The 42nd IOC will be held in October 10-13 2010 at Hotel “Aquastar Danube”, Kladovo (Serbia), a tourist site and healing resort on the river Danube near National Park Djerdap, Eastern Serbia (about 260 km south-east of Belgrade).
Travel
Venue
How to get to Kladovo
There are 3 main routes that connect Kladovo with Serbia hinterland:
- from Belgrade (260 km), via Pozarevac and Donji Milanovac, downstream Danube - Djerdap highway;
- from Paracin (200 km), connection with highway Belgrade – Nis, via mountain saddle Cestobrodica, Zajecar & Negotin;
- from Nis (about 200 km), via other mountain saddle Tresibaba, Knjazevac, Zajecar and Negotin.
You can also arrive in Kladovo by water corridor 7. Kladovo is located in the area called "Kljuc" on the far south-east of our country and it's the last spot on the East, toward Bulgaria and Romania. The town’s population is 10000, while the population of the Kladovo municipality with surrounding settlements is around 30000 spreading over about 63ha.
Kladovo
Kladovo is a nice little town located in the Bor District of South-East Serbia.
It is situated on the right side of the river Danube.
The population of the Kladovo town is 9,111, while the population of the Kladovo municipality with surrounding settlements is 23,622 (2002 census).
The town is surrounded by beautiful hills, which are well known for their wine yards called “Negotinsko Vinogorje”. Moderate continental climate and a large number of sunny days are characteristic for the region.
There are two natural spring lakes in the very centre of Kladovo. Also, there is a marine, a modern indoor sports centre and several football fields. A special attraction is a 1km long city beach on the river Danube. In this area, the river is very populated with various fish species, giving Kladovo a remarkable potential for sport fishing.
Kladovo and its district have a very rich and long history. The town museum has valuable exponents from different times on show, while Fortress Fetislam is a historical monument dating back to Turkish occupation. Nearby is the National Park Djerdap as well as famous archeological sites: Lepenski Vir, Trian’s Tabula and the Remains of Trian’s Bridge.
About Serbia
Serbia, a country of future, situated in the heart of the Balkans. At the crossroads between the Slavonic civilization and Central Europe, Serbia represents a palette of traditions and cultures unique in Europe. No less than 26 nationalities each of them preserving its customs and its folklore, but also four great religions are present here. That gives numerous and variously coloured traditional feasts as well as the music and dances surrounding you. With its mountains with the greenish prairies, its multiple water currents cutting their wedged in valleys and the beautiful mountains, Serbia is offering a large fan of sport and tourist activities. Kayak, skiing, rafting, trekking, speleology are among the most developed.
Less distant than Spain, but partly unknown, Serbia has been hiding a historical and architectural heritage encountering just rarely. Many Roman sites had been flourishing throughout ages. you will find medieval fortresses everywhere along the roads and will be astonished by an extreme variety of architectural styles: Serbian, Hungarian, Austrian, Ottoman. But especially the unbelievable density of the orthodox monasteries disseminated throughout the country and are, each for itself wealth of architectural creation and pictorial invention will finish winning you.
Feeling Serbia means feeling the free spirit. Serbia is the land of the differences, land of attractive mountains, pure and fast rivers and a relaxing beauty of fields, land of mystic orient and elegant Central European style, both combined with the unique passionate Serbian spirit giving the unforgetable picture.
- Territory: 88,361 square kilometers.
- Population: 9,396,411
- Location: between 41°52' and 46°11' of North latitude and 18°06' and 23°01' of East longitude
- Capital: Belgrade (Beograd), with a population of 1,6 millions, is the administrative, economic and cultural centre of Serbia.
- Largest cities:
Belgrade - 1,576,124
Novi Sad - 299,294
Nis - 250,518 - Language: The official language is Serbian and the script in official use is Cyrillic and Latin script.
- Religion: The main religion in Serbia is Christian Ortodox. There are also other religious communities in Serbia: Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and other.
- Government: Democratic republic. The president and the parliament are elected every four years in general election.
- Climate: Temperate continental climate, with a gradual transition between the four seasons of the year .
- Time: GMT + 1
