Toplica District

Infobox Serbian district
name_serC = Топлички округ
name_serL = Toplički okrug
name_alt =
en_name = Toplica
province_or_region = Central Serbia
capital = Prokuplje
commissioner = n/a
municipalities = 4
settlements = 267
cities_and_towns = 4
villages = 263
area = 2,231
population = 102,075
density = 45.7
footnotes =
site = The Toplica District (Serbian: "Топлички округ", "Toplički okrug") expands in the southern part of Serbia. It has a population of 102.075 (census 2002) and has been named after the river Toplica. Seat of the District is in the city of Prokuplje.

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:
*Prokuplje
*Blace
*Kuršumlija
*Žitorađa

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

*Serbs = 96,889
*Roma = 3,338
*others

Culture and history

The Hisar, a mountain behind Prokuplje, stands for the town symbol. It is the site of the medieval fortress with still well preserved tower, popularly called the Tower of Jug Bogdan, who was a hero of the Battle of Kosovo.

The St. Prokopije Church, in the town's vicinity, was built in the tenth century, and the Roman church originating from the sixteenth century well illustrates the influence of the Catholic culture, conferred by the Venetian merchants over the fifteenth and sixteenth century.

Economy

The Toplički District is a medium developed industrial center, in which the most prominent are the "Prokupac" - alcoholic beverage factory, the "Hissar" food factory, the "FOM" ferrous metal plant and the "Topličanka" cotton mill.

ee also

*Districts of Serbia
*Subdivisions of Serbia

Note: "All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law". Information was taken from [http://www.serbia.sr.gov.yu/ official website] .