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'Ćuprija' (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја) is a town and administrative district in Serbia, at 43.93° North, 21.38° East.

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History

Demographics

Features

Sister cities

External links

See also

References

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 (Turkish "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):

★ Serbs = 30,549

★ Vlachs = 1,356

★ others

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

See also

★ List of places in Serbia

References