Veliko Gradište

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Coordinates: 44°45′N 21°31′E / 44.75, 21.517
Veliko Gradište Велико Градиште
Location of Veliko Gradište within Serbia
Country	Serbia
District	Braničevo
Settlements	26
Government
- Mayor	Dragan Milić
Area ^[1]
- Municipality	344 km² (132.8 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)^[2]
- Total	5,658
- Municipality	20,659
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12220
Car plates	PO
Area code	+381 12
Website: http://www.velikogradiste.org.yu

Veliko Gradište (Serbian: Велико Градиште, Romanian: Gradiştea Mare) is a town and municipality located in Serbia, in north-east Serbia (Braničevo District), on the right bank of the Danube river and left bank of the Pek river. In 2004 the town had total population of around 6,500.

1 Name
2 Ethnic groups
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Name

Its name stems from phrase "big town site" in Serbian.

Municipality of Veliko Gradište include following settlements:

Veliko Gradište
Biskuplje
Garevo
Desina
Doljšnica
Đurakovo-Popovac
Zatonje
Kamijevo
Kisiljevo
Kurjače
Kumane
Kusiće
Ljubinje
Majilovac
Makce
Ostrovo
Pečanica
Požeženo
Ram
Sirakovo
Srednjevo
Topolovnik
Tribrode
Carevac
Češljeva bara

[edit] Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Veliko Gradište municipality (2002 census):

Serbs = 19,540
Vlachs = 354
Roma = 188
Romanians = 117

[edit] See also

List of places in Serbia

[edit] External links

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

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Central Serbia

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