Students' Square

Studentski Trg, also known as Students' Square, sits in the heart of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, in the municipality of Stari Grad. Geographically, it lies between Republic Square to the east and Kalemegdan Fortress to the west, directly adjacent to the Academic Park. The history of this spot reaches back to antiquity, as it was once the center of Singidunum, the Roman predecessor of Belgrade. Archaeological finds, including the remains of Roman baths from the third or fourth century, attest to the long history of settlement. Under the Ottoman Empire, the area served as a cemetery before becoming one of the city's most important trading places in the 19th century. The Great Market, which operated here from 1824, was Belgrade's first planned and hygienically inspected marketplace.

Over time, the character of the square changed. After the market closed in 1926, a park took its place, known today as the Academic Park. The square received its current name because of the many educational institutions in the immediate vicinity, including the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade and the faculties of Philosophy, Philology, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The Ethnographic Museum and the Kolarac Museum, with its famous concert hall, also shape the cultural surroundings. Here you'll experience a mix of historical depth and academic life, interrupted by the square's role as an important transit hub for trolleybuses and buses.

A special architectural feature is the plateau of the Faculty of Philosophy, which connects the square with the pedestrian zone of Knez Mihailova. Here stands a monument to the Serbian poet Petar II Petrović Njegoš. Beneath the plateau you'll also find historic instruments from the laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt, which contributed to the development of modern psychology. The square is part of a planned series of squares along Belgrade's central axis and reflects the complex layering of Roman, Ottoman, and modern history that shapes the urban memory of the metropolis.