Crveni Krst, Niš

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Crveni Krst
Црвени Крст
—  Municipality and Town  —
A boulevard in Crveni Krst

Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Crveni Krst within Serbia
Country  Serbia
District Nišava
Settlements 24
Government
 • Mayor Dragan Bojković (SRS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 181.5 km2 (70.1 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 12,223
 • Municipality 31,762
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18000
Area code +381 18
Car plates NI

Crveni Krst (Serbian Cyrillic: Црвени Крст, trans. Red Cross) is one of the municipalities in the City of Niš, Serbia. The municipality of Crveni Krst has a population of 31,762 inhabitants

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Geography [edit]

The municipality borders Aleksinac municipality in the north-west, Svrljig municipality in the north-east, Pantelej municipality in the east, Medijana municipality in the south-east, Palilula municipality in the south, and Merošina municipality in the south-west.

History [edit]

Crveni Krst Municipality was formed on June 6, 2002. It was the site of a concentration camp during World War II.

Neighborhoods [edit]

Neighborhoods of municipality of Crveni Krst include:

Suburbs [edit]

  • Berčinac
  • Vele Polje
  • Vrtište
  • Gornja Toponica
  • Gornja Trnava
  • Gornji Komren
  • Donja Toponica
  • Donja Trnava
  • Donji Komren
  • Kravlje
  • Leskovik
  • Medoševac
  • Mezgraja
  • Miljkovac
  • Paligrace
  • Paljina
  • Popovac
  • Rujnik
  • Sečanica
  • Supovac
  • Trupale
  • Hum
  • Čamurlija

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: Ethnicity - Data by municipalities and cities". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2012. ISBN 978-86-6161-023-3. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 

Coordinates: 45°31′51″N 19°08′22″E / 45.53083°N 19.13944°E / 45.53083; 19.13944