Despotovac

Despotovac
Деспотовац
Town and municipality
Orthodox church in Despotovac

Flag
Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E / 44.083; 21.433Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E / 44.083; 21.433
Country  Serbia
Region Šumadija and Western Serbia
District Pomoravlje
Settlements 33
Government
 • Mayor Nikola Nikolić (SNS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 623 km2 (241 sq mi)
Elevation 189 m (620 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 4,212
 • Municipality 22,995
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 35213
Area code +381(0)35
Car plates DE
Website www.despotovac.rs

Despotovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Деспотовац) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. In 2011 the town has a total population of 4,212, while the municipality has a population of 22,995.

History

The Serb Orthodox monastery of Manasija was built between 1406[3]-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Resava school" (Serbian architecture)

In 1406 at the Battle of Despotovac Serbians led by Stefan Lazarević defeated the Ottomans led by Musa Çelebi.

From 1929 to 1941, Despotovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]

Ethnic group Population
Serbs21,602
Vlachs687
Romani244
Romanians38
Montenegrins21
Macedonians21
Muslims21
Croats20
Albanians18
Yugoslavs16
Bulgarians14
Others489
Total23,191

Settlements

Aside from the town of Despotovac, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Notable sites

Manasija

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/41013
  4. ↑ "ETHNICITY Data by municipalities and cities" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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