Ćuprija
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Ћуприја Ćuprija
Location of Ćuprija within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°56′N 21°22′E / 43.933, 21.367
Country	Serbia
District	Pomoravlje
Settlements	16
Government
- Mayor	Borivoje Kalaba (SPS,JS,PUPS)
Area 1
- Municipality	287 km2 (110.8 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)2
- Total	20,585
- Municipality	33,567
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	35230
Car plates	JA
Area code	+381 35
Website: http://www.cuprija.org

Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја, Romanian: Ciupria or Podu Nou, Greek: Kypriae, Κυπριαι) is a town and administrative district in Serbia, at 43.93° North, 21.38° East.

History

The Romans founded the town as a fort Horreum Margi (Horreum=Granary, Margi=Morava) on the road from Constantinople to Rome, where it crosses the river now known as Velika Morava.

When Serbs first settled the area, 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 Angelo).

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 by NATO bombing in 1999 and some buildings remain in ruins. In 2002 the population was 20,411.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Ćuprija district (2002 census):³

• 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.

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 8km to the east.

Sister cities

• Celje, Slovenia
• Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

• Ćuprija kao na dlanu
• Sajt Jagodine

See also

• List of places in Serbia

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

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References

1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
2. ^ (in Serbian)Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09. 
3. ^ SN31

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