Ćuprija

Ћуприја
Ćuprija

Basic data

State :

Serbia

Okrug :

Pomoravlje

Coordinates :

43 ° 56 ' N , 21 ° 22' E Coordinates: 43 ° 56 '0 " N , 21 ° 22' 0" E

Height :

119 m. i. J.

Residents :

20,373 (2002)

Telephone code :

(+381) 035

Postal code :

35 230

License plate :

ĆU

Structure and administration

Website :

www.cuprija.rs

Primary school "Đura Jakšić" in the city

Ćuprija ( Serbian - Cyrillic Ћуприја ) is a city with about 20,400 inhabitants in closer Serbia . It is located in the Pomoravlje district on the right bank of the Morava . Ćuprija is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

history

Ćuprija was founded as a Roman outpost at a crossing over the Morava. At that time it was called Horreum Margi . In the Middle Ages the name changed to Ravno , which is still preserved in the name of the nearby Ravanica monastery . The current name of the city comes from the Turkish word for "bridge" ( köprü ), which points to several centuries of rule by the Ottoman Empire .

traffic

The city is located at the intersection of highways 1 (to Belgrade or Niš ) and 5 (to Bulgaria ), as well as on the railway line from Skopje to Belgrade.