The Frontier at Gradinje-Kalotina

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Crossing from Bulgaria to then-Yugoslavia brought a pleasant surprise. "Americans?" asked the Yugoslavian border guard as he came on the bus. He proceeded to give a hearty welcome to Yugoslavia to our group of Americans and remarked that President Ford had visited Belgrade only two days before. In 1975, the territories of Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia were still united as Yugoslavia and Josip Broz Tito was its Communist leader.

From Gradinje, the winding highway followed the Nišava River and rocky Sićevo Gorge to Nis. Then the highway turned north, through farmland, to Belgrade.

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Photos

Kalotina-Gradnia Border Station
Bulgaria to Yugoslavia (Serbia) border crossing.EE1975167

Sićevo Gorge
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Railway Bridge over the Nišava River
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Nišava River
Dam on the Nišava River. EE1975170

Yugoslavian Workers
Yugoslavia farm workers display Yugoslavian flags. EE1975171