Leskovac
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Лесковац Leskovac |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Jablanica | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 0 ′ N , 21 ° 57 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 225 m. i. J. | ||||
| Area : | 1,025 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 68,826 (2002) | ||||
| Agglomeration : | 156,252 (2002) | ||||
| Population density : | 67 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) (0) 16 | ||||
| Postal code : | 16000 | ||||
| License plate : | LE | ||||
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| Community type: | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Vladan Marinković ( DS ) | ||||
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Leskovac ( Serbian - Cyrillic Лесковац ) is a town in southern Serbia , located on the small river Veternica in the Serbian district of Jablanica . It is also the main administrative seat of the district and had around 69,000 inhabitants according to the last census in 2002.
The city is located at the foot of the Hisar mountain at 225 meters above sea level, the distance (as the crow flies) from Belgrade is 220 km. The annual average temperature reaches 11.3 ° C.
With the 144 villages in its vicinity, the municipality of Leskovac has around 160,000 inhabitants. It is the municipality with the highest number of villages in Serbia. The population density is 152 inhabitants per km², although the population growth has decreased in recent years.
history
The oldest finds that were found in the city and the surrounding area date from the second millennium BC. The town has been historically written since the 12th century, when Stefan Nemanjić received this region as a gift from the Byzantine emperor. At that time the city was called Dubočica .
Leskovac is first mentioned by name as a large village in a document from the 14th century.
This name was not used during the Ottoman rule . The Turks called the city and mountain Hisar, which means castle or fortress.
In 1878 the entire Albanian population between Leskovac and Niš was forced to flee by Serbian troops into Kosovo or to those areas that are still inhabited by Albanians today .
In the middle of the 19th century, Leskovac was the second largest city in Serbia after Belgrade. With its 13 factories, the specialization was in the textile industry .
Along with Niš, Leskovac is one of the economic and cultural centers of southern Serbia. In addition to a large number of secondary schools, Leskovac also has two technical colleges (commercial and textile college) and a faculty that is part of the University of Niš.
sons and daughters of the town
The actor Gojko Mitić was born in the village of Strojkovce , which belongs to Leskovac. He played the leading role in many DEFA Indian films and played Winnetou in Bad Segeberg for several years until 2006 . Another son of the city is the soccer player Saša Stamenković .
Branislav Kostić comes from the Dubocica district and was a Serbian professional footballer. He was from 1970 to 1977 with Stade Lavallois and from 1977 to 1981 with Amicale de Lucé, as well as the season 74-75 with US Albi under contract.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miranda Vickers: Shqiptarët - Një histori modern . Bota Shqiptare, 2008, ISBN 978-99956-11-68-2 , Traktati i Shën Stefanit dhe themelimi i Lidhjes së Prizrenit , p. 54 (English: The Albanians - A Modern History . Translated by Xhevdet Shehu).
- ↑ TangoFoot - Branislav KOSTIC Branko - Laval. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .