Ćuprija

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Ćuprija
Ћуприја
Location of Ćuprija within Serbia
Location of Ćuprija within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°56′N 21°22′E / 43.933, 21.367
Country Serbia
District Pomoravlje
Settlements 16
Government
 - Mayor Ljubomir Marić (SPS)
Area [1]
 - Municipality 287 km² (110.8 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
 - Total 20,585
 - Municipality 33,567
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 35230
Car plates JA
Area code +381 35
Website: http://www.cuprija.org

Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја, Romanian: Ciupria or Podu Nou) is a town and administrative district in Serbia, at 43.93° North, 21.38° East.

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[edit] History

The Romans founded the town as a fort Horreum Margi (Horreum=Granary, Margi=Morava) on the road from Constantinople to Rome, where it crosses the river now known as Velika Morava.

When Serbs first settled the area, it became known as Ravno ("flat"), since it is in a flat river valley. Some local names (of the villages Paljane and Isakovo, of the river Mirosava) recall the major clash in autumn 1191 between the Serbs (under Stefan Nemanja) and the Byzantines (under Emperor Isaac II Angelo).

The name Ćuprija (Turkish "bridge") was adopted when it came under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

The centre was heavily damaged by NATO bombing in 1999 and some buildings remain in ruins. In 2002 the population was 20,411.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Ćuprija district (2002 census):[3]

  • Serbs = 30,549
  • Vlachs = 1,356
  • others

All settlements in municipality have Serb ethnic majority except two villages,Bigrenica and Isakovo with Vlach ethnic majority.


[edit] Features

Ćuprija lies on international road and railway links 150 km south of Belgrade and 90 km north of Niš. The main source of income is the College of Nursing and Agriculture. Ravanica Monastery, built in 1381 by Lazar of Serbia, is 8km to the east.

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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 Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari)
• City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar

Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Sjenica • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vrnjačka Banja • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa
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Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
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Municipalities of Kosovo1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Municipalities of Serbia, 2006. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
  2. ^ (2003) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. ISBN 86-84443-00-09. 
  3. ^ SN31
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