Medveđa
Also known as Medvedja
Medveđa (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 6,360, while the town has a population of 2,993.
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- Medveđa
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- Town and municipality
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- Location of the municipality of Medveđa within Serbia
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- Country
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- Southern and Eastern Serbia
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- District
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- Jablanica
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- Breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–99)
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Medveđa (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 6,360, while the town has a population of 2,993.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Serbian word medved (медвед), "bear", hence meaning "the place of the bears".
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