Vranje
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | Pčinja |
| Land area | 860 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
55,052 (town) 87,288 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 105 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 17 |
| Car plates | VR |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.vranje.org.yu/ |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Miroljub Stojčić (SPS) |
Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 42.57° North, 21.91° East. In 2002 the town had total population of 55,052, while population of municipality was 87,288. It is the administrative center of the Pčinja District of Serbia, encompassing the Vranje's Valley. Central Serbia's two land border crossings with the Republic of Macedonia lie within the district.
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[edit] Name and history
Its name stems from old word for "black" ("vran") in Serbian language and first appears in 1093, in the Alexiad by Greek royal Anna Comnena.
[edit] Geography
Municipality of Vranje is located between municipalities of Bujanovac, Trgovište, Bosilegrad, Surdulica, Vladičin Han, Leskovac and Kosovska Kamenica (the last mentioned municipality is in Kosovo).
[edit] Famous or notable citizens
- Borisav "Bora" Stanković (* March 31, 1875, Vranje; † October 22, 1927, Belgrade), a Serbian writer
[edit] Municipality
Municipality of Vranje include following settlements:
- Vranje
- Aleksandrovac
- Babina Poljana
- Barbarušince
- Barelić
- Beli Breg
- Bojin Del
- Bresnica
- Bujkovac
- Buljesovce
- Buštranje
- Viševce
- Vlase
- Vranjska Banja
- Vrtogoš
- Golemo Selo
- Gornja Otulja
- Gornje Žapsko
- Gornje Punoševce
- Gornje Trebešinje
- Gornji Neradovac
- Gradnja
- Gumerište
- Davidovac
- Dobrejance
- Donja Otulja
- Donje Žapsko
- Donje Punoševce
- Donje Trebešinje
- Donji Neradovac
- Dragobužde
- Drenovac
- Dubnica
- Duga Luka
- Dulan
- Dupeljevo
- Zlatokop
- Izumno
- Katun
- Klašnjice
- Klisurica
- Kopanjane
- Korbevac
- Korbul
- Koćura
- Kriva Feja
- Kruševa Glava
- Kumarevo
- Kupinince
- Lalince
- Leva Reka
- Lepčince
- Lipovac
- Lukovo
- Margance
- Mečkovac
- Mijakovce
- Mijovce
- Milanovo
- Milivojce
- Moštanica
- Nastavce
- Nesvrta
- Nova Brezovica
- Oblička Sena
- Ostra Glava
- Pavlovac
- Panevlje
- Pljačkovica
- Prvonek
- Prevalac
- Preobraženje
- Ranutovac
- Rataje
- Ribince
- Ristovac
- Roždace
- Rusce
- Sebevranje
- Sikirje
- Slivnica
- Smiljević
- Soderce
- Srednji Del
- Stance
- Stara Brezovica
- Stari Glog
- Strešak
- Stropsko
- Struganica
- Studena
- Suvi Dol
- Surdul
- Tesovište
- Tibužde
- Toplac
- Trstena
- Tumba
- Ćukovac
- Ćurkovica
- Urmanica
- Uševce
- Crni Vrh
- Crni Lug
- Čestelin
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
Ethnic grooups in the Vranje municipality:
- Serbs = 81,198
- Roma = 4,647
- others
[edit] See also
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