--- title: Podgorica — English Wikipedia · full text with trees description: Wikipedia's «Podgorica», whole, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics, CC BY-SA 4.0. It begins: Podgorica is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [wikipedia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/) / [en](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/) / Podgorica # Podgorica From Wikipedia, [«Podgorica»](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica), revision of the 2026-09-01 dump, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The trees and pragmatics of these pages, Mova's parse of that text, are CC BY-SA 4.0 too. The English Wikipedia article «Podgorica», whole: 36 sections, 300 sentences and 5460 words, its 48 notes at the end. The marks in brackets «[n]» are Wikipedia's own, each leading to its note and source; the small number after every sentence leads to the sentence's own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/page/3/) | Facts | | | --- | --- | | | **Podgorica · Подгорица** | | | **[Capital city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) and [municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Capital_City)** | | | Flag [Coat of arms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Podgorica) | | | Coordinates: | | Country | [Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro) [corpus](../Montenegro/ "in our corpus") | | [Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_regions_of_Montenegro) | Central | | [Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Montenegro) | [Podgorica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Capital_City) | | Established by [Romans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire) | AD , as [Birziminium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birziminium)[\[1\]](page/3/#ref-1 "note 1") | | **Government** | | | • Type | Mayor-Assembly | | • Body | City Assembly | | • [Mayor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Podgorica) | Saša Mujović ([PES!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_Now!)) | | **Area** | | | • [Capital city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) and [municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Capital_City) | 108 km² (42 sq mi) | | • Metro | 1,441 km² (556 sq mi) | | Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) | | **Population (2023)[\[2\]](page/3/#ref-2 "note 2")** | | | • Rank | [1st in Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Montenegro) | | • [Urban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_area) | 172139 | | • [Rural](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_area) | 7366 | | • [Metro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_City_of_Podgorica) | 179505 | | Demonyms | Podgorician, Podgoricians (plu.)s | | [Time zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone) | [UTC+01:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC+01:00) ([CET](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time)) | | • Summer ([DST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time)) | [UTC+02:00](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC+02:00) ([CEST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time)) | | Postal code | 81 000 – 81 124 | | Area code | +382 20 | | [Vehicle registration](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate) | [PG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Montenegro) | | [Patron saint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint) | [Saint Mark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist) | | [Climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Köppen_climate_classification) | [Csa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-summer_mediterranean_climate), [Cfa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate) | Podgorica[\[3\]](page/3/#ref-3 "note 3") is the [capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_city) and [largest city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Montenegro) of [Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro) [corpus](../Montenegro/ "in our corpus").[1](1/ "tree and pragmatics") The city is located in central Montenegro, at the confluence of [Ribnica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribnica_%28Morača%29) and [Morača](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morača_River) rivers, where the southern foothills of [Dinaric Alps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinaric_Alps) meet the northernmost part of [Zeta Plain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_Plain).[2](2/ "tree and pragmatics") Following the Allied victory in [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II), Podgorica was renamed [Titograd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) in 1946, and simultaneously designated as capital of [Socialist Republic of Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Montenegro).[3](3/ "tree and pragmatics") This marked the beginning of rapid growth of Podgorica, transforming a small town into a [primate city](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_city) of Montenegro, a home for nearly a third of the country's population.[4](4/ "tree and pragmatics") The city's original name was restored in 1992, and it became a capital of independent Montenegro in 2006.[5](5/ "tree and pragmatics") During the Yugoslav era, Podgorica economy developed around heavy industries and manufacturing, which have since gave way to service based economy.[6](6/ "tree and pragmatics") Owing to its central location within the country, Podgorica is a hub of Montenegro rail and road network, while [Podgorica Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Airport) is country's main gateway for international air travel.[7](7/ "tree and pragmatics") Podgorica is center of Montenegro education, science and healthcare.[8](8/ "tree and pragmatics") While Podgorica is home to National Theatre of Montenegro and various other cultural institutions, significant national cultural and historic heritage is still preserved in [Cetinje](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetinje), which served as capital and seat of the throne for much of Montenegrin history.[9](9/ "tree and pragmatics") ## Etymology - Podgorica, [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language) pronunciation: /ˈpɒdɡəriːtsə/ POD-gə-reet-sə, pǒdɡoritsa; written identically in [Bosnian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_language), [Croatian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_language) and [Serbian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language); Podgoricë (Podgorica); ([\[pɔdɡɔɾit͡sa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet)\]; Подгорица;[\[4\]](page/3/#ref-4 "note 4") lit.[10](10/ "tree and pragmatics") ‘Under the Hill’[11](11/ "tree and pragmatics") Podgorica is written in [Cyrillic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic) as Подгорица, pǒdɡoritsa; /UKˈpɒdɡɒrɪtsə,\_pɒdˈɡɔːr-/,[\[5\]](page/3/#ref-5 "note 5") /USˈpɒdɡəriːtsə,\_ˈpɔːdɡɒr-/;[\[6\]](page/3/#ref-6 "note 6")[\[7\]](page/3/#ref-7 "note 7") Podgorica literally means 'under the hill'.[12](12/ "tree and pragmatics") Gorica (Горица), a diminutive of the word gora (гора) which is another word for 'mountain' or 'hill', means 'little/small hill', is the name of one of the [cypress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress)-covered [hillocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillock) that overlooks the city center.[13](13/ "tree and pragmatics") Some three kilometres (3 km) north of Podgorica lie the ruins of the Roman-era town of [Doclea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doclea_%28city%29), from which the [Roman Emperor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Emperor) [Diocletian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian)'s mother hailed.[14](14/ "tree and pragmatics") In later centuries, Romans corrected the name to Dioclea, guessing that an i had been lost in vulgar speech.[15](15/ "tree and pragmatics") [Duklja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duklja) is the later [South Slavic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Slavic_languages) version of the same word.[16](16/ "tree and pragmatics") At its foundation in 426 AD,[\[1\]](page/3/#ref-1 "note 1") the town was called [BirziminiumBirziminium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birziminium%27%27%27Birziminium%27%27%27).[17](17/ "tree and pragmatics") In the [Middle Ages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages), it was known as Ribnica (Рибница, rîbnitsa).[18](18/ "tree and pragmatics") The name Podgorica was used from 1326.[19](19/ "tree and pragmatics") From 1946 to 1992, the city was [named](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_named_after_Tito) Titograd in honour of [Josip Broz Tito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito), the [president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_state_of_Yugoslavia#SFR_Yugoslavia) of [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia) from 1953 to 1980.[20](20/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1992 the city changed its name to "Podgorica", which it remains today.[21](21/ "tree and pragmatics") ## History ### Early history Podgorica is at the [crossroads](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_%28culture%29) of several historically important routes, near the rivers [Zeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_River), [Morača](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morača), [Cijevna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cijevna), [Ribnica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribnica_%28Morača%29), [Sitnica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitnica_%28Morača%29) and [Mareza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mareza) in the valley of [Lake Skadar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Skadar) and near the Adriatic Sea, in fertile lowlands with favourable climate.[22](22/ "tree and pragmatics") The earliest human settlements were in prehistory: the oldest physical remains are from the late [Stone Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Age).[\[8\]](page/3/#ref-8 "note 8")[23](23/ "tree and pragmatics") In the [Iron Age](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age), the area between the [Zeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_plain) and [Bjelopavlići valleys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjelopavlići_plain) was populated by two Illyrian tribes, the [Labeates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labeates) and the [Docleatae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docleatae).[24](24/ "tree and pragmatics") The population of the town of Doclea was 8,000–10,000, in which all core urban issues were resolved.[\[9\]](page/3/#ref-9 "note 9")[\[10\]](page/3/#ref-10 "note 10")[25](25/ "tree and pragmatics") The high population density (in an area of about 10 km radius) was made possible by the geographical position, favorable climate, and economic conditions and by the defensive positions that were of great importance at that time.[\[10\]](page/3/#ref-10 "note 10")[26](26/ "tree and pragmatics") The name Podgorica was first mentioned in 1326 in a court document of the [Kotor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotor) archives.[\[11\]](page/3/#ref-11 "note 11")[27](27/ "tree and pragmatics") The city was economically strong: trade routes between the [Republic of Ragusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ragusa) and Serbia, well developed at that time, were maintained via the road that led to Podgorica through [Trebinje](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebinje) and [Nikšić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikšić).[28](28/ "tree and pragmatics") As a busy crossroads, Podgorica was a vibrant regional center of trade and communication.[29](29/ "tree and pragmatics") This boosted its development, economic power, military strength, and strategic importance.[\[10\]](page/3/#ref-10 "note 10")[30](30/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1448, [Stefan Crnojević](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Crnojević) allied himself with the [Republic of Venice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice), and after defeating the despot [Đurađ Branković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đurađ_Branković) in 1452, he handed over Podgorica to the Venetian Republic, which already held the [Shkodër](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkodër) region.[31](31/ "tree and pragmatics") However, Venetian rule of Podgorica did not last long, because [Mehmed II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_II) soon conquered the fortified town of [Medun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medun) in 1455, and two years later, most of [Zeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_under_the_Crnojevići).[\[10\]](page/3/#ref-10 "note 10")[\[11\]](page/3/#ref-11 "note 11")[32](32/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Ottoman Empire The [Ottoman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire) captured Podgorica in 1474.[33](33/ "tree and pragmatics") Podgorica became a [kaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qadaa) of the [Sanjak of Scutari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjak_of_Scutari) (which was historically led by Albanian Pashas).[34](34/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1479, The Ottomans built a [large fortress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depedogen) in Podgorica, and the existing settlement, with its highly developed merchant connections, became the main Ottoman defensive and attacking bastion in the region.[35](35/ "tree and pragmatics") At the beginning of 1474, the Ottoman sultan intended to rebuild Podgorica and [Baleč](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleč) and settle 5,000 Muslim families there (most of them of Albanian or Slavic origin),[\[12\]](page/3/#ref-12 "note 12") in order to stop cooperation between the [Principality of Zeta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_under_the_Crnojevići) and [Albania Veneta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania_Veneta).[\[13\]](page/3/#ref-13 "note 13")[36](36/ "tree and pragmatics") Podgorica fell again, but this time to the Ottomans in 1484, and the character of the town changed extensively.[37](37/ "tree and pragmatics") The Ottomans fortified the city, building towers, gates, and defensive ramparts that give Podgorica the appearance of an Ottoman military city.[38](38/ "tree and pragmatics") Most of today's Montenegro and Podgorica fell under the rule of the Albanian [Bushati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushati) Family of Shkodra between 1757 and 1831, which ruled independently from the Imperial authority of the Ottoman Sultan.[39](39/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1864, Podgorica became a kaza of the [Scutari Vilayet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutari_Vilayet) called Böğürtlen ("blackberry", also known as Burguriçe).[40](40/ "tree and pragmatics") On 7 October 1874, after the murder of a local officer Juso Mučin Krnić,[\[14\]](page/3/#ref-14 "note 14")[\[15\]](page/3/#ref-15 "note 15") Ottoman forces killed at least 17 people in [Drač, Podgorica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drač,_Podgorica).[\[15\]](page/3/#ref-15 "note 15")[41](41/ "tree and pragmatics") The massacre was widely reported outside of Montenegro and contributed to the buildup to the [Montenegrin-Ottoman War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegrin–Ottoman_War_%281876–78%29).[\[14\]](page/3/#ref-14 "note 14")[42](42/ "tree and pragmatics") The former Ottoman jail in Drač was later named "Jusovača" after Juso Mučin Krnić, and remained an active prison over the course of the remaining years of the Petrović dynasty, the Karađorđević dynasty, the interwar years, and throughout World War II.[\[14\]](page/3/#ref-14 "note 14")[43](43/ "tree and pragmatics") The end of the Montenegrin-Ottoman War in 1878 resulted in the [Congress of Berlin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Berlin) recognizing vast territories, including that of Podgorica, as part of the newly recognized [Principality of Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Montenegro).[44](44/ "tree and pragmatics") At that time there were about 1,500 houses in Podgorica, with more than 8,000 people living there – of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Muslim faiths flourishing together.[45](45/ "tree and pragmatics") ### The Petrović and Karađorđević monarchies After the [Berlin Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Congress) in 1878, Podgorica was annexed to the Principality of Montenegro, marking the end of four centuries of Ottoman rule, and the beginning of a new era for Podgorica and Montenegro.[46](46/ "tree and pragmatics") The first forms of capital concentration were seen in 1902 when roads were built to all neighboring towns, and tobacco became Podgorica's first significant commercial product.[47](47/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1904, a [savings bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savings_bank) named Zetska formed the first significant financial institution; this would soon grow into [Podgorička Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societe_Generale_bank_Montenegro).[48](48/ "tree and pragmatics") [World War I](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans_Campaign_%28World_War_I%29) marked the end of dynamic development for Podgorica, which by then was the largest city in the newly proclaimed [Kingdom of Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Montenegro).[49](49/ "tree and pragmatics") On 10 August 1914, nine military personnel and 13 civilians were killed in Podgorica from an aerial bombardment by [Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Aviation_Troops).[\[16\]](page/3/#ref-16 "note 16")[50](50/ "tree and pragmatics") The city was bombed three more times in 1915.[\[16\]](page/3/#ref-16 "note 16")[51](51/ "tree and pragmatics") Along with the rest of the Kingdom, Podgorica was occupied by [Austria-Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary) from 1916 to 1918.[52](52/ "tree and pragmatics") After the liberation by the [Allies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I) in 1918, the controversial [Podgorica Assembly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podgorica_Assembly) marked the end of Montenegrin statehood, as Montenegro was merged with the [Kingdom of Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Serbia) and incorporated into the [Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia).[53](53/ "tree and pragmatics") The population of urban Podgorica during this interwar period was approximately 14,000.[\[17\]](page/3/#ref-17 "note 17")[54](54/ "tree and pragmatics") During the interwar period (1918–1941), Podgorica had [public bathrooms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_toilet) as most residents did not have their own.[\[17\]](page/3/#ref-17 "note 17")[55](55/ "tree and pragmatics") However, the Imperial hotel built in 1925 had two bathrooms, which was unprecedented at the time.[\[17\]](page/3/#ref-17 "note 17")[56](56/ "tree and pragmatics") It was one of at least six hotels built in the city during the interwar period.[\[17\]](page/3/#ref-17 "note 17")[57](57/ "tree and pragmatics") ### World War II After the [Yugoslav coup d'état](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslav_coup_d%27état) on 27 March 1941, demonstrations supporting the coup took place in Podgorica.[\[18\]](page/3/#ref-18 "note 18")[58](58/ "tree and pragmatics") As a result of the coup, Yugoslavia turned against its previous alliance with the Axis powers and was subsequently invaded.[59](59/ "tree and pragmatics") Podgorica was [bombed over 80 times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Podgorica_in_World_War_II) throughout the course of the war.[\[19\]](page/3/#ref-19 "note 19")[60](60/ "tree and pragmatics") The city was first bombed by the [Luftwaffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe) on 6 April 1941.[61](61/ "tree and pragmatics") On 5 May 1944, Podgorica was bombed by the [USAAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Force) in an attack against Axis forces, although the bombardment that day killed approximately 400 civilians.[\[20\]](page/3/#ref-20 "note 20")[62](62/ "tree and pragmatics") The city was liberated on 19 December 1944.[63](63/ "tree and pragmatics") According to the Museum of Genocide Victims, a total of 1,691 people were killed in Podgorica over the course of the war.[\[21\]](page/3/#ref-21 "note 21")[64](64/ "tree and pragmatics") ### Socialist Yugoslavia On 12 July 1946, [Josip Broz Tito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) made one of his early visits to Podgorica from the Radovče hotel, where he spoke to a crowd.[\[22\]](page/3/#ref-22 "note 22")[65](65/ "tree and pragmatics") It was the first of fifteen total visits made by Tito to the city after World War II.[\[22\]](page/3/#ref-22 "note 22")[66](66/ "tree and pragmatics") "Podgorica is destroyed.[67](67/ "tree and pragmatics") We will build her altogether because it's our responsibility, because that's what's required of us by the sacrifices which Podgorica gave![68](68/ "tree and pragmatics") We will do it, that's what I promise you in the name of the Federal government." – [Josip Broz Tito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito) on 12 July 1946.[\[22\]](page/3/#ref-22 "note 22")[69](69/ "tree and pragmatics") On 25 July 1948, the vice president of the People's Parliament of [Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Republic_of_Montenegro), Andrija Mugoša, along with secretary Gavron Cemović, signed a law changing the name of Podgorica into "Titovgrad".[\[19\]](page/3/#ref-19 "note 19")[70](70/ "tree and pragmatics") The law was "retroactively" activated such that the name change applied to any records starting from 13 July 1946, when it became the capital of Montenegro within [the newly formed Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia).[\[19\]](page/3/#ref-19 "note 19")[71](71/ "tree and pragmatics") However, in a contradiction, the "Službeni list" or legal code of Yugoslavia recorded the name "Titograd" without the letter "v".[\[19\]](page/3/#ref-19 "note 19")[72](72/ "tree and pragmatics") Ultimately, "Titograd" was used over "Titovgrad".[\[19\]](page/3/#ref-19 "note 19")[73](73/ "tree and pragmatics") In addition to the new name, Titograd saw the establishment of new factories.[74](74/ "tree and pragmatics") The Radoje Dakić factory, built-in 1946 for the production of heavy machinery, became one of the largest employers in Titograd.[75](75/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1964, Radoje Dakić guaranteed hired workers an apartment in the city.[\[23\]](page/3/#ref-23 "note 23")[76](76/ "tree and pragmatics") In the late 1960s, the cities of Titograd, [Zadar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadar), and [Mostar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostar) competed to be selected as the location of Yugoslavia's expanding aluminum industry.[\[24\]](page/3/#ref-24 "note 24")[77](77/ "tree and pragmatics") In a highly politicized selection process, Titograd was ultimately chosen and the [Kombinat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_Plant_Podgorica) was constructed in 1969.[\[24\]](page/3/#ref-24 "note 24")[78](78/ "tree and pragmatics") In 1974, the public [Veljko Vlahović University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Montenegro) was founded in Titograd.[79](79/ "tree and pragmatics") On 15 April 1979, the city suffered damage by a [6.9 magnitude earthquake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Montenegro_earthquake).[80](80/ "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/page/3/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/Podgorica/page/2/) - ↑ back to [English Wikipedia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/wikipedia/en/)