Smederevska Palanka
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Smederevska Palanka is a town and municipality located in Central
Serbia
. According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 50,078, while the town proper has 23,152 inhabitants.
and at the route of the Belgrade-Niš railway. The town's attractive railway station was built in 1884.
Apart from the town, municipality of Smederevska Palanka consists of the following villages:
According to some researchers, the town's mineral water is the 3rd best in Europe, primarily due to the natural selenium
it contains.
. Smederevska Palanka will celebrate its 1,000 year anniversary in 2021.
The oldest archeological remains date to the early Neolithic era Medvednjak
,4500-3500 BC). There are numerous finds of Vinča culture
, Hallstatt culture
, as well as from both Roman
and Medieval periods. The most unique of these finds is the cameo in two-layered onyx of Emperor Constantine I
in full battle gear on a horse which was discovered near Kusadak, a village in the Smederevka Palanka municipality.
The oldest, the church of St. Elijah was built in 1827 and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Serbia. The town's Cathedral Church was built in 1902. The town's most recent church, St. Petka, was built in 1997. Currently, the town's fourth Serbian orthodox church is under construction. Koporin Monastery
, built in 1402 by Serbian prince Stefan Lazarević
lies just outside of the town.
Smederevska Palanka has four elementary schools: Vuk Karadžić, Heroj Radmila Šišković, Heroj Ivan Muker and Olga Milošević. The town has three high schools: Palanka Gymnasium, Goša Technical School, and "Žikica Damjanović" Chemical and Medical School.
Smederevska Palanka has two local operating radio-television stations; "Jasenica" and "Dević".
, Riblja čorba
, Marčelo
, Six pack band, Sunshine rap group and others.
Smederevska Palanka has one of Serbia's oldest annual traditional fairs, the Krstovdanski Vašar, that has been held since 1834 when in was introduced by Prince Miloš Obrenović. During the fair, the town is visited by 100,000 to 150,000 tourists from surrounding towns and cities.
Smederevska Palanka hosts the "Motorijada", where thousands of bikers from Serbia and ex Yugoslavia assemble for the event and live concerts in Smederevska Palanka's Kiseljak. The 2011 event featured a famous Yugoslav band, Divlje Jagode
.
Other industries and businesses based in Smederevska Palanka include "Karađorđe", a company which produces mineral water and juice, food manufacturer, "Voćar Palanka" a fruit supplier, as well as "Opeka Palanka", a bricks and building material manufacturer.
Additionally, Smederevska Palanka operates an Institute of Agriculture which researches seeds and vegetables.
in Slovenia
. Before the Yugoslav wars
, the two towns had a joint art colony Groharjeva kolonija.
After the World War I, one street in center of Palanka was named Francuska French street and one street in French city of Grenoble was named after Palanka due to Serbian - French frendship.
Central Serbia
Central Serbia , also referred to as Serbia proper , was the region of Serbia from 1945 to 2009. It included central parts of Serbia outside of the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. The region of Central Serbia was not an administrative division of Serbia as such; it was under the...
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...
. According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 50,078, while the town proper has 23,152 inhabitants.
Geography
Smederevska Palanka lies in Pan-European Corridor X (Belgrade-Niš connection), just south of E75 highwayE75 in Serbia
The part of the European route E75 in Serbia spans approximately . It crosses the country from north to south, starting at Horgoš border crossing with Hungary and ending with Preševo border crossing with Republic of Macedonia...
and at the route of the Belgrade-Niš railway. The town's attractive railway station was built in 1884.
Apart from the town, municipality of Smederevska Palanka consists of the following villages:
- AzanjaAzanjaAzanja is a village in Central Serbia, in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka. It lies in the region of Great Morava valley, on rivers of Jezava and Jasenica. Azanja is 160 meters above mean sea level...
(3946) - BačinacBačinacBačinac is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 789 people....
(688) - BaničinaBaničinaBaničina is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1189 people....
(941) - BašinBašinBašin is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 552 people....
(442) - CerovacCerovac (Smederevska Palanka)Cerovac is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1177 people....
(1054) - GlibovacGlibovacGlibovac ,is a village located in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka in the Podunavlje district of Serbia. According to the census of 2002, Glibovac has 2269 inhabitants.-History:...
(2096) - GolobokGolobokGolobok is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2396 people....
(1988) - GrčacGrčacGrčac is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1176 people....
(1094) - KusadakKusadakKusadak is a countryside village that is part of Smederevska Palanka in Central Serbia. It is located between it and Mladenovac. Rail-road Belgrade-Nish goes right across Kusadak and there are train stations on the territory of kusadak...
(4865) - Mala PlanaMala Plana (Smederevska Palanka)Mala Plana is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 887 people....
(803) - MramoracMramoracMramorac is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 613 people....
(553) - PridvoricePridvoricePridvorice is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 870 people....
(787) - RatariRatariRatari is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2035 people....
(1766) - SelevacSelevacSelevac is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 3864 people....
(3381) - StojačakStojačakStojačak is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 419 people....
(364) - Vlaški DoVlaški Do (Smederevska Palanka)Vlaški Do is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1161 people....
(971) - VodiceVodice (Smederevska Palanka)Vodice is a village in the municipality of Smederevska Palanka, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 930 people....
(881)
Mineral water spring
Smederevska Palanka has a natural mineral water spring which has allegedly been used since the times of the Romans, and has been used by the surrounding peoples since at least 1719. On the 22nd of April 1907, the water from the mineral springs was awarded the golden medal for quality at the London 'Balkan Fair'. The town's mineral water was taken to London by Mr. Marco T. Leko.According to some researchers, the town's mineral water is the 3rd best in Europe, primarily due to the natural selenium
Selenium
Selenium is a chemical element with atomic number 34, chemical symbol Se, and an atomic mass of 78.96. It is a nonmetal, whose properties are intermediate between those of adjacent chalcogen elements sulfur and tellurium...
it contains.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1021, in a written document currently preserved in St. Catherine's monastery in EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Smederevska Palanka will celebrate its 1,000 year anniversary in 2021.
The oldest archeological remains date to the early Neolithic era Medvednjak
Medvednjak
Medvednjak is an archaeological site in central-northern Serbia,in Šumadija region , 3 kilometers from center of Smederevska Palanka. The findings of House plans and items of the Vincha culture are dated 4500-3500 BC. One part of research in Medvednjak was done by University of California, Los...
,4500-3500 BC). There are numerous finds of Vinča culture
Vinca culture
The Vinča culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture in Southeastern Europe, dated to the period 5500–4500 BCE. Named for its type site, Vinča-Belo Brdo, a large tell settlement discovered by Serbian archaeologist Miloje Vasić in 1908, it represents the material remains of a prehistoric society...
, Hallstatt culture
Hallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
, as well as from both Roman
Roman
Roman or Romans may refer to:* A thing or person of or from the city of Rome-History:* Ancient Rome ** Roman Kingdom ** Roman Republic ** Roman Empire...
and Medieval periods. The most unique of these finds is the cameo in two-layered onyx of Emperor Constantine I
Constantine I
Constantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...
in full battle gear on a horse which was discovered near Kusadak, a village in the Smederevka Palanka municipality.
Culture and education
There are currently three Serbian Orthodox churches in Smederevska Palanka.The oldest, the church of St. Elijah was built in 1827 and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Serbia. The town's Cathedral Church was built in 1902. The town's most recent church, St. Petka, was built in 1997. Currently, the town's fourth Serbian orthodox church is under construction. Koporin Monastery
Koporin Monastery
Koporin Monastery is a monastery at the outskirts of the town of Velika Plana, Serbia, just off the road to Smederevska Palanka. The monastery church, dedicated to the St. Stephen, was built during the reign of Despot Stefan Lazarević which portrait is preserved inside the church, together with...
, built in 1402 by Serbian prince Stefan Lazarević
Stefan Lazarevic
Stefan Lazarević known also as Stevan the Tall was a Serbian Despot, ruler of the Serbian Despotate between 1389 and 1427. He was the son and heir to Prince Lazar, who died at the Battle of Kosovo against the Turks in 1389, and Princess Milica from the subordinate branch of the Nemanjić dynasty...
lies just outside of the town.
Smederevska Palanka has four elementary schools: Vuk Karadžić, Heroj Radmila Šišković, Heroj Ivan Muker and Olga Milošević. The town has three high schools: Palanka Gymnasium, Goša Technical School, and "Žikica Damjanović" Chemical and Medical School.
Smederevska Palanka has two local operating radio-television stations; "Jasenica" and "Dević".
Events
Every June, the town hosts the Best Fest Palanka, rock festival with famous Serbian bands including BajagaBajaga
Bajaga can refer to:* Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga" - Serbian rock musician, frontman of Bajaga i Instruktori* Bajaga i Instruktori - Serbian rock band...
, Riblja čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
, Marčelo
Marcelo
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Brazil national football team. Mainly a left defender, he can also operate as a left winger.-Fluminense:...
, Six pack band, Sunshine rap group and others.
Smederevska Palanka has one of Serbia's oldest annual traditional fairs, the Krstovdanski Vašar, that has been held since 1834 when in was introduced by Prince Miloš Obrenović. During the fair, the town is visited by 100,000 to 150,000 tourists from surrounding towns and cities.
Smederevska Palanka hosts the "Motorijada", where thousands of bikers from Serbia and ex Yugoslavia assemble for the event and live concerts in Smederevska Palanka's Kiseljak. The 2011 event featured a famous Yugoslav band, Divlje Jagode
Divlje jagode
Divlje Jagode is a Yugoslav and Bosnian hard rock and heavy metal band.-1970s:Divlje Jagode were formed in 1977 in Bihać by guitarist Zele Lipovača...
.
Economy
Smederevska Palanka is an important industrial town, primarily due to the influence of "Goša", which was among one of the most successful organisations in the former Yugoslavia. The company produces trams, train wagons as well as prefabricated steel constructions.Other industries and businesses based in Smederevska Palanka include "Karađorđe", a company which produces mineral water and juice, food manufacturer, "Voćar Palanka" a fruit supplier, as well as "Opeka Palanka", a bricks and building material manufacturer.
Additionally, Smederevska Palanka operates an Institute of Agriculture which researches seeds and vegetables.
Tourism
Beside archaeological findings, medieval monasteries, famous touristic spots in Smederevska Palanka include lake Kudreč, spa complex Kiseljak and forest Mikulja.Notable people from Smederevska Palanka
Some of the notable people of Smederevska Palanka are:- Douglas Jaguci, Male Model
- Stanoje GlavašStanoje GlavašStanoje Stamatović Glavaš , was a Serbian hajduk and a hero in the First Serbian Uprising. In 1790s, with Lazar Dobrić, he was the co-leader of a hajduk company based in Austrian-held Srem, which frequently crossed the Ottoman border, and attacked Ottoman forces and caravans in Pashaluk of...
, First Serbian UprisingFirst Serbian UprisingThe First Serbian Uprising was the first stage of the Serbian Revolution , the successful wars of independence that lasted for 9 years and approximately 9 months , during which Serbia perceived itself as an independent state for the first time after more than three centuries of Ottoman rule and...
hero - Miloje Popović Đak
- Vujica VulićevićVujica VulićevićVujica Vulićević was a Serbian voivode in the First Serbian Uprising of the Serbian Revolution, led by Grand Leader Karađorđe against the Ottoman Empire. He held the rank of Obor-knez...
- Živko Pavlović, general
- Milutin Obradović, mathematician
- Miroslav Nikolić, a basketball coach
- Perica OgnjenovićPerica OgnjenovicPerica Ognjenović , is a Serbian footballer mainly as a forward....
, a football player - Zdenko MufZdenko MufZdenko Muf is a retired Serbian professional football player.-Career:...
, a football player - Polenek Igor a basketball Coach
- Radmila Milentijević, former minister
- Actors:Zarko Mitrovic, Branka Pantelic, Milenko Stojanovic
- Pera Todorović, journalist
- Nenad Ristić , RTSRTSRTS is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:* Real-time strategy, a gaming genre* Reclaim the Streets, an organization* Reformed Theological Seminary, a theological seminary in the United States* Return to Sender...
journalist - Petra Cvijić , RTSRTSRTS is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:* Real-time strategy, a gaming genre* Reclaim the Streets, an organization* Reformed Theological Seminary, a theological seminary in the United States* Return to Sender...
journalist - SIX PACK (band)Six Pack (band)- 1990s :The band was formed in early 1993 by Branko Mitrović , Milan Radojević , Dragan Bojić "Bojke" , Saša Bogdanović "Bogda" , Miloš Novaković and Vladimir Čupić "Čupa" , and got the name by the Black Flag song of the same name.The band recorded their first eight-song demo during the late...
, punk-rock band www.myspace.com/thesixpackband - Sanja Stojanović, singer from the popular Zvezde GrandaZvezde GrandaZvezde Granda is a televised singing contest in Serbia organized by the Grand Production record label...
show - Stefan Petrušić, winner of Zvezde GrandaZvezde GrandaZvezde Granda is a televised singing contest in Serbia organized by the Grand Production record label...
show 2011. - Slobodan Ignjatovic, minister, RTS director,Politika-director
- Miloš Vuković, world champion in karate and winner of Parovi reality
- Ana MilosevićAna MilosevicAna Milosevic is one of the youngest Serbian leaders in Europe. Currently she holds position of Director of Serbian Institute for Public Diplomacy in Brussels....
- Ivan Čolić, a designer based in South Africa
Distances from other cities
- BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
- 80 km - Novi SadNovi SadNovi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
- 155 km - KragujevacKragujevacKragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
- 59 km - NišNišNiš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
- 162 km - ČačakCacakČačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district...
- 115 km - ŠabacŠabacŠabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
- 165 km - ValjevoValjevoValjevo is a city and municipality located in western Serbia. It is the center of the Kolubara District, which includes five other smaller municipalities with a total population of almost 180,000 people...
- 101 km - VranjeVranjeVranje is a city and municipality located in southern Serbia. In 2011 the city has total population of 82,782, while the urban area has 54,456...
- 276 km - LeskovacLeskovacLeskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia...
- 207 km - ŠabacŠabacŠabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
- 165 km - SmederevoSmederevoSmederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528...
- 30 km - Kosovska MitrovicaKosovska MitrovicaKosovska Mitrovica , is a city and municipality in northern Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous district....
- 260 km - ZaječarZajecarZaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
- 165 km Banja LukaBanja Luka-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
- 402 km - Herceg NoviHerceg NoviHerceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
- 574 km
International cooperation
Smederevska Palanka is twinned with Škofja LokaŠkofja Loka
-Art colony:Before the civil war in the former Yugoslavia the Serbian town of Smederevska Palanka and the town of Škofja Loka held art colonies Groharijeva kolonija run by an art teacher from elementary school Olga Milošević in Smederevska Palanka. Now, after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the two...
in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Before the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
, the two towns had a joint art colony Groharjeva kolonija.
After the World War I, one street in center of Palanka was named Francuska French street and one street in French city of Grenoble was named after Palanka due to Serbian - French frendship.