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Eurobasket 2005 Belgrade
Hello and welcome to new and redesigned unofficial fansite of European basketball championship as well as fansite related to all basketball related information including Euroleague, NBA and NCAA events.
As you probably know, EC 2005 took place in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, and that was the inspiration for this site, it's domain name and topics. This site was initially dedicated only to European Championship 2005 coverage, but since we had a great response from visitors we decided to turn it into a tribute to this great event that will be remembered as one of the best European Basketball Championships in history. In addition we started covering other interesting basketball related events including information about world's best basketball leagues - Euroleague, NBA and NCAA.
Thanks to our sponsors during Eurobasket 2005 we were able to give away 20 tickets for all games including semi-finals and final game, 10 hotel rooms in Belgrade, 5 free air tickets to Belgrade from any destination in europe, 100 basketball jerseys from national teams that took part in Eurobasket 2005.
We are happy to keep this site alive even after Eurobasket 2005 - as a permanent online tribute to this great event. Thanks to you we will keep memory to one of the best European Basketball Championships Ever!
Featured Article: Belgrade
Belgrade is situated on the Balkan peninsula and it is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro. There are 1.6 million cheerful and hospitable inhabitants.
It is built on a hilly area above the very confluence of the Sava river and the Danube, between the fertile Panonia plains in the north and green hilly Sumadia region to the south. There are 225 kilometers of river banks, 16 river islands including Ada Ciganlija and Large War Island, and the highest points the mountains of Avala and Kosmaj, as well as the peculiar south-east wind, called Kosava. It is often called “the gate of Balkans” and “the door of Central Europe”.
Belgrade is a city with an eventful history lasting 7000 years. It has been invaded by 40 armies, rebuilt 38 times, and the next year 2004 it celebrates its 600th anniversary of being the capital.
During its growth and territorial expansion several distinctive parts came into being with their own characteristics and monuments which give Belgrade special colour and charm.
Visiting the archeological site Vinca, walking through Kalemegdan park, going to the lake Ada Ciganlija (situated in the center of the city), going to the green area called Kosutnjak, walking along the streets and taking in... Full Belgrade article...
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