Date: | Wednesday, 21 September |
Duration: | approx. 4 hours (18:00 - 22:00 TBC) |
Field trip leader: | Magdalena Marković Juhlin & Marko Vanić |
Part 1: Natural Monument - The Profile of the Marine Neogene Sandbank in Kalemegdan
The outcrop of the marine Neogene sandbank, located below the Belgrade Fortress at Kalemegdan, gained protection status for the first time in 1969 since its significant aspect of overviewing the complex geological structure of the area. The geological-lithological setting, as well as dominant tectonics prints within the area and more than 50 species of fossils represent a true natural rarity and the unique remnant of the Mediterranean phase. Nearby St. Petka`s Church (1937) is located with “miraculous” water that actually origins from the salt artesian water diluted by infiltrated precipitation, coming from the Sarmatian limestone in the southern part of the Pannonian basin.
Part 2: Belgrade Underneath Belgrade
Belgrade underground at Kalemegdan Fortress reveals the most hidden secrets of this city! The rich history is kept by caves, dungeons, walled rivers, tunnels, bunkers and numerous constructions demolished and built by nations that settled here during the time. Underground tells the legend about Belgrade from Roman, Austrian, Turkish and Serbian period.