Kruševac
Крушевац Kruševac |
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Panorama of Kruševac |
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Serbia | |||
Okrug : | Rasina | |||
Opština : | Kruševac | |||
Coordinates : | 43 ° 35 ' N , 21 ° 20' 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 ) | |||
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Kruševac ( Serbian - Cyrillic Крушевац , ; German outdated Kruschewatz ) is a town in the municipality of the same name in the Rasina district in Serbia .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.
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
- Pistoia , Italy (1966)
- Trogir , Croatia (1972)
- Travnik , Bosnia and Herzegovina (1972)
- Corfu , Greece (1985)
- Szentendre , Hungary (1990)
- Kirjat Gat , Israel (1990)
- Râmnicu Vâlcea , Romania (2003)
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Miodrag Petrović Čkalja (1924–2003), one of the most popular comedians in Yugoslavia
- Radmila Savićević (1926–2001), actress
- Taško Načić (1934–1993), actor
- Ivan Kitanović (* 1976), musician
- Sanja Milenković (1983–1999), civilian victim of a NATO bomb attack
Personalities who have worked in the city
- Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković (* 1929), actor, attended school in Kruševac.
Web links
gallery
Memorial to the battle on the Amselfeld (1389)
Monument to Filip Višnjić