Kruševac
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| General Information | |
| District | Rasina |
| Land area | 854 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
75,447 (town) 131,368 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 101 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 37 |
| Car plates | KŠ |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.krusevac.org.yu |
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| Mayor | Dragan Azdejković (DSS) |
Kruševac (Serbian Cyrillic: Крушевац, listen ) is a city and a municipality located in Serbia at 43.58° North, 21.32° East. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 65,447 (municipality: 133,732). Kruševac is the administrative center of the Rasina District of Serbia.
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[edit] History and monuments
Kruševac was founded in 1371. [1] It was in Kruševac that the Serbian prince, Lazar, assembled his army to march against the Turks, and lost his empire, at Kosovo, in 1389. The site of his palace is marked by a ruined enclosure containing a fragment of the tower of Queen Milica, whither, according to legend, tidings of the defeat were brought to her by crows from the battlefield. Within the enclosure stands a church, dating from the same time, with beautiful rose windows and with imperial peacocks, dragons and eagles sculptured on the walls. Several old Turkish houses were left at the beginning of the 20th century, besides an old Turkish fountain and bath. There is also a large monument dedicated to the Battle of Kosovo (Boj na Kosovu). As a part of the monument there is a statue of the famous Serbian poet and "gusle" player Filip Višnjić.
[edit] Municipality
Municipality of Kruševac has 101 settlements of which only the municipality center Kruševac is urban.
List of the settlements in the municipality:
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[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
Ethnic groups in the Kruševac municipality:
- Serbs = 127,077
- Roma = 1,746
- Montenegrins = 572
- Yugoslavs = 229
- Macedonians = 201
- Croats = 117
- others
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [2]
- Democratic Party (19)
- Democratic Party of Serbia (17)
- Socialist Party of Serbia (10)
- Serbian Radical Party (8)
- Serbian Renewal Movement (7)
- G17 Plus (5)
- Serbian Strength Movement (2)
[edit] References
[edit] Gallery
 Lazarica church |
 Belfry |
 Middle-ages era ruins in Kruševac |
 Lazar Hrebeljanović's statue in Kruševac |
 Kruševac panorama 1 |
 Kruševac panorama 2 |
 Filip Višnjić's statue in Kruševac |
 Kruševac downtown |
[edit] Famous residents
- Miodrag Petrović Čkalja
- Radmila Savićević
- Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković
- Radmila Živković
- Taško Načić
- Radoš Bajić
- Milija Vuković
- Vojin Ćetković
- Nataša Šolak
- Nebojša Bradić
- Dobrica Ćosić
- Stanislav Binički
- Ljiljana Habjanović Đurović
- Milan Milovanović
[edit] Sister cities
Pistoia, Italy (1966)
Trogir, Croatia (1972)
Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1972)
Corfu, Greece (1985)
Sant Andrea, Hungary (1990)
Qiryat Gat, Israel (1990)
Rimnicu Vilcea, Romania (2003)
Other forms of cooperation and city friendship similar to the twin/sister city programmes:
[edit] External links
- Official website
- City newspaper
- http://www.037info.net
- http://www.037.co.yu
- http://www.037ks.com
- Kruševac Ecology Project
- http://www.krusevac.net
- Kruševac Radio Television
- Lazarica Church
- St.George Church
- Ribarska spa
- Kruševac Theatre
- NGO Educational Centre Kruševac
