Despotovac

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Despotovac
Деспотовац

— Municipality and Town —

Orthodox church in Despotovac

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Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia

Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E

Country

Settlements

33

Government

• Mayor

dr Gradimir Malešević (DSS-NS-JS)

Area^[1]

• Municipality

623 km² (241 sq mi)

Population (2011 census)^[2]

• Town

4,212

• Municipality

22,995

• Summer (DST)

35213

+381 35

JA (old) DE (new)

Website

www.despotovac.rs

Despotovac (Serbian: Деспотовац, Romanian: Despotova) is a town and municipality located in Serbia, around 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. In 2011 the town haс a total population of 4,212, whilst the municipality haс a population of 22,995.

The Serb Orthodox monastery of Manasija was built between 1406^[3]-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Morava school" (Serbian architecture)

In 1406 at the Battle of Despotovac Serbians led by Stefan Lazarević defeat Ottomans of Musa Çelebi.

Contents

1 Population
2 Municipality
3 Notable sites
4 See also
5 References
6 Gallery

[edit] Population

This section is outdated. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2011)

Ethnic groups in the Despotovac municipality (2002 census):

Serbs = 24,529
Vlachs = 427
others

[edit] Municipality

List of towns and villages in the municipality:

[edit] Notable sites

Manasija

Manasija monastery
Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina)
Veliki buk waterfall in Lisine, in upper Resava valley.

[edit] See also

List of places in Serbia

[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.
^ https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/41013

[edit] Gallery

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v t e Municipalities of Belgrade

Municipalities	Barajevo Čukarica Grocka Lazarevac Mladenovac Novi Beograd Obrenovac Palilula Rakovica Savski Venac Sopot Stari Grad Surčin Voždovac Vračar Zemun Zvezdara

v t e Municipalities and cities of Vojvodina

Novi Sad (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • Pančevo • Sombor • Sremska Mitrovica • Subotica • Zrenjanin

Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište

v t e Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia

Čačak • Jagodina • Kragujevac (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • Kraljevo • Kruševac • Loznica • Novi Pazar • Šabac • Užice • Valjevo

Aleksandrovac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bogatić • Brus • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Knić • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Mali Zvornik • Mionica • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Požega • Priboj • Prijepolje • Rača • Raška • Rekovac • Sjenica • Svilajnac • Topola • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Vladimirci • Vrnjačka Banja

v t e Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia

Leskovac • Niš (Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • Požarevac (Požarevac • Kostolac) • Smederevo • Vranje (Vranje • Vranjska Banja) • Zaječar

Aleksinac • Babušnica • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Kladovo • Knjaževac • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lebane • Majdanpek • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Negotin • Petrovac • Pirot • Preševo • Prokuplje • Ražanj • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svrljig • Trgovište • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vlasotince • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa

v t e Municipalities of Kosovo

Dečani Dragaš Đakovica Đeneral Janković Glogovac Gnjilane Gračanica Istok Junik Kačanik Klina Klokot-Vrbovac Kosovo Polje Kosovska Kamenica Kosovska Mitrovica Leposavić Lipljan Mališevo Mamuša Novo Brdo Obilić Orahovac Parteš Peć Podujevo Priština Prizren Ranilug Štimlje Srbica Štrpce Suva Reka Uroševac Vitina Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan

Planned Municipality: North Kosovska Mitrovica

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