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Ćuprija

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Ćuprija Ћуприја
— Municipality and Town —
Main street in Ćuprija
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Ćuprija within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°56′N 21°22′E / 43.933°N 21.367°E
Country	Serbia
District	Pomoravlje
Settlements	16
Government
– Mayor	Borivoje Kalaba (SPS,JS,PUPS)
Area^[1]
– Municipality	287 km² (110.8 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)^[2]
– Town	19,380
– Municipality	30,020
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35230
Area code	+381 35
Car plates	ĆU
Website	www.cuprija.rs

Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја, pronounced [tɕǔprija], Romanian: Ciupria or Podu Nou, Greek: Κυπριαι, Kypriai, Bulgarian: Равън, Ravan, or Кюприя, Kyupriya) is a town and administrative district in Serbia, at 43.93° North, 21.38° East. The population of the town is 19,380, while municipality has 30,020 inhabitants.

History

The Romans founded the town as a fort Horreum Margi (Horreum: Granary, Margi: Morava^{[disambiguation needed ]}) on the road from Constantinople to Rome, where it crosses the river now known as Velika Morava. It served as a Roman military base, had a shield factory^[3] and gained the status of municipium before 224AD. In 505, the Romans were defeated by Goths and Huns under Mundo, a descendant of Attila the Hun.^[4]

Under Slavic rule, it became known as Ravno ("flat"), since it is in a flat river valley. Some local names (of the villages Paljane and Isakovo, of the river Mirosava) recall the major clash in autumn 1191 between the Serbs (under Stefan Nemanja) and the Byzantines (under Emperor Isaac II Angelos).

The name Ćuprija which derives from the word "köprü" of Turkish and means "bridge" was adopted when it came under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

The centre was heavily damaged during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 and some buildings remain in ruins. In 2002 the population was 20,411.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Ćuprija district (2002 census):^[5]

Serbs = 30,549
Vlachs = 1,356
others

All settlements in municipality have Serb ethnic majority except two villages,Bigrenica and Isakovo with Vlach ethnic majority.

Culture

Notable residents

Education

Sports

Features

Ćuprija lies on international road and railway links 150 km south of Belgrade and 90 km north of Niš. The main source of income is the College of Nursing and Agriculture. Ravanica Monastery, built in 1381 by Lazar of Serbia, is 8 km to the east.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ćuprija is twinned with:

v · d · eCentral Serbia

Belgrade (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara) • Čačak • Jagodina • Kragujevac (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • Kraljevo • Kruševac • Leskovac • Loznica • Niš (Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • Novi Pazar • Požarevac • Smederevo • Šabac • Užice • Valjevo • Vranje • Zaječar

Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Krupanj • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Sjenica • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vrnjačka Banja • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa

v · d · eVojvodina

Novi Sad (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • Pančevo • Sombor • Sremska Mitrovica • Subotica • Zrenjanin

Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište

v · d · eKosovo

Dečani • Đakovica • Dragaš • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Kosovska Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Priština • Prizren • Štimlje • Srbica • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan

New Municipalities: Đeneral Janković • Gračanica • Junik • Klokot-Vrbovac • Mamuša • Parteš • Ranilug

Planned Municipality: North Kosovska Mitrovica

References

^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia – FIRST RESULTS". Bulletin (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia) 540. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi_rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
^ The later Roman Empire, 284-602: a social economic and administrative survey -Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
^ Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O by Tony Jaques
^ SN31

External links

Official web site of Ćuprija Municipality