Terazije, Belgrade

Terazije is a square and a neighborhood in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Terazije started to take shape as an urban feature in the first half of the 19th century. Back in the 1840s, Prince Miloš Obrenović ordered Serbian craftsmen - mostly blacksmiths and coppersmiths - to move out of the old moated town, where they had been mixed with the Turkish inhabitants, and to build their houses and shops in the place of the present square. Another reason for the move was to prevent fire hazard. Ilija Čarapić, the president of the Belgrade Municipality in 1834-35 and 1839-40, had a special task of allotting free lands at Terazije to those craftsmen and whoever else agreed to relocate.

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Sight Name: Terazije
Sight Location: Belgrade, Serbia (See walking tours in Belgrade)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark

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