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Врање
Vranje
Location in Serbia
Location of Vranje within Serbia
General Information
District Pčinja
Land area 860 km²
Population
(2002 census)		 55,052 (town)
87,288 (municipality)
Settlements 105
Coordinates 42°33′N, 21°54′E
Area code +381 17
Car plates VR
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.vranje.org.yu/
Politics
Mayor Miroljub Stojčić (SPS)

Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 42.57° North, 21.91° East. In 2002 the town had total population of 55,052, while population of municipality was 87,288. It is the administrative center of the Pčinja District of Serbia, encompassing the Vranje's Valley. Central Serbia's two land border crossings with the Republic of Macedonia lie within the district.

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[edit] Name and history

Its name stems from old word for "black" ("vran") in Serbian language and first appears in 1093, in the Alexiad by Greek royal Anna Comnena.

[edit] Geography

Municipality of Vranje is located between municipalities of Bujanovac, Trgovište, Bosilegrad, Surdulica, Vladičin Han, Leskovac and Kosovska Kamenica (the last mentioned municipality is in Kosovo).

[edit] Famous or notable citizens

[edit] Municipality

Municipality of Vranje include following settlements:

  • Vranje
  • Aleksandrovac
  • Babina Poljana
  • Barbarušince
  • Barelić
  • Beli Breg
  • Bojin Del
  • Bresnica
  • Bujkovac
  • Buljesovce
  • Buštranje
  • Viševce
  • Vlase
  • Vranjska Banja
  • Vrtogoš
  • Golemo Selo
  • Gornja Otulja
  • Gornje Žapsko
  • Gornje Punoševce
  • Gornje Trebešinje
  • Gornji Neradovac
  • Gradnja
  • Gumerište
  • Davidovac
  • Dobrejance
  • Donja Otulja
  • Donje Žapsko
  • Donje Punoševce
  • Donje Trebešinje
  • Donji Neradovac
  • Dragobužde
  • Drenovac
  • Dubnica
  • Duga Luka
  • Dulan
  • Dupeljevo
  • Zlatokop
  • Izumno
  • Katun
  • Klašnjice
  • Klisurica
  • Kopanjane
  • Korbevac
  • Korbul
  • Koćura
  • Kriva Feja
  • Kruševa Glava
  • Kumarevo
  • Kupinince
  • Lalince
  • Leva Reka
  • Lepčince
  • Lipovac
  • Lukovo
  • Margance
  • Mečkovac
  • Mijakovce
  • Mijovce
  • Milanovo
  • Milivojce
  • Moštanica
  • Nastavce
  • Nesvrta
  • Nova Brezovica
  • Oblička Sena
  • Ostra Glava
  • Pavlovac
  • Panevlje
  • Pljačkovica
  • Prvonek
  • Prevalac
  • Preobraženje
  • Ranutovac
  • Rataje
  • Ribince
  • Ristovac
  • Roždace
  • Rusce
  • Sebevranje
  • Sikirje
  • Slivnica
  • Smiljević
  • Soderce
  • Srednji Del
  • Stance
  • Stara Brezovica
  • Stari Glog
  • Strešak
  • Stropsko
  • Struganica
  • Studena
  • Suvi Dol
  • Surdul
  • Tesovište
  • Tibužde
  • Toplac
  • Trstena
  • Tumba
  • Ćukovac
  • Ćurkovica
  • Urmanica
  • Uševce
  • Crni Vrh
  • Crni Lug
  • Čestelin

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Ethnic grooups in the Vranje municipality:

  • Serbs = 81,198
  • Roma = 4,647
  • others

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Municipalities and cities of Serbia
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Central Serbia
City of Belgrade: Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara

City of Niš: Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej

City of Kragujevac: Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stara Varoš • Stragari

Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čačak • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Jagodina • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Kraljevo • Krupanj • Kruševac • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Leskovac • Loznica • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Novi Pazar • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požarevac • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Šabac • Sjenica • Smederevo • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Užice • Valjevo • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vranje • Vrnjačka Banja • Zaječar • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa

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Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

City of Novi Sad: Novi Sad • Petrovaradin

Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pančevo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Sombor • Srbobran • Sremska Mitrovica • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Subotica • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište • Zrenjanin

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UN administered Kosovo

Dečani • Đakovica • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Gora • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Kosovska Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Priština • Prizren • Srbica • Štimlje • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan
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