Paraćin
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Параћин Paraćin |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Okrug : | Pomoravlje | ||||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 52 ' N , 21 ° 25' E | ||||
| Residents : | 29,000 (2002) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 035 | ||||
| Postal code : | 35,000 | ||||
| License plate : | PN | ||||
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Paraćin ( Serbian - Cyrillic Параћин ) is a town and a municipality in the Pomoravlje district in Serbia . It has about 29,000 inhabitants, the community 58,301 inhabitants (as of 2002).
Paraćin was first mentioned by name in a letter from Tsar Lazar around 1375 . It is believed that the city was founded as a Roman camp Sarmatae in the 3rd century . In Paraćin, one of the most beautiful Orthodox churches in Serbia is the Trinity Church in the city center.
The Crnica River flows through Paraćin . The city is located about 150 km southeast of Belgrade on the Belgrade – Niš motorway .
Personalities
- Ana Nikolić (* 1978), pop star
- Nenad Đorđević (* 1979), football player
Places in the community
In brackets the population figures from the 2002 census.
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