Despotovac

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Despotovac
Деспотовац

Coat of arms

Location of Despotovac within Serbia

Coordinates: 44°05′N 20°32′E / 44.083, 20.533

Government

- Mayor

dr Gradimir Malešević (DSS-NS-JS)

Area ^[1]

- Municipality

623 km² (240.5 sq mi)

Population (2002 census)^[2]

- Total

4,363

- Municipality

25,611

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

35213

Car plates

Area code

+381 35

Website: http://www.opstinadespotovac.org.yu

Despotovac (Serbian: Деспотовац, Romanian: Despotova) is a town and municipality located in Serbia, around 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. In 2002 the town had a total population of 4,363, whilst the municipality had a population of 25,611.

1 Ethnic groups
2 Municipality
3 Notable sites
4 See also
5 Gallery

[edit] Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Despotovac municipality (2002 census):

Serbs = 24,529
Vlachs = 427
others

[edit] Municipality

List of towns and villages in the municipality:

Balajnac
Beljajka
Bogava
Brestovo
Bukovac
Despotovac (town)
Despotovac (village, also known as Vojnik)
Dvorište
Grabovica
Grčko Polje
Jasenovo
Jelovac
Jezero
Lipovica
Lomnica
Medveđa
Miliva
Panjevac
Plažane
Popovnjak
Ravna Reka (mining town)
Resavica (town)
Resavica (village, also known as Dutovo)
Senjski Rudnik (mining town)
Sladaja
Stenjevac
Strmosten
Trućevac
Veliki Popović
Vitance
Vodna (mining settlement)
Zlatovo
Židilje

[edit] Notable sites

Manasija monastery
Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina)
Lisine waterfall in upper Resava valley.

[edit] See also

List of places in Serbia

[edit] Gallery

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v • d • e

Central Serbia

City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari)
• City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar

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