Kruševac Крушевац
—  City  —
Panoramic view on Kruševac
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Kruševac within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°35′N 21°19′E / 43.583°N 21.317°E / 43.583; 21.317
Country	Serbia
District	Rasina
Settlements	101
Government
• Mayor	Bratislav Gašić
Area[1]
• Municipality	854 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
• Town	57,627
• Municipality	127,429
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	37000
Area code	+381 37
Car plates	KŠ
Website	www.krusevac.rs

Kruševac (Serbian Cyrillic: Крушевац [krûʃɛʋat͡s] ( listen)) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District, in Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area has a population of 127,429, while the town has 73,479.

The city was founded in 1371, by Prince Lazar of Serbia (1371–1389), who used it as his seat.

History [edit]

The etymology is derived from the Serbian word for "river stone", krušac which was largely used for a building at that time.

Kruševac was founded in 1371, as a fortified town in the possession of Lord Lazar Hrebeljanović. The Lazarica Church (or Church of St. Stephen [Nemanja]) was built by Lazar between 1375–1378, in the Morava architectural style, in the village of .^[3] It is mentioned in one of Lazar's edicts in 1387, as his seat, when he affirmed the rights of Venetian merchants on Serbian territory. In preparation for the Battle of Kosovo (1389) against the Ottoman Empire, the Serbian army assembled in the city. The site of Lazar's palace is marked by a ruined enclosure containing a fragment of the tower of his spouse Princess Milica, and according to legend, tidings of the defeat were brought to her by crows from the battlefield. After the battle, the city was held by Princess Milica as her seat. The little remains of Lazar's city is the Kruševac Fortress, which was declared a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance in 1979.^[4] Several old Ottoman houses were left at the beginning of the 20th century, besides an old Turkish fountain and bath, which was known as Alacahisar (Aladža Hisar) during Ottoman rule between 1427-1833 (nominally to 1867) when Kruševac was the seat of the Sanjak of Kruševac. The Ottoman rule was interrupted during Austrian occupations between 1688–1690 and 1717-1739.

A large monument dedicated to the fallen Serbs at the Battle of Kosovo was sculptured by Petar Ubaković (1852–1910). As part of the monument is also a statue of the famous blind Serbian poet and guslar Filip Višnjić.

Municipality [edit]

Kruševac has 101 settlements, of which only the municipality center Kruševac is urban. List of settlements in the municipality:

Demographics (2002 census) [edit]

This article is outdated. Please update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2011)

Politics [edit]

Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2008 local elections:^[5]

Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2012 local elections:^[5]

Famous residents [edit]

• Stojan Protić (1857–1923), Yugoslav politician, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 1918-1919, 1920
• Stanislav Binički (1872–1942), Serbian composer (Marš na Drinu)
• Taško Načić (1934–1993), Yugoslav actor
• Miodrag Petrović Čkalja (1924–2003), One of the most popular Yugoslav comedians
• Bata Paskaljević (1923–2004), Serbian actor
• Dobrica Ćosić (b. 1921), Serbian writer, first President of FR Yugoslavia
• Miroslav Mišković (b. 1945), Serbian businessman, now in jail
• Predrag Jovanović (b. 1950), Serbian musician
• Nebojša Bradić (b. 1956), Serbian theater director, and former Minister of Culture
• Goran Grbović (b. 1961), Yugoslav basketball player
• Vojin Ćetković (b. 1971), Serbian actor
• Nataša Tapušković (b. 1975), Serbian actress

International relations [edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities [edit]

Kruševac is twinned with:

Other forms of cooperation and city friendship similar to the twin/sister city programmes:

Gallery [edit]

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  Lazarica church.

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  Belfry.

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  Middle Ages era ruins in Kruševac.

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  Lazar Hrebeljanović's statue in Kruševac.

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  Filip Višnjić's statue in Kruševac.

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  Kruševac panorama.

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  Kruševac panorama.

See also [edit]

• List of cities in Serbia

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kruševac

• Kruševac Municipal Website
• Internet portal Kruševac - Independent Website
• Kruševčki internet portal 37000.info
• Kruševac Online
• Kruševac Info portal grada
• 37000.biz - Biznis portal Kruševac
• RASINSKI OKRUG (News - Rasina.Net)
• Swimming club Napredak Kruševac

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