Aleksinac
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Aleksinac Алексинац |
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Aleksinac
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 Location of the municipality of Aleksinac within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 43°33′N 21°42′E / 43.550°N 21.700°ECoordinates: 43°33′N 21°42′E / 43.550°N 21.700°E | ||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia | |
| District | Nišava | |
| Settlements | 72 | |
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| • Municipality | 707 km2 (273 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Town | 16,420 | |
| • Municipality | 51,462 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 18220 | |
| Area code | +381 | |
| Car plates | AL | |
| Website | www |
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Aleksinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of the southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a population of 16,420 inhabitants, while the municipality has 51,462.
The name of the town ultimately derives from the given name Aleksandar. In standard Serbian, Aleksinac is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, but locals tend to pronounce it with the stress on the second syllable.
The territory of the municipality of Aleksinac has been inhabited since the neolithic age. Most of the settlements in the area belong to the Vinča cultural group, and are located on the western side of the South Morava river.
After the fall to the Romans this territory was included in the province Upper Moesia and after 293 AD it was in the Mediterranean province Dacia. A Roman military road (Via Militaris) was built in 1st century AD across the territory. There were also two stations for rest (mansio) and change of horses (mutatio) along the road on the territory of Aleksinac: Praesidium Pompei and Rappiana. Their location is still unknown, although there are few candidates for this position. Also few fortresses (Castell) are known to existed in this period, but their names are not known, except for the Castell Milareca on Gradiste hill (228 m).
From the year 476 this territory was under Byzantine rule. There are evidences of settlements from this time, however their names still remain unknown.
During the reigns of emperors Phocas (602-610) and Heraclius (610-641) Slavic peoples inhabit Balkan peninsula. In 614 they razed Niš. The Via Militaris was renamed Medieval Military Road and it was used by the crusaders of first four Crusades to reach Constantinople thus passing through the territory of Aleksinac municipality.
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