Podgorica

Podgorica (/ˈpɒdɡəriːtsə/ POD-gorr-ee-tsə;Montenegrin Cyrillic: Подгорица; pronounced [pǒdɡorit͡sa], lit. "under the small hill") is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was also called Titograd [tîtoɡraːd] from 1946 to 1992 during the existence of SFR Yugoslavia, and before that Duklja (Cyrillic: Дукља), Doclea or Diocleia (Greek: Διοκλεία, [Diokleia]) and Zeta (Cyrillic: Зета, pronounced [zêta]).

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.

London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is an international airport located at Stansted Mountfitchet in the local government district of Uttlesford in Essex, 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Central London and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the Hertfordshire border.

Stansted is a base for a number of major European low-cost carriers, being the largest base for low-cost airline Ryanair with over 100 destinations served by the airline. In 2014 it was the fourth busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester. Stansted's runway is also used by private companies such as the Harrods Aviation terminal which is opposite the main terminal building and handles private jets and some state visits.

The airport is owned and operated by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which also owns and operates three other UK airports. MAG agreed to buy the airport from Heathrow Airport Holdings, formerly BAA, on 18 January 2013, and the sale was completed for £1.5 billion on 28 February 2013. BAA had been required to sell the airport following a ruling originally made by the Competition Commission in March 2009.