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| Врање Vranje |
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| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | Pčinja | ||
| Settlements | 105 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miroljub Stojčić (SPS) | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Municipality | 860 km² (332 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 census)[2] | |||
| - Total | 55,052 | ||
| - Municipality | 87,288 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 17500 | ||
| Car plates | VR | ||
| Area code | +381 17 | ||
| Website: http://www.vranje.org.yu/ | |||
Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање; Bulgarian: Враня, Vranya; Turkish: Vranya) 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. Its population has been permanently refreshed by the newcomers from its surroundings as well by the refugees who, under the Albanian ethnic pressure, emigrated from Kosovo and Metochia during the last 2 centuries. The last wave of emigration was one in 1999, following the NATO campaign against Serbia.
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Name and history
Its name stems from old word for "black" ("vran") in Serbian language and first appears in the Alexiad (9, 4) by Byzantine princess and scholar Anna Comnena (1083 – 1153).
Geography
Municipality of Vranje is located between municipalities of Bujanovac, Trgovište, Bosilegrad, Surdulica, Vladičin Han, Leskovac, and Kosovska Kamenica (which is in Kosovo and Metochia).
Culture
Vranje is famous for its popular, old music, lively and melancholic at the same time. The best known music is from the theater piece with music “Kostana”, by Bora Stankovic. This original music style has been renewed recently by taking quite different and quite specific, and more oriental form, with rich brass instruments contribution. It is played particularly by the Vranje Roma, who are often referred to as Gypsies (a devaluated term which wrongly implies their Egyptian origin).
Famous or notable citizens
- Borisav (Bora) Stanković (* March 31, 1875, Vranje; † October 22, 1927, Belgrade), a Serbian writer.
- Miroslav-Cera Mihajlović, contemporary poet.
- Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević, (1866-1946), historian.
- Djordje Tasić, (1892-1943), one of the most notable Serbian jurists.
- Justin Popović (1894-1979), theologian and philosopher.
- Physicians: Dr. Kopsa, chest physician, one of founders of medicine in Vranje; Dr. Dragoljub Mihajlović.
- Scientists: Marjan Bosković, (MD), anatomy professor, born in Kriva Feja, a village above Vranje; Dragan Pavlović, (MD); Dragoslav Mitrinović, mathematician.
- Painters: Dage, Zoran Petrusijević, Suzana Stojanović.
- Musicians: Bakija Bakić (†), Stanisa Stosić (†2008).
Population through history
- 1900: 10,586
- 1905: 10,110
- 1910: 10,487
- 1921: 8,221
- 1931: 9,817
- 1941: 11,000 (estimate)
- 1948: 10,472
- 1953: 12,690
- 1961: 17,261
- 1971: 27,959
- 1981: 44,094
- 1991: 51,122
- 2002: 55,052
- 2007: 59,586 (estimate)
Municipality
Municipality of Vranje include following settlements:
Ethnic groups (2002 census)
Ethnic grooups in the Vranje municipality:
- Serbs = 81,198
- Roma = 4,647
- others
See also
External links
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