Topola

Топола
Topola

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Basic data

State :

Serbia

Okrug :

Sumadija

Coordinates :

44 ° 15 ' N , 20 ° 41' E Coordinates: 44 ° 15 '15 " N , 20 ° 40' 57" E

Height :

221 m. i. J.

Area :

356 km²

Residents :

5,422 (2002)

Agglomeration :

25,292 (2002)

Population density :

15 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+381) 034

Postal code :

34310

License plate :

TO

Structure and administration (as of 2008)

Community type:

city

Mayor :

Dragan Jovanović ( NS )

Topola ( Serbian - Cyrillic Топола ) is a small Serbian town in the Šumadija region , 80 km south of Belgrade and 40 km north of Kragujevac . Topola is the seat of the district of the same name, which is populated by 27,579 people, mainly Serbs (98%), on an area of 356 km² .

history

Topola is of great importance to the history of Serbia because it was the capital of rebellious Serbia between 1804 and 1813 . The leader of the First Serbian Uprising, Karađorđe Petrović , founded Topola in 1781.

On a hill near Topola, the Oplenac , is the St. George's Church made of white marble. It was founded by Peter I, King of Serbia, and almost the entire noble family of the Serbian, later Yugoslav ducal and royal family Karađorđević rests in it . In 2013, at the request of Peter's son, Crown Prince Alexander , the last Yugoslav king, Peter II , was also transferred to Opolenac. This also happened to the remains of Queen Maria , Queen Alexandra , Prince Regent Paul and his wife Olga . During the communist era in Yugoslavia it was not allowed to bury members of the royal family in Topola, so these corpses were first buried in Windsor , Tatoi and Lausanne .

The following family members rest in the church crypt :

Marica Živković († 1809), mother of Đorđe Petrović
Đorđe Petrović, called Karađorđe (around 1762 - July 13 / July 26, 1817), founder of the dynasty
Prince Aleksa (March 23, 1836 - April 21, 1841), son of Prince Alexander
Jelena Jovanović (1764 - February 8, 1842), wife of Đorđe Petrović
Prince Svetozar (1841 - March 17, 1847), son of Prince Alexander
Princess Cleopatra (November 26, 1835 - July 13, 1855), daughter of Prince Alexander
Princess Jelisaveta (February 27, 1850 - June 1, 1850), daughter of Prince Alexander
Prince Andrej (September 15, 1848 - July 12, 1864), son of Prince Alexander
Princess Jelena (October 18, 1846 - July 26, 1867), daughter of Prince Alexander
Persida Nenadović, Princess of Serbia (February 15, 1813 - March 29, 1873), wife of Prince Alexander
Alexander, Prince of Serbia (October 11, 1806 - May 3, 1885)
Princess Milena (April 25, 1886 - December 21, 1887), daughter of King Peter I.
Prince Georg (October 11, 1856 - January 5, 1889), son of Prince Alexander
Zorka of Montenegro, Crown Princess of Serbia (December 23, 1864 - March 16, 1890), wife of King Peter I.
Prince Andrej (1890–1890), son of King Peter I.
Peter I, King of Serbia (July 11, 1844 - August 16, 1921)
Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia (December 16, 1888 - October 9, 1934)
Prince Arsen (April 16, 1859 - October 19, 1938), son of Prince Alexander
Persida-Ida Nikolajević (1869 - June 30, 1945), granddaughter of Prince Alexander
Prince George of Serbia (August 27, 1887 - October 17, 1972), son of King Peter I.
Princess Radmila (July 4, 1907 - May 9, 1993), wife of Prince Georg
Prince Tomislav (January 9, 1928 - July 12, 2000), son of King Alexander I and brother of King Peter II.
Princess Maria of Romania (January 6, 1900 - June 22, 1961), wife of Alexander I, King of Yugoslavia , removal of the remains from England in 2013
Peter II, King of Yugoslavia (September 6, 1923 - November 3, 1970), removal of the remains from the USA in 2013
Alexandra of Greece (March 25, 1921 - January 30, 1993), wife of Peter II, King of Yugoslavia , removal of the remains from Greece in 2013
Prince Paul (April 27, 1893 - September 14, 1976), Prince Regent and nephew of King Peter I.
Olga (June 11, 1903 - October 16, 1997), wife of Paul