Kucevo
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KučevoKučevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кучево, kûtʃɛʋɔ; Romanian
: Cuciovă) is a town
and municipality
located in the Braničevo District
of Serbia
. In 2011, the population
of the town is 3,950, while population of the municipality is 15,490.
In 1973, excavations were conducted in the Kraku Lu Jordan
metallurgical complex. The remains of the Roman town dates to the 4th century.
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Cuciovă) is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Braničevo District
Branicevo District
The Braničevo District expands in the north-east of Serbia. It has a population of 180,480. Seat of the District is in the city of Požarevac, a famous cross-roads, with numerous communications running through it still today...
of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. In 2011, the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of the town is 3,950, while population of the municipality is 15,490.
In 1973, excavations were conducted in the Kraku Lu Jordan
Kraku Lu Jordan
Kraku Lu Jordan is archeological site in Serbia. It is situated at the confluence of the Brodica river into Pek, near Kučevo. Represents the most explored metallurgical center in eastern Serbia. The metallurgic occupation of the site lasted for about 100 years, beginning around 280 AD and ending...
metallurgical complex. The remains of the Roman town dates to the 4th century.