Mladenovac

Mladenovac Младеновац
—  Municipality and Town  —
A monument in Mladenovac
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Mladenovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°26′N 20°42′E / 44.433°N 20.7°E / 44.433; 20.7
Country	Serbia
District	Belgrade
Settlements	22
Government
- Mayor	Branislav Jovanović (DSS)
Area[1]
- Municipality	339 km2 (130.9 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Town	22,114
- Municipality	56,389
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11400
Area code	+381 11
Car plates	BG
Website	www.mladenovac.rs

Mladenovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Младеновац, pronounced [mlâde̞nɔ̝v̞at͡s]) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.43° North, 20.70° East. Mladenovac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities. In 2003 the town had total population of 22,200.

Name

Its name stems from word "youth" in Serbian language. After the legend the emergence of the name is brought in connection with a man named Mladen, who established itself after the battle on the Kosovo in 1389 with his two brothers in this desert area. The brothers separated and the place, where Mladen had established himself, was called Mladenovac.

History

The first official data over a settlement in this area are mentioned in the Ottoman census of 1528. To the community of the Belgrade urban district Mladenovac belongs since 1971. The day of the urban district is 2 August, when Mladenovac was explained in the year 1893 as the town.

Geography

This town, situated about 47 km (29.20 mi) in the south of Belgrade, is a part of the district of the capital city of Serbia. Together with the suburban settlements Kovačevac, Koraćica, Markovac, Jagnjilo, Senaja, Granice, Velika Krsna, Dubona, Šepšin, Velika Ivanča, Rajkovac, Selo Mladenovac, Rabrovac, Amerić, Vrbica the municipality of Mladenovac extends over 339 km² (130.89 sq mi) and has 56,389 inhabitants.

Features

Kosmaj with its altitude of 628 m is the highest point in this region. On the top of this mountain there is a monument in remembrance to the numerous Serbs (Partizans) who have fallen during World War II battles in this area.

Between the city central and the mountain Kosmaj you can find a monastery "Tresije", which was built in the 13th century.

Mladenovac is also a crossing point of many trading and transporting routes such as Belgrade, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka.

Economy

Most of the inhabitants of Mladenovac are working in the industrial factories. Keramika, Petar Drapšin, Progres, Minel trafo, Elektrošumadija, Cobest, Makovica and are counting to the biggest companies of this part of Serbia.

Education

The biggest primary school is "Momcilo Zivojinovic" with over 2000 pupils. There is also a primary school "Kosta Đukić" in Mladenovac. Also in Mladenovac exist 8 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. It has long history, school educated many pupils, and many teachers had worked in it. Everyone of them left a trace in school's history. Primary school Kosta Đukić was founded in 1968. The pupils have made very good results in math, chemistry, physic. It’s one of three town’s schools in Mladenovac and its nearby Selters spa. This school has also classes in villages Međulužje, Pružatovac, Markovac, Koraćica, Velika Ivanča. School in Koraćica exist for over 150 years. School is very successful in many fields. It had pupils in last years, who made good results on various republic and national competitions. The school has also a lot of playgrounds for basketball, football, etc. The Grammar School in Mladenovac iz very successful in Serbian and history, especially on republic competitions.

See also

• Subdivisions of Belgrade
• List of Belgrade neighborhoods and suburbs

References

1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
2. ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09.  May be downloaded from: [1]

External links

• Municipality of Mladenovac