Prokuplje

Prokuplje (, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.native_name_lang: sr
Settlement.official_name: Prokuplje
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: COA_Prokuplje.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Municipalities of Serbia Prokuplje.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the city of Prokuplje within Serbia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern and Eastern Serbia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Toplica
Settlement.established_title: City status
Settlement.established_date: June 2018
Settlement.parts_type: Settlements
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: 107
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Aleksandar Simonović

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Geography
Climate
History and archaeology
Neolithic and Copper Age
Classical antiquity
Middle Ages
Ottoman rule
15th-17th centuries
1689-1878: wars and ethnic changes
Modern Serbia and Yugoslavia (1877-)
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Economy
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Prokuplje (, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.

Prokuplje is one of the Roman sites of Serbia. When South Serbs first settled in this area in the 6th century, the city was known as Komplos. The town was known as Ürgüp during Ottoman rule. After Serbia's victory over the Ottomans, Prokuplje was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1878.

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