Paraćin

Paraćin
Параћин
Town and municipality

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Paraćin within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°52′N 21°25′E / 43.867°N 21.417°E / 43.867; 21.417Coordinates: 43°52′N 21°25′E / 43.867°N 21.417°E / 43.867; 21.417
Country  Serbia
Region Šumadija and Western Serbia
District Pomoravlje
Settlements 35
Government
 • Mayor Saša Paunović (DS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 542 km2 (209 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 24,573
 • Municipality 54,267
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 35250
Area code +381 35
Car plates PN
Website www.paracin.rs

Paraćin (Serbian Cyrillic: Параћин, pronounced [pâratɕin]) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of the central Serbia. It is located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac. In 2011 the town has total population of 24,573 and has a civil airport.

History

8th century BC Basarabi pottery was found with the depiction of domestic cock.[3] The Roman fort at Momčilov Grad produced a great number of coins of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (525–565).[4]

From 1929 to 1941, Paraćin was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Settlements

Apart from the town of Paraćin, the municipality includes the following settlements, along with number of residents (2002 census):

Notable citizens

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Paraćin is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ Función depuradora de los humedales I: una revisión bibliográfica sobre el papel de los macrófitos (in Spanish)
  4. ↑
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