Krupanj

Krupanj Крупањ
Town and municipality
Panoramic view on Krupanj
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Krupanj within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°22′N 19°22′E / 44.367°N 19.367°E / 44.367; 19.367Coordinates: 44°22′N 19°22′E / 44.367°N 19.367°E / 44.367; 19.367
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Mačva
Settlements	23
Area
• Municipality	342 km2 (132 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Town	4,429
• Municipality	17,295
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	15314
Area code	+381(0)15
Car plates	LO
Website	www.krupanj.org.rs

Krupanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Крупањ, pronounced [krûːpaɲ]) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of the western Serbia. The municipality has a total population of 17,295 inhabitants, while the town has a population of 4,429 inhabitants (2011 census).

The town lies in western Serbia, at the southern border of the Pannonian plain and Mačva region. It is surrounded by the mountains Jagodnja, Boranja and Sokolska planina, in a picturesque valley intersected by numerous rivers and creeks. In the town itself, the rivers Bogoštica, Čađavica and Kržava conjoin into Likodra, which later empties into Jadar. The town lies at the altitude of 280 m.

The municipality area covers around 242 km² (93.44 sq mi), and it encompasses 23 villages. It is the center of the region Rađevina, which was named after Rađ, a great knight of Prince Lazar, who defended it from Hungarian and Ottoman conquerors, and who is buried at the monument of Rađev Kamen.

Aside from the town of Krupanj, the municipality includes the following settlements:

The name 'Krupanj' was first recorded in Ragusan records in 1417. In the Middle Ages, it was a significant silver mining site, frequented by Ragusan merchant caravans. In 1459, it fell under Ottoman rule with the rest of the Serbian Despotate.