Bela Palanka
| Bela Palanka Бела Паланка |
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| Coordinates: 43°13′N 22°19′E / 43.217°N 22.317°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Pirot | ||
| Settlements | 46 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Zivkovic (SPS) | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Municipality | 551 km2 (212.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |||
| • Town | 8,112 | ||
| • Municipality | 12,051 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 18310 | ||
| Area code | +381 18 | ||
| Car plates | PI[verification needed] | ||
| Website | www.belapalanka.org.rs | ||
Bela Palanka (Бела Паланка, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː pǎlaːŋka]) is a town and municipality located in the Pirot District of south-east Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 8,112, while population of the municipality is 12,051. In ancient times, the town was known as Remesiana. The name "Bela Palanka" means "white town".
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[edit] Geography
Bela Palanka is a small town in the south-east of the country and is surrounded by beautiful countryside and mountains. The town is accessible from the nearby city of Niš by the "Niš Express" buses that run from Niš to Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad and Sofia.
[edit] Demographics
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Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 12,981
- Roma = 1,228
- others.
[edit] History
Originally settled by Dacians and known under the ancient name of Aiadava or Aeadaba. Thracians inhabited the area until their assimilation into contemporary ethnic groups in the area.
After the Romans conquered Moesia in the 75 BC, the new castrum (imperial domain with estates) and municipium was known initially as Ulpianorum and then Remesiana[3] (Moesi) and laid on the Via Militaris road, between Naissus and Serdica.
Emperor Justinian had following strongholds in the district of Remesiana:
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Brittura Subaras Lamponiana Stronges Dalmatas Primiana Phrerraria Topera Tomes Cuas Tzertzenutzas Stens Aeadaba Destreba Pretzouries Cumudeba Deurias Lutzolo Rhepordenes Spelonca Scumbro Briparo Tulcoburgo Longiana Lupophantana Dardapara Burdomina Grinciapana Graecus Drasimarca |
The patron saint of Romania, Nicetas of Remesiana, was a 4th century bishop at Remesiana. Peter the Hermit was defeated by the Byzantines in the north and regrouped at a evacuated Bela Palanka, gathering the harvest before heading to Constantinople.[4]
Excavations include well-preserved castrum dating to 4th century, a hoard of 260 coins minted during the rule of Constantine I, Theodosius I, Tiberius Claudius Nero (3rd century AD).[5]
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By night
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Fountain
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Spring
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Basilica Apse under excavation in Remesiana. Basilica is found under modern residential building.
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3rd century Septimus Severus monument in Bela Palanka.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ http://www.roma-victrix.com/urbesetloca/urbesetloca_moesia.htm
- ^ God's war: a new history of the Crusades-Christopher Tyerman 2006
- ^ Ancient diseases: the elements of palaeopathology-Srboljub Živanović 1982
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