Aleksinac

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Алексинац
Aleksinac
Location in Serbia


General Information
District	Nišava
Land area	707 km²
Population (2002 census)	17,171 (town) 57,749 (municipality)
Coordinates	43°33′N 21°42′E
Area code	+381
Car plates	NI
Postal code	18220
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.aleksinac.org

Politics
Mayor	Nenad Stanković (SRS)

Aleksinac (Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 17,171, while population of the municipality was 57,749.

ш==History==

Teritory of municipality of Aleksinac was inhabited since the neolithic age. The most settlements belong to the Vinča cultural group, and they are located on the left side of the South Morava river. After the fall to the Romans this teritory was included in the province Upper Moesia nad after 293 AD it is in the province Mediterranian Dacia. Across the territory was made Roman Millitary Road (Via Militaris) that was built in I century AD. There were also two stations for rest (mansio) and change of horses (mutatio) along the road on the teritory of Aleksinac: Praesidium Pompei and Rappiana. Their location is still unknown, although there are few candidates for this position. Also few fortresses (Castell) are known to existed in this period, but their names are not known, exept for the Castell Milareca on Gradiste hill (228. m). From the year 476 this teritory is under the Byzantine rule. There are evidences of settlements from this time, however their names still remain unknown. During the reigns of emperors Phocas (602-610) and Heraclius (610-641) Slavic peoples inhabit Balkan peninsula. In 614 they are razing Niš. The Via Militaris is renamed Medieval Military Road and it is used by the crusaders of first four Crusades to reach Constantinople thus passing through the territory of Aleksinac municipality. During the reign of Nemanjić dynasty this teritory is under direct control of the state. After the death of Uroš V this teritory is included in the teritory of Moravska Srbija under the Prince Lazar and his succesors. From this periods are two medieval towns Bolvan and Lipovac. Aleksinac is first mentioned in 1516. Aleksinac was also the site of major battles with Turks in First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising as well as Firts Serbo-Turkish war in 1876. Aleksinac was heavily damaged in NATO Agression on Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999.

The patron saint of Aleksinac is St. Mark.

1 Economy
2 Education
3 Tourism
4 External links

[edit] Economy

Main industry in Aleksinac is metal industry,but large parts of municipality consists of arable land near the Morava river that is used for grain, maize аnd peppers. Coal industry was also dominant before mine explosions of methane gas in 1989 and 1991.

[edit] Education

Town has two elementary schools, High (Grammar) School "Aleksinačka gimnazija", college for kindergarten teachers, machine engineering high school and couple of technical schools. The construction of building for Agricultural high school has started in 2006.

[edit] Tourism

If you visit Aleksinac, you should visit lake Bovan, 15 km away, and medieval monastery from XV century built by Despot Stefan Lazarević, St.Stefan in Lipovac, 25 km away.The monastery is built beneath the slopes of Mt.Ozren (1175 m). There are also remnants of two medieval towns in the mountains surrounding Aleksinac: Bovan and Lipovac, however they are not well preserved.