Lipovac (Aleksinac)
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Липовац Lipovac |
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 Street in the center of Lipovac |
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Nišavski okrug | ||||
| Opština : | Aleksinac | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 33 ' N , 21 ° 48' E | ||||
| Height : | 468 m. i. J. | ||||
| Residents : | 339 (2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 018 | ||||
| License plate : | AL | ||||
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| Community type: | Village | ||||
Lipovac ( Cyrillic : Липовац) is a village in eastern Serbia .
Geography and population
The village is located in the Opština Aleksinac in Nišavski okrug in the east of the country at 468 meters above sea level. Lipovac had a population of 339 people at the 2011 census, down from 418 in 1991. In 1948, 881 people lived in the village. According to the last three population statistics, the number of inhabitants continues to fall.
According to the census, 98% of the population of Lipovac sees themselves as Serbian Orthodox Serbs , in addition there are minorities of 4 also Orthodox Roma who make up 1% of the population. The village consists of 153 households.
The village is located 10 km northeast of the city of Aleksinac . Lipovac lies at the foot of the Ozren Mountains.
Demographics
| year | population |
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| 1948 | 881 |
| 1953 | 896 |
| 1961 | 787 |
| 1971 | 641 |
| 1981 | 606 |
| 1991 | 509 |
| 2002 | 418 |
| 2011 | 339 |
history
The remains of the medieval fortress of Lipovac, first mentioned in the 15th century, lie above the village. A Roman fortress is said to have been located on the site . Under the fortress is the Serbian Orthodox Manastir Lipovac Monastery , which was built in 1399 by order of Stefan Lazarević .
The monastery is under the protection of the Republic of Serbia , as a cultural monument of the greatest importance. Manastir Lipovac was originally dedicated to the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stefan , but today the monastery church is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Christ . There is no Serbian Orthodox church in the village.
A children's home for poor children was founded in the village in 1930 by King Alexander I. From 2008 to 2012 Dragoslav Radojičić was the village mayor of Lipovac.
gallery
The village and monastery seen from the fortress
The Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Manastir Lipovac
Bell tower of the monastery church of the Lipovac monastery
supporting documents
- Књига 9, Становништво, упоредни преглед броја становника 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за статистику, Београд, мај 2004, ISBN 86-84433-14-9
- Књига 1, Становништво, национална или етничка припадност, подаци по насељима, Репувништво, Репувништво, Репунак, Бурорс33, ISBN , .86,
- Књига 2, Становништво, пол и старост, подаци по насељима, Републички завод за стататистику, Беогеима, ISBN 86, Стататистику,
- Page about the Lipovac Monastery on the Spomenici kulture page
