Žitorađa
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Žitorađa Житорађа |
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 Location of the municipality of Žitorađa within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 43°11′N 21°43′E / 43.183°N 21.717°ECoordinates: 43°11′N 21°43′E / 43.183°N 21.717°E | |||
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 Serbia
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| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia | ||
| District | Toplica | ||
| Settlements | 30 | ||
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| • Mayor | Goran Stojkovich (DS) | ||
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| • Municipality | 214 km2 (83 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Municipality | 16,368 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 18412 | ||
| Area code | +381 27 | ||
| Car plates | PK | ||
| Website | www |
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Žitorađa (Serbian Cyrillic: Житорађа, pronounced [ʒîtorad͡ʑa]) is a village and municipality located in the Toplica District of the southern Serbia. The municipality includes 30 settlements. According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality is 16,368 inhabitants.
Žitorađa is 35 km to the south-west from Niš. It lies 10 km from Corridor 10, which connects Serbia with R. Macedonia, Greece and further east.
Aside from the town of Žitorađa, the municipality includes the following settlements:
The village has its origins in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) town "Ad Herculum" (Ad Hercules), which existed in the 4th century. The archaeological site of the Byzantine town is known as Žitoradsko kale, located on the Pasjača mountain, while a "Latin church" dating to the period is located in Glašince.
The primary school was founded in 1873. In 1877, the region was liberated from the Ottoman Empire. This event is considered the founding year of Žitorađa municipality.
The village was the site of the pre-ceremonial wedding of Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović "Ceca", who was born in the village, and Željko Ražnatović "Arkan", a notorious career criminal and paramilitary leader, on 19 February 1995. The whole wedding was broadcast nationwide on RTV Pink.
The economy of Žitorada is mostly based on agriculture. There are 23,300 hectares of arable land. The farm “December 1st” has the capacity of 30,000,000 fattened pigs per year, and it is one of the most successful in the whole of Serbia.
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