Crna Trava
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Location in Serbia | |
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General Information | |
District | Jablanica |
Land area | 312 km² |
Population (2002 census) |
563 (town) 2,563 (municipality) |
Settlements | 25 |
Coordinates | |
Area code | +381 16 |
Car plates | LE |
Postal code | 16215 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
Politics | |
Mayor | Slavoljub Blagojević (PSS) |
Crna Trava (Serbian Cyrillic: Црна Трава) is a village and municipality located in the Jablanica District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the village was 563, while population of the municipality was 2,563.
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[edit] Name
The name of the village in Serbian translates to Black Grass. The origin of the name dates back to 1389, when Battle of Kosovo took place. A Serbian army unit, composed of Serbian archers and cavaliers, decided to take a rest on a grass field while travelling to the battlefield. Since the flowers and other herbs covering the field were highly poisonious, the soldiers got intoxicated and didn't wake up on time for the battle. Realizing that fact, they cursed the grass that poisoned them, branding it "black" grass.
[edit] Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 2,529
- Bulgarians = 8
- Yugoslavs = 3
- Russians = 2
- Albanians = 1
- Croats = 1
- undeclared = 5
- regional affiliation = 1
- unknown = 13