Grocka (Гроцка) is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities. It has an area of 289.23 square kilometres, and 75,466 inhabitants. Grocka Town is situated on the banks of the Danube river. Town has nice, "old style" main street with shops, which serves as walking zone. Very good micro-climate conditions exist in this area, making it a well-known place for fruit cultivation, especially grapes and plums. Large number of weekend houses, mainly owned by citizens of Belgrade, are located around the town. For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (German: Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Slovenian: Donava, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, , Bulgarian: Дунав (Dunav), Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius), all ultimately derived from the PIE *dānu, meaning river or stream, is Europes second... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... Plum is also a nickname for British humorist P. G. Wodehouse. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ...

History

Area on which modern town Grocka is located was once part of Limes, famous border defence system of Ancient Rome. Remains of several watch-towers and small forts were found in near-by villages along the banks of the Danube river. Town was first time mentioned in 878. under Slavic name Gardec. Municipality was established in 1955. A limes is a Roman wall marking the boundaries of the Roman Empire. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... The Danube bend at Visegrád is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (German: Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Slovenian: Donava, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, , Bulgarian: Дунав (Dunav), Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius), all ultimately derived from the PIE *dānu, meaning river or stream, is Europes second... Events The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...