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Podgorica ( ; Montenegrin: Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица), , lit. "under the small hill") is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was also called Titograd from 1946 to 1992 during the existence of SFR Yugoslavia, and before that Duklja (Cyrillic: Дукља), Doclea or Diocleia (Greek: Διοκλεία, ()) and Zeta (Cyrillic: Зета, pronounced ()). Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement. The city is close to winter ski centres in the north and seaside resorts on the Adriatic Sea. The city's population was 204,877 in the 2011 census. The Podgorica Municipality contains 10.4% of Montenegro's territory and 29.9% of its population. It is the administrative centre of Montenegro and its economic, cultural and educational focus. ==Etymology== The name ''Podgorica'' means 'below Gorica' in Montenegrin. ''Gorica'' (meaning 'little hill' or 'hillock') is the name of the cypress-covered hill that overlooks the city centre. Some three kilometres () north-west of Podgorica lie the ruins of ''Doclea'', a town known in Greek, pre-Roman and Roman times. The Roman Emperor Diocletian came from this region. In later centuries, Romans "corrected" the name to ''Dioclea'', guessing wrongly that an "i" had been lost in vulgar speech. "Duklja" is the later (South Slavic) version of that word. When founded (before the 11th century), the town was called Birziminium. In the Middle Ages, it was known as Ribnica (). The name Podgorica was used from 1326. From 1946 to 1992, the city was named Titograd in honour of Josip Broz Tito, the former President of Yugoslavia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Podgorica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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