Paraćin
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Paraćin Параћин |
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Location of Paraćin within Serbia | |
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Country | Serbia |
District | Pomoravlje |
Settlements | 35 |
Government | |
- Mayor | Saša Paunović (DS) |
Area [1] | |
- Municipality | 542 km² (209.3 sq mi) |
Population (2002 census)[2] | |
- Total | 25,292 |
- Municipality | 58,301 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 35250 |
Car plates | PN |
Area code | +381 35 |
Website: http://www.paracin.org.yu |
Paraćin (Serbian: Параћин, Romanian: Paraţin or Paracin) is a town and municipality in Serbia, located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac, at . In 2003 the town has total population of 25,400. The old Name of Paraćin was Sarmatae.
[edit] Notable citizens
- Marčelo, Serbian hip hop musician
- Ana Nikolić, Serbian pop singer
- Mladen Todorovic, Serbian footballer
- Nenad Djordjevic, Serbian footballer
- Stefan Jovicic, Serbian artist and cartoonist
[edit] Sister cities
- Rasevica, Serbia
- Eleftherio-Kordelio, Greece
- Murska Sobota, Slovenia