Despotovac

Деспотовац
Despotovac

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Basic data

State :

Serbia

Okrug :

Pomoravlje

Coordinates :

44 ° 6 ' N , 21 ° 27' E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '37 " N , 21 ° 26' 45" E

Residents :

25,611 (2002)

Telephone code :

(+381) 035

Postal code :

35213

License plate :

DE

Structure and administration

Website :

www.despotovac.rs

Orthodox Church in the city center; in the background the quarry on the outskirts

Monument to Despot Stefan Lazarević

Despotovac ( Serbian - Cyrillic Деспотовац ) is a town and municipality in central Serbia . The city belongs to the administrative district of Pomoravlje and is located on the Resava River in the Gornja Resava ("Upper Resava") region, of which it is the historical center.

Despotovac itself has about 4,300 inhabitants, the municipality about 25,600. Almost all residents are Serbs (96%).

history

The small town was named after the despot Stefan Lazarević , who is buried in the nearby monastery. Next to the name, a monument commemorates the medieval ruler.

economy

There is a large quarry in the immediate vicinity of the city.

Attractions

In the city center is the newly built Orthodox Church, dedicated to the despot Stefan and his mother, Princess Milica . In the vicinity of Despotovac there is also the important fortified monastery Manasija , in whose church Despot Stefan is buried. Another popular destination is the Veliki buk waterfall near the source of the Resava.

local community

swell

↑ Results of the 2002 census ( memento of March 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 370 kB)

Web links

Commons : Despotovac - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Results of the 2002 census ( memento of March 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 370 kB)