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Revision as of 03:54, 16 October 2012
Template:Infobox Serbia municipality
Kuršumlija (Serbian Cyrillic: Куршумлија, pronounced [kurʃǔmlija]) is a town and municipality located in Serbia, near the rivers Toplica, Kosanica and Banjska, on the southeast of mount Kopaonik, and northwest of mount Radan. As of 2011, the town has 12,866 inhabitants, while municipality has 19,011.
Geography
Kuršumlija sits on the area of 952 km2 (367.57 sq mi) and administratively is in Toplica District. Its borders the municipalities of Brus, Blace, Prokuplje, Medveđa, Podujevo, and Leposavić. Its southwest border (105 km) is with the disputed territory of Kosovo.
History
The Romans established the Ad Fines military outpost in the 3rd century AD. There are also remains of churches from the Byzantine period. The Serbian principality of Rascia expanded from this region. Stefan Nemanja, a Serbian lord (župan), and the founder of Nemanjić dynasty, built his residence here, as well as the two monasteries of St. Nicolas and the Holy Mother of God (before 1168).
There are a lot of historical sights in Kuršumlija from that era: Mara Tower, Ivan Tower, and many medieval churches. The name in that period was Bele Crkve (White Churches) and Toplica. After the invasion by the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century, the Ottomans gave the town its current name, simply by translating the old name, Bele Crkve (White Churches). During Ottoman rule Kuršumlija was part of the Sanjak of Niš.[1] Since 1878, Kuršumlija has been a part of the modern Serbian state.
Features
Kuršumlija is known for a natural monument of hoodoos near Mount Radan known as Đavolja Varoš ('Devil's Town'). There are three spas: the Prolom Spa, Kuršumlija Spa, and Lukovo Spa. Prolom water is bottled at the Prolom Spa.
Demographics
Kuršumlija Municipality include one urban and 89 rural settlements. According to the 2002 census there are 21,608 inhabitants in the municipality, 35% of that number are rural.
Ethnic groups in the municipality (2002 census):
- Serbs = 20,718 (95.88%)
- Roma = 317 (1.47%)
- Montenegrins = 119 (0.55%)
- others = 454 (2.3%).
Ethnic groups in the town (2002 census):
Notable inhabitants
- The Great Župan Stefan Nemanja established his first capital, Bele Crkve, near the location of today's Kuršumlija in 1166-1172. His wife Ana died and was buried here as the nun St. Anastasia.
- Sultania Mara, daughter of Despot Đurađ Branković, later wife of the Ottoman Emperor Murad II, and step mother of Emperor Mehmed II also at the end of her life came to live here as a nun in monastery of Holy Mother of God, where she made a fortress called Mara Tower. She died in around 1487.
- Kosta Pećanac, a notable Serbian soldier in the First and Second World War. His house is protected of by the municipality.
- Dragoljub Mićunović (born in 1930. in Merdare, Kuršumlija), professor of at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. He was a dissident during the Communist period, and the first president of the Democratic Party. He was the first president of parliament of State Union of Serbia & Montenegro.
- Rade Vučković, a famous composer of popular music from 70s until today. His greatest hits were: Isidora, Sneg je opet Snežana, Nisam te se nagledao, Ja sam dete Kuršumlije, Viki Viki Violeta and many others.
- Žarko Dragojević, director, born in Kuršumlija, professor at the Faculty of Drama at the University of Belgrade. He is director of several notable films: Kuća pored pruge (House by the tracks), Noć u kući moje majke (Night in my mother's house). He also directed many documentaries, among them series on Serbian monasteries for the Serbian national broadcaster (RTS).
- Vojin Šulović, academician, humanist, doctor of gynaecology. Born in Kursumlija on 18. May 1923. Regular professor at Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade. Post Graduate tuition lectured in Kragujevac, Niš, Novi Sad and Priština. Overhead prelector at Post Graduate studies in Zagreb, as in Indonesia and Greece. July 7 and October awards of city of Belgrade winner. Also Serbian medical society award winner and Serbian warrior medallist. Smederevo and Kuršumlija municipality freeman. A number of domestic and foreign honours medallist among of rest - Order of Chevalier for National Service got under President of France. Honorary member of Gynaecological society of France, Russia, Poland, Duchy of Poznan, Medical academy of Romania, Society of Surgeons of Jordan... Perished on 22. February 2008.more about Vojin Šulović
See also
References
- ^ Godišnjak grada Beograda. Museum of the Belgrade. 1977. p. 116. Retrieved 11 July 2011.