Despotovac
Sign in to saveDespotovac () is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. As of 2022 census, the town has a total population of 3,595, while the municipality has a population of 18,278.
Key facts
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sr
- Settlement.official_name
- Despotovac
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_shield
- COA Despotovac (small).png
- Settlement.image_flag
- FLAG Despotovac.gif
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Crkva u Despotovcu.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Orthodox church in Despotovac
- Settlement.image_map
- Municipalities of Serbia Despotovac.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pomoravlje
- Settlement.parts_type
- Settlements
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- 33
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Serbia
- Located in
- Despotovac Municipality
- Area
- 623
- Elevation
- 264
- Capital of
- Despotovac Municipality
- Official website
- despotovac.ls.gov.rs
- Image
- Crkva u Despotovcu.JPG
- Dialing code
- 035
- Licence plate code
- DE
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- Commons category
- Despotovac
- postal code
- 35213
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Demographics
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Despotovac () is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. As of 2022 census, the town has a total population of 3,595, while the municipality has a population of 18,278.
==History== The Serb Orthodox monastery of Manasija was built between 1406-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Resava school" (Serbian architecture)
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