{"id":1017,"date":"2026-08-07T09:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miocenskisprudtasmajdan.rs\/why-is-tasmajdan-called-tasmajdan-and-why-might-belgrade-look-different-without-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:57:49","slug":"why-is-tasmajdan-called-tasmajdan-and-why-might-belgrade-look-different-without-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miocenskisprudtasmajdan.rs\/en\/why-is-tasmajdan-called-tasmajdan-and-why-might-belgrade-look-different-without-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Ta\u0161majdan called Ta\u0161majdan? And why might Belgrade look different without it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The answer lies in two words arriving during the Ottoman period: &#8220;ta\u015f&#8221; (stone) and &#8220;majdan&#8221; (mine\/quarry). Ta\u0161majdan literally translates to &#8220;quarry&#8221;. 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