Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање; Bulgarian: Враня, Vranya; Turkish: Vranya) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 42.57° North, 21.91° East. In 2002 the town had total population of 55,052, while population of municipality was 87,288. It is the administrative center of the Pčinja District of Serbia, encompassing the Vranje's Valley. Central Serbia's two land border crossings with the Republic of Macedonia lie within the district. Its population has been permanently refreshed by the newcomers from its surroundings as well by the refugees who, under the Albanian ethnic pressure, emigrated from Kosovo and Metochia during the last 2 centuries. The last wave of emigration was one in 1999, following the NATO campaign against Serbia.

1 Name and history
2 Geography
3 Culture
4 Famous or notable citizens
5 Population through history
6 Municipality
7 Ethnic groups (2002 census)
8 See also
9 External links
10 Gallery

Name and history

Its name stems from old word for "black" ("vran") in Serbian language and first appears in the Alexiad (9, 4) by Byzantine princess and scholar Anna Comnena (1083 – 1153).

Geography

Municipality of Vranje is located between municipalities of Bujanovac, Trgovište, Bosilegrad, Surdulica, Vladičin Han, Leskovac, and Kosovska Kamenica (which in Kosovo and Metochia).

Culture

Vranje is famous for its popular, old music, lively and melancholic at the same time. The best known music is from the theater piece with music “Kostana”, by Bora Stankovic. This original music style has been renewed recently by taking quite different and quite specific, and more oriental form, with rich brass instruments contribution. It is played particularly by the Vranje Roma, who are often referred to as Gypsies (a devaluated term which wrongly implies their Egyptian origin).

Famous or notable citizens

Borisav (Bora) Stanković (* March 31, 1875, Vranje; † October 22, 1927, Belgrade), a Serbian writer.
Miroslav-Cera Mihajlović, contemporary poet.
Jovan Hadži-Vasiljević, (1866-1946), historian.
Djordje Tasić, (1892-1943), one of the most notable Serbian jurists.
Justin Popović (1894-1979), theologian and philosopher.
Physicians: Dr. Kopsa, chest physician, one of founders of medicine in Vranje; Dr. Dragoljub Mihajlović.
Scientists: Marjan Bosković, (MD), anatomy professor, born in Kriva Feja, a village above Vranje; Dragan Pavlović, (MD); Dragoslav Mitrinović, mathematician.
Painters: Dage, Zoran Petrusijević, Suzana Stojanović.
Musicians: Bakija Bakić (†), Stanisa Stosić (†2008).

Population through history

1900: 10,586
1905: 10,110
1910: 10,487
1921: 8,221
1931: 9,817
1941: 11,000 (estimate)
1948: 10,472
1953: 12,690
1961: 17,261
1971: 27,959
1981: 44,094
1991: 51,122
2002: 55,052
2007: 59,586 (estimate)

Municipality

Municipality of Vranje include following settlements:

Aleksandrovac
Babina Poljana
Barbarušince
Barelić
Beli Breg
Bojin Del
Bresnica
Bujkovac
Buljesovce
Buštranje
Crni Lug
Crni Vrh
Čestelin
Ćukovac
Ćurkovica
Davidovac
Dobrejance
Donja Otulja
Donje Punoševce
Donje Trebešinje
Donje Žapsko
Donji Neradovac
Dragobužde
Drenovac
Dubnica
Duga Luka
Dulan
Dupeljevo
Golemo Selo
Gornja Otulja
Gornje Punoševce
Gornje Trebešinje
Gornje Žapsko
Gornji Neradovac
Gradnja
Gumerište
Izumno
Katun
Klašnjice
Klisurica
Koćura
Kopanjane
Korbevac
Korbul
Kriva Feja
Kruševa Glava
Kumarevo
Kupinince
Lalince
Lepčince
Leva Reka
Lipovac
Lukovo
Margance
Mečkovac
Mijakovce
Mijovce
Milanovo
Milivojce
Moštanica
Nastavce
Nesvrta
Nova Brezovica
Oblička Sena
Ostra Glava
Panevlje
Pavlovac
Pljačkovica
Preobraženje
Prevalac
Prvonek
Ranutovac
Rataje
Ribince
Ristovac
Roždace
Rusce
Sebevranje
Sikirje
Slivnica
Smiljević
Soderce
Srednji Del
Stance
Stara Brezovica
Stari Glog
Strešak
Stropsko
Struganica
Studena
Surdul
Suvi Dol
Tesovište
Tibužde
Toplac
Trstena
Tumba
Urmanica
Uševce
Viševce
Vlase
Vranje
Vranjska Banja
Vrtogoš
Zlatokop

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Ethnic grooups in the Vranje municipality:

Serbs = 81,198
Roma = 4,647
others

External links

About Vranje

Gallery

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City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari)
• City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar

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