Belgrade, Namur

Sub-municipality of the city of Namur, Belgium

Sub-municipality of Namur in French Community, Belgium

Belgrade Belgråde (Walloon)
Sub-municipality of Namur
Saint-Joseph Church
Location of Belgrade
Location of Belgrade in Namur
50°28′00″N 4°49′00″E / 50.46667°N 4.81667°E / 50.46667; 4.81667
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Arrondissement	Namur
Municipality	Namur
Area
• Total	2.93 km² (1.13 sq mi)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	5,216
• Density	1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)
Postal codes	5001
Area codes	081

Belgrade (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡʁad] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Belgråde) is a sub-municipality of the city of Namur located in the province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The municipality of Belgrade was formed on 2 August 1897, when it was detached from the municipality of Flawinne. On 1 January 1977, Belgrade was merged into Namur.^[1]

History

It was named after Belgrade, Serbia in 1718 to commemorate the Austrian Empire's conquest of the city from the Ottoman Turks (the county of Namur was a dependency of the Austria-ruling royal house of Habsburg).^{[citation needed]}