Vlasotince

Vlasotince
Власотинце
Municipality and Town

Vlasotince, town centre

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Vlasotince within Serbia
Coordinates: 42°58′N 22°08′E / 42.967°N 22.133°E / 42.967; 22.133Coordinates: 42°58′N 22°08′E / 42.967°N 22.133°E / 42.967; 22.133
Country  Serbia
District Jablanica
Settlements 48
Area[1]
 • Municipality 308 km2 (119 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 15,830
 • Municipality 29,669
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 16210
Area code +381 16
Car plates VL
Panoramic view on Vlasotince

Vlasotince (Serbian Cyrillic: Власотинце) is a town and municipality in south-east Serbia. The municipality has 29,669 inhabitants, while the town itself has a population of 15,830 (2011 census).

History

According to Turkish records, the town existed in the 15th century as a Turkish administrative center. After the Turks were forced out of Serbia, locals started growing wine grapes as a kind of complementary business to their building activities. They made Vlasotince the number one wine region in the former Yugoslavia and furthermore the biggest wine exporter in the Balkans. The craftsmanship and building skills of workers and builders from this region were appreciated in the former Yugoslavia and its surrounding neighbours until the Yugoslav Wars.

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):

Settlements

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

  • Aleksine
  • Batulovce
  • Boljare
  • Borin Dol
  • Brezovica
  • Crna Bara (Vlasotince)
  • Crnatovo
  • Gložane
  • Gornja Lopušnja
  • Gornja Lomnica
  • Gornji Dejan
  • Gornji Orah
  • Gornji Prisjan
  • Gradište
  • Gunjetina
  • Donje Gare
  • Donji Dejan
  • Donja Lopušnja
  • Dobroviš
  • Donja Lomnica
  • Donji Prisjan
  • Jastrebac
  • Javorje
  • Jakovljevo
  • Komarica
  • Konopnica
  • Kozilo
  • Kruševica
  • Kukavica (Vlasotince)
  • Ladovica
  • Lipovica
  • Orašje
  • Prilepac
  • Pržojne
  • Ravna Gora (Vlasotince)
  • Ravni Del
  • Samarnica
  • Šišava
  • Skrapež
  • Sredor
  • Stajkovce
  • Svođe
  • Vlasotince
  • Zlatićevo

Notable people

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.

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