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Ćuprija
Ћуприја— Municipality and Town — Main street in Ćuprija
Coat of armsLocation of the municipality of Ćuprija within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°56′N 21°22′E / 43.933°N 21.367°E Country Serbia District Pomoravlje Settlements 16 Government – Mayor Borivoje Kalaba (SPS,JS,PUPS) Area[1] – Municipality 287 km2 (110.8 sq mi) Population (2011 census)[2] – Town 19,380 – Municipality 30,020 Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 35230 Area code +381 35 Car plates ĆU Website www.cuprija.rs Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја, pronounced [tɕǔprija], Romanian: Ciupria or Podu Nou, Greek: Κυπριαι, Kypriai, Bulgarian: Равън, Ravan, or Кюприя, Kyupriya) is a town and administrative district in Serbia, at 43.93° North, 21.38° East. The population of the town is 19,380, while municipality has 30,020 inhabitants.
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History
The Romans founded the town as a fort Horreum Margi (Horreum: Granary, Margi: Morava[disambiguation needed
]) on the road from Constantinople to Rome, where it crosses the river now known as Velika Morava. It served as a Roman military base, had a shield factory[3] and gained the status of municipium before 224AD. In 505, the Romans were defeated by Goths and Huns under Mundo, a descendant of Attila the Hun.[4]Under Slavic rule, 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 Angelos).
The name Ćuprija which derives from the word "köprü" of Turkish and means "bridge" was adopted when it came under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
The centre was heavily damaged during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 and some buildings remain in ruins. In 2002 the population was 20,411.
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the Ćuprija district (2002 census):[5]
- 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.
Culture
Notable residents
Education
Sports
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 8 km to the east.
International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in SerbiaTwin towns — Sister cities
Ćuprija is twinned with:
Celje, Slovenia
Gradiška, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
See also
- List of places in Serbia
References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia – FIRST RESULTS". Bulletin (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia) 540. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi_rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ The later Roman Empire, 284-602: a social economic and administrative survey -Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
- ^ Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O by Tony Jaques
- ^ SN31
External links
Official web site of Ćuprija Municipality
Categories:- Populated places in Central Serbia
- Municipalities of Central Serbia
- Pomoravlje District geography stubs
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