Grenze zu Rumänien.
		Der Donau entlang zieht sich eine wichtige Straße die Golubac mit anderen Städten der Region wie Požarevac und Veliko Gradište verbindet.
		Der Nationalpark Đerdap, der einer der bedeutendsten in Südosteuropa ist, beginnt bei Golubac und endet bei Tekija in der Nähe des Staudamms und Wasserkraftwerks Đerdap I. Bearbeiten] Geschichte
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golubac (262 words)

	June 20, 1994 Vreme News Digest Agency No 143
		The rift of mistrust between the inhabitants of Golubac and the state is widening.
		Jovica Miloradovic from Golubac said that he had already given the army three liters of petrol and that of the ten liters/hectare promised by the state to farmers, he only got seven.
		After the military report, the inhabitants of Golubac no longer trust the state or the army, and while waiting for the truth to emerge, the stories are becoming fantastic.
	www.scc.rutgers.edu /serbian_digest/143/t143-4.htm (1531 words)

	Regional Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments in Smederevo, Serbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The duty of studying, evaluating, preserving, caring for and improving the monumental heritage in the region around the Danube and Braničevo was assigned in 1981 to the Smederevo Regional Institute for the preservation of cultural monuments.
		After the founding of the preservation department in 1965, jurisdiction over the municipalities of Žagubica, Petrovac, Malo Crniće and Kučevo was turned over to the Kragujevac Institute, and in 1969 the Belgrade Institute for the preservation of cultural monuments received jurisdiction over the territory of the Smederevo municipality.
		The regions of the Golubac, Veliko Gradište, Požarevac and Smederevska Palanka municipalities were practically not covered by any Institute at all until 1981, when the Smederevo Regional Institute for the preservation of cultural monuments was founded.
	www.spomenicikulture.org.yu /zavod_e.html (1432 words)

	Press Releases: Serbia and Montenegro: Floods and Landslides - Mar 2006, Serbia: Ilic visits flooded areas in Veliko ...
		The government approved a one-time assistance sum of 10 million dinars to Veliko Gradiste while Golubac received 7 million dinars in aid, the Minister said.
		The level of the Danube near Golubac and Veliko Gradiste is declining.
		The situation in Veliko Gradiste and Golubac is under control and the wave from Vojvodina should cause no major water level increase.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6NYGY2?OpenDocument (252 words)

	Five companies privatised at second public auction
		Golubac from Arilje was bought by Arilje-native businessman from Toronto Vladan Bogdanovic for 28.02 million dinars, who was driven by his wish to bring his two sons and daughter back to Serbia.
		Bogdanovic said that the state of the company he bought is chaotic, and he said he plans to make a photographic record of this so that he can show the comparison once the situation stabilizes.
		Although a call for auction of another nine companies was announced, the Auction commission and the Agency for privatization said that conditions for privatization of the firms have not yet been solidified.
	www.invest-in-serbia.com /archive/2002_05/2002_05_25_4.htm (476 words)

	WWF - On the Danube through the Iron Gate
		Ruin Golubac - the entrance of the Iron Gate.
		The section between Golubac and Tekija in Serbia is among the most beautiful sections of the Danube.
		The impressive fortress ruin of Golubac, from the 14th century, is at the beginning of the Iron Gate.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/europe/what_we_do/danube_carpathian/blue_river_green_mtn/threats/tens_t/danube_tour/tour_diary/index.cfm?uNewsID=22656 (510 words)

	SADA zajedno u akciji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After only one year of working within the CRDA program, Community Development Groups (CDGs) in Golubac began to recognize that their unofficial status presented an obstacle to expanding and sustaining their activities beyond the life of this program.
		These groups in Golubac required assistance in developing three important conditions (developed through cooperation with Freedom house and Balkan Community Initiative Fund) for assuring the sustainability of citizensâ associations â“ legal status, service-orientation, and sound internal organization which includes finance management and human resources.
		Existing citizensâ boards were formalized, statutes devised and voted on, and service orientation ingrained into the CDAâs mode of operations with the goal of forming a new generation NGO in Golubac that is community-based and membership-driven.
	www.sada.usaid.org.yu /en/projects_details.cfm?ngo=ADF&id=4-14-04-03 (336 words)

	KRSTARENJE DUNAVOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the plain near the museum you can see three typical village houses built in the style of the eastern Serbian folk architecture, which were reconstructed after the bank was flooded.
		The Golubac fortress – next to the fortress there are camp sites, gas station and the quarry.
		In the valley of Golubac the Danube has its widest point (about 8 km); yet, on the entrance to the Đerdap gorge it narrows down to 200 metres, forming large whirlpools.
	www.krstarenje-dunavom.com /eng/cetvorodnevni1eng.htm (1568 words)

	SADA! Zajedno u akciji
		Residents of Golubac lacked a facility for citizens’ activities where they could gather, hold meetings, and discuss various topics of importance for developing the municipality and local communities.
		The municipality’s scenic location on the Danube holds considerable potential for tourism development, yet citizens with initiative lacked a means for coordinating and bringing together interested stakeholders to drive towards this common goal.
		Existing NGOs in Golubac which focus on issues such as the environment, economy, agriculture, infrastructure, health, youth, the elderly, gender and minority issues, and responsible government authorities now have a space for continuing and expanding their efforts.
	www.adf.org.yu /Projects/ES/GO/3-14-04-02.html (293 words)

	Ponuda
		Hotel ''Golubački Grad'' Golubac, represent expression of modern architectonic building, placed on the right side of river Danube, on the entrance of Djerdap narrow.
		Beside hotel is artificial bank, 2km long, with beautiful view on the 8 km broad lake, and fortress of Golubac.
		Near by Golubac,in the forest, you can see monestery Tumane, foundation of Milos Obilic, build in the 14th century.Monks still keeping relics of Zosim Sinait, whose tragic destiny is attached for Tumane.
	www.golubackigrad.co.yu /ponuda_en.htm (228 words)

	SADA zajedno u akciji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In order to protect the villages and settlements along the river, embankments were raised throughout its flow length.
		However, in spite of the additionally put sand bags, the extremely high water level caused flooding of the area along the Danube River in Golubac, including a kindergarten, several apartment buildings, the hotel, the old park, sport and playground fields, and the local community development center, which was reconstructed and equipped within the CRDA-E program.
		The equipment provided to Golubac municipality through this project will assist the defense of this municipality from the flooding, and prevent significant material damages, as well as possible losses of human lives.
	www.sada.usaid.org.yu /en/projects_details.cfm?ngo=ADF&id=5-19-01-01 (239 words)

	ADAM COMERCE
		We are registered for distribution and sales, mostly of oil derivates on our fuel station “Adam Petrol” which is in Golubac.
		We are located at the place where river Dunav is widest, where was the Roman city Kupe which was important antique fortification on river Dunav.
		Just 4km away from our fuel station is Middle East Castle of Golubac, built in 1335.
	www.adampetrol.co.yu /indexen.htm (228 words)

	Antiquity, Project Gallery: Filipovic & Starovic
		Numerous fragments of ceramic vessels, bronze jewellery, flint-tool artefacts and fragmented human bones were discovered and collected from the surface.
		The site is located at the Bukovac and Golubac Fields, the very same territory where the Serbian professor of archaeology Mihajlo Valtrovic beaun the first authorised excavations 112 years ago.
		The archaeological material discovered in 2003 seems to be directly associated with Valtrovic's excavations, based on the geographical location of the discovery and the cultural designation of artefacts to the so-called Vatin culture of Middle Bronze Age of Balkans (2000-1700 BC).
	antiquity.ac.uk /ProjGall/filipovic/index.html (977 words)

	HOTELI SRBIJA - GRAD GOLUBAC - Golubacki grad, turisticke informacije, rezervacije, putovanje, smestaj - HOTELI ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Golubac je u ugraskim rukama, njegov kastelan je Toma, vojvoda transilvanski.
		Golubac je i smrt cara Dušana dočekao kao ugraska tvrđava.
		Grad Golubac se prvi put u istorijskim izvorima javlja 1335.
	www.telenetholidays.com /WebHotels/sr/srbija-gradovi/hoteli-golubac.htm (541 words)

	Geologica Carpathica
		The neighbourhood of Golubac and the town itself lies partly on Badenian and partly on Quaternary formations.
		The appearance and composition of these sediments can best be seen on the road cuts near the Danube banks and on the profiles in the wider area of the town.
		Golubac, Topolovnik, Zuto Brdo, Quaternary, Mollusca, taphonomical, paleoecological
	www.geologicacarpathica.sk /src/abstract.php?id=2000005100010003 (189 words)

	Romania 2005
		The first narrowing of the Danube lies beyond the (Romanian) isle of Moldova Veche and is known as the Golubac gorge.
		At its head, there is a medieval fort at Golubac, on the Serbian bank.
		Through the valley of Ljupovska is reached the second gorge, Gospodin Vir, which is 15 km long and narrows to 220 m.
	www.rozylowicz.com /retirement/romania2005/romania2005-4.html (1256 words)

	Y U T A
		Golubac, famous for its medievel fortification lies 19 km westward.
		From Golubac the road passes through Djerdap (Iron) gorge, along the bank of the Danube and the artificial lake some 130 km long emerging after the construction of Kladovo hydro-electric power plant.
		Djerdap gorge is the biggest river gorge of Europe and a unique tourist attraction.
	www.yuta.co.yu /en/sicg/ByCar5.asp (428 words)

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