Kruševac

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Крушевац
Kruševac
Крушевац

Panorama of Kruševac

Coat of arms of Kruševac
Kruševac (Serbia)
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Basic data
State : Serbia
Okrug : Rasina
Opština : Kruševac
Coordinates : 43 ° 35 '  N , 21 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 35 '0 "  N , 21 ° 19' 36"  E
Height : 137  m. i. J.
Area : 854  km²
Residents : 57,627 (2011)
Population density : 67 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+381) 037
Postal code : 37,000
License plate : KŠ
Structure and administration (as of 2012-2016)
Mayor : Bratislav Gašić ( SNS )
Website :

Kruševac ( Serbian - Cyrillic Крушевац , listen ? / I ; German outdated Kruschewatz ) is a town in the municipality of the same name in the Rasina district in Serbia . The city is the seat of the Kruševac Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Audio file / audio sample

history

Kruševac was founded by Lazar Hrebeljanović as the capital of his principality around 1371 and was first mentioned by name in 1387. Here Lazar had gathered his warriors in 1389 before they went to battle against the Ottoman Empire on the Amselfeld .

The city is known for the Lazarica Church , which was built in 1376 on the occasion of the birth of Lazar Hrebeljanović's son Stefan Lazarević . He was appointed prince in Kruševac in 1393.

In 1427 the Ottomans conquered the city. The city was given the Turkish name Aladža Hisar. In the course of the following centuries the rule of Kruševac changed until it was liberated again in 1833 and fell to the Principality of Serbia .

During the First World War , after the occupation of Serbia by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria , Kruševac became a border town. The city was liberated on November 11, 1918.

The city was bombed by German planes on April 6, 1941 and taken by German troops on April 13. Three years later, on October 14, 1944, the city was liberated by the partisans . The Slobodište is located near Kruševac , a memorial for those murdered during the occupation of Yugoslavia in World War II.

economy

The main employers are the metalworking and chemical industries . Well-known companies such as Trayal , the motor oil manufacturer Fabrika Maziva (FAM) and Rubin are based in Kruševac. The former largest manufacturing chemical company in Yugoslavia , Merima , was taken over by the German Henkel AG in 2003 . Since then, chemical products have only been imported from abroad and packaged for the market by the local workforce.

tourism

The church Lazarica and the ruins of the Donjon of the castle Lazar among the tourist destinations in Krusevac. To the south-east of Kruševac lies the Jastrebac mountain group , which serves as the town's recreational area.

Sports

Kruševac is home to the Napredak Kruševac football club , which plays in the SuperLiga . The Wolves Rugby Club in Kruševac also has a women's team.

Events

In 2010 the official festivities for the Serbian holiday Vidovdan took place for the first time in Kruševac. Dignitaries laid wreaths in front of the monument to the battle on the Amselfeld in the city center . So far the celebration has taken place directly on the blackbird field in Kosovo , but this is currently not possible due to political developments.

Town twinning

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have worked in the city

Web links

Commons : Kruševac  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

gallery

  • Lazarica Church

  • Ruins of the royal castle

  • Monument in honor of Lazar Hrebljanović

  • Cityscape

  • Downtown with Serbian Orthodox Cathedral

  • Mladost football stadium

  • Monument to Filip Višnjić