Settlements 35 Postal code 35250 Local time Thursday 4:38 AM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 542 km² Number of airports 1 | |
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Region Šumadija and Western Serbia Weather 11°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 75% Humidity |
Paraćin (Serbian Cyrillic: Параћин, [pâratɕin]) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of the central Serbia. It is located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac. In 2011 the town has total population of 24,573 and has a civil airport.
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Map of Para%C4%87in, Serbia
History
8th century BC Basarabi pottery was found with the depiction of domestic cock. The Roman fort at Momčilov Grad produced a great number of coins of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (525–565).
From 1929 to 1941, Paraćin was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Settlements
Apart from the town of Paraćin, the municipality includes the following settlements, along with number of residents (2002 census):
Notable citizens
Twin towns — Sister cities
Paraćin is twinned with:
References
Paraćin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA