Despotovac
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| Despotovac Деспотовац |
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| — Municipality and Town — | |||
| Orthodox church in Despotovac | |||
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| Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia | |||
| Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Pomoravlje | ||
| 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 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 35213 | ||
| Area code | +381 35 | ||
| Car plates | 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.
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[edit] Population
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Ethnic groups in the Despotovac municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 24,529
- Vlachs = 427
- others
[edit] Municipality
List of towns and villages in the municipality:
- Balajnac
- Beljajka
- Bogava
- Brestovo
- Bukovac
- Despotovac (town)
- Despotovac (village, also known as Vojnik)
- Dvorište
- Grabovica
- Grčko Polje
- Jasenovo
- Jelovac
- Jezero
- Lipovica
- Lomnica
- Medveđa
- Miliva
- Panjevac
- Plažane
- Popovnjak
- Ravna Reka (mining town)
- Resavica (town)
- Resavica (village, also known as Dutovo)
- Senjski Rudnik (mining town)
- Sladaja
- Stenjevac
- Strmosten
- Trućevac
- Veliki Popović
- Vitance
- Vodna (mining settlement)
- Zlatovo
- Židilje
[edit] Notable sites
- Manasija monastery
- Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina)
- Veliki buk waterfall in Lisine, in upper Resava valley.
[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.
- ^ https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/41013
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