Mladenovac
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| General Information | |
| District | Belgrade |
| Land area | 339 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
22,114 (town) 52,490 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 22 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 11 |
| Car plates | BG |
| Postal code | 11400 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.mladenovacso.org.yu |
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| Mayor | Zoran Kostić (DS) |
Mladenovac (Младеновац) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.43° North, 20.70° East. Mladenovac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities. In 2003 the town had total population of 22,200.
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[edit] Name
Its name stems from word "youth" in Serbian language. After the legend the emergence of the name is brought in connection with a man named Mladen, who established itself after the battle on the Kosovo in 1389 with his two brothers in this desert area. The brothers separated and the place, where Mladen had established itself, was called Mladenovac.
[edit] History
The first official data over a settlement in this area are mentioned in the Turkish census of 1528. To the community of the Belgrade urban district Mladenovac belongs since 1971. The day of the urban district is 2 August, when Mladenovac was explained in the year 1893 as the town.
[edit] Geography
This town, situated about 47 km in the south of Belgrade, is a part of the district of the capital city of Serbia and Montenegro. Together with the suburbed settlements like Kovačevac, Koraćica, Markovac, and other the municipality of Mladenovac extends over 339 km² and has 56,389 inhabitants.
[edit] Features
Kosmaj with his 628 m height is the highest point of this region. On the top of this mountain you can find a monument which reminds of the many hundreds of Serbs which have fallen on a second world war battle on this area.
Between the city central and the mountain Kosmaj you can find a monastery "Tresije", which is from the 13th century.
Mladenovac is also a crossing point of many trading and transporting routes such as they are: Belgrade, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka.
[edit] Economy
Most of the inhabitants of Mladenovac are working in the industrial factories. Keramika, Petar Drapšin, Progres, Minel trafo, Elektrošumadija, Cobest, Makovica and are counting to the biggest companies of this part of Serbia.
[edit] Education
There is a primary school "Kosta Đukić" in Mladenovac. Also in Mladenovac exist 8 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. It has long history, school educated many pupils, and many teachers had worked in it. Everyone of them left a trace in school's history. Primary school Kosta Đukić was founded in 1968. The pupils have made very good results in math, chemistry, physic. It’s one of three town’s schools in Mladenovac and its nearby Selters spa. School has also classes in villages Međulužje, Pružatovac, Markovac, Koraćica, Velika Ivanča. School in Koraćica exist for over 150 years. School is very successful in many fields. It had pupils in last years, who made good results on various republic and national competitions. School has also a lot of playgrounds for basketball, football, etc.
[edit] External links
- MLADENOVAC.COM - Najkompletnija prezentacija MLADENOVCA
- Primary school "Kosta Đukić" in Mladenovac
- Mladenovac Web portal - The only place on the Net where one can get almost any information on Mladenovac, its people, business in it, entertainment and many other things with regard to this beautiful town. There is a Forum/Discussion board with hundreds of members as a guarantee that every question will be answered.
