Topola

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Топола
Topola
Location in Serbia
Location of Topola within Serbia
General Information
District Šumadija
Land area 356 km²
Population
(2002 census)
5,422 (town)
25,292 (municipality)
Settlements 31
Area code +381 34
Car plates KG
Postal code 34310
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.sotopola.org.yu
Politics
Mayor Dragan Jovanović (NS)
(For the village in Slovakia see Topoľa)

Topola (Serbian Cyrillic: Топола) is a town and municipality situated in the Šumadija region of Serbia. It was the place where Karađorđe, a Serbian revolutionary, was chosen as the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804.

The name Topola means poplar.

Municipalities and cities of Serbia