IMG_0843 - Between Belgrade and Mladenovac
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IMG_0870 - Topola, Serbia. Topola means poplar. Many towns of the 18thth centuries were named after their local forests.
IMG_0875 - Serbia re-emerged from the Ottoman domination in 1806, led by George Petrović, a wealthy Serbian clan chief.
IMG_0878 - The house/office of his grandson, King Peter I, Peter Karađorđević. (Patronymic "son of Black George").
IMG_0879 - St George's Church (Oplenac), mausoleum of the Karađorđević dynasty, was founded by King Peter I. (đ = dj ≃ j)
IMG_0880 - Oplenac is said to be from the name "oplen", of wooden cart-wheel parts made from these curved oak branches.
IMG_0881 - The face of St George is that of Black George (George Petrović ) and the dragon represents the Ottoman army.
IMG_0882 - The two-headed eagle represents the ancient Nemjatic dynasty of Serbia, and the cross on the crown, the Serbian Orthodox church.