Country Serbia Settlements 33 Postal code 35213 Local time Tuesday 12:15 PM | District Pomoravlje Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 623 km² | |
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Region Šumadija and Western Serbia Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
Manasija resava monastery despotovac serbia
Despotovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Деспотовац) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of the central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. In 2011 the town has a total population of 4,212, while the municipality has a population of 22,995.
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- Manasija resava monastery despotovac serbia
- Map of Despotovac Serbia
- History
- Population
- Settlements
- Notable sites
- References
Map of Despotovac, Serbia
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)
In 1406 at the Battle of Despotovac Serbians led by Stefan Lazarević defeated the Ottomans led by Musa Çelebi.
From 1929 to 1941, Despotovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Population
Ethnic groups in the Despotovac municipality (2002 census):
Settlements
Aside from the town of Despotovac, the municipality includes the following settlements: