Smederevska Palanka

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Смедеревска Паланка
Smederevska Palanka
Location in Serbia
Location of Smederevska Palanka within Serbia
General Information
District Podunavlje
Land area 422 km²
Population
(2002 census)
25,300 (town)
56,011 (municipality)
Settlements 18
Coordinates 44°23′N 20°54′E
Area code +381 26
Car plates SD
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.smed-palanka.co.yu
Politics
Mayor Radoslav Cokić (SPO)

Smederevska Palanka (Смедеревска Паланка) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.37° North, 20.96° East. Its name means "A town of Smederevo" in Serbian language. In 2003 the municipality had a total population of 59,605.

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[edit] Mineral water spring

Smederevska Palanka has a mineral water spring which was used by old Romans,but surely it is exploated since 1719. By Marco T.Leko this mineral water was at "Balkan Fair" in London April 22nd,1907. where it got the golden medail for quality. By some researches,this mineral water is the 3rd best in Europe mainly thanks to natural selenium it has.

[edit] Churches

There are three Serbian Orthodox churches in Smederevska Palanka. The oldest was built in 1827. It is a wooden church, one of the oldest wooden churches in Serbia, dedicted to St. Elijah. The Cathedral Church was built in 1902. St. Petka's was built most recently, in 1997.

[edit] Media

Two Smederevska Palanka work two radio-televison stations "Jasenica" and "Dević". RTV "Jasenica" united with former TV "Goša", while radio station "Progres S" is not working any more.

[edit] Famous people of Smederevska Palanka

Some of the most famous people of Smederevska Palanka are:

[edit] Anniversary

In 2021. Smederevska Palanka will celebrated 1,000 years since it was mentioned for the first time in saved historical written document, which is today saved in Egyptian museum.

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Municipalities and cities of Serbia