Lapovo
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Lapovo Лапово |
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| Town and municipality | ||
Town center
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 Location of the municipality of Lapovo within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 44°11′N 21°06′E / 44.183°N 21.100°ECoordinates: 44°11′N 21°06′E / 44.183°N 21.100°E | ||
| Country |
 Serbia
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| Region | Šumadija and Western Serbia | |
| District | Šumadija | |
| Settlements | 2 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nebojsa Miletic (DS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Town | 7,147 | |
| • Municipality | 7,837 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 34220 | |
| Area code | +381 34 | |
| Car plates | KG | |
| Website | www |
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Lapovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Лапово) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of the central Serbia. The population of the town is 7,837 according to the 2011 census.
The first mention of Lapovo dates from the 12th century when Stefan Nemanja conquered region of Lepenica from Bizanthy. More accurate information about Lapovo's existence came after the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 while duke Mihailo or MIhalj was running the estate in today’s region of Lapovo.
The Charter of Princess Milica from 1395 mentions landed property of Duke Mihajlo in Hlapova plain, Lapovo today, on the basis of which we can conclude that Lapovo is a village which has a medieval origin. After the liberation from the Turks, a rapid development of Lapovo began, primarily thanks to its favourable geostrategic position. In 1896 Lapovo was declared for the town by decree of King Aleksandar Obrenovic. Municipality of Lapovo is located at Corridor 10, at the intersection of highway Belgrade-Nis. Lapovo also represents one of the most important railway hubs, on the railway line Belgrade-Nis-Athens. Lapovo is currently in a phase of economical development, which is accompanied by the appearance of a large number of national and foreign investors.
Lapovo free zone has been formed between international highway E-5 Belgrade-Nis and railroad tracks 108 kilometres (67 miles) from Belgrade. Quadrature of the zone is approximately 80 hectares (200 acres) with possibility of further enlargement. Because of its attractive geographical location, developed transport infrastructure of Lapovo, many foreign firms and companies are coming to Lapovo with the aim to build their factories, offices etc. in this area.
One of the first Greenfield investments in Lapovo is "Kronospan Srb", an Austrian company of board materials. According to estimates of the Agency for Foreign Investments (SIEPA), it is one of the largest direct investments in 2009, not only by the value of the investment, but also by the number of new job positions. A modern communal sanitary landfill "Vrbak" which was built according to the most modern ecological standards was opened in Lapovo. The investment itself was entrusted to the Group ASA which is headquartered in Czech Republic. Form a Ideale, Wacker Neuson Kramer, Hodlemayer, Logist Centre, Tir base DW Oil, Eling, International fine arts and sports camp (ECPD and OUN), Rehabilitation centre with geothermal mineral water (Humanitarian organization from France) also expressed their intention to invest in the Municipality of Lapovo.
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