Mladenovac

Mladenovac Младеновац
Suburban neighborhood and municipality
A monument in Mladenovac
Coat of arms
Location of Mladenovac within the city of Belgrade
Location of the city of Belgrade within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°26′N 20°42′E / 44.433°N 20.700°E / 44.433; 20.700Coordinates: 44°26′N 20°42′E / 44.433°N 20.700°E / 44.433; 20.700
Country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Settlements	22
Government
• Municipality president	Vladan Glišić (SNS)
Area
• Municipality	339 km2 (131 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Urban	23,314
• Municipality	53,050
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11400
Area code	+381 11
Car plates	BG
Website	www.mladenovac.rs

Mladenovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Младеновац, pronounced [mlâde̞nɔ̝v̞at͡s]) is a suburban neighborhood and one of 17 city municipalities which constitute the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 53,050 inhabitants, while the urban area has 23,314 inhabitants.

Its name stems from word "youth" in Serbian language. After the legend the emergence of the name is brought in connection with a man named Mladen, who established himself after the battle on the Kosovo in 1389 with his two brothers in this desert area. The brothers separated and the place, where Mladen had established himself, was called Mladenovac.

The first official data over a settlement in this area are mentioned in the Ottoman census of 1528. To the community of the Belgrade urban district Mladenovac belongs since 1971. The day of the urban district is 2 August, when Mladenovac was explained in the year 1893 as the town.

This town, situated about 47 km (29.20 mi) in the south of Belgrade, is a part of the district of the capital city of Serbia. Together with the suburban settlements Kovačevac, Koraćica, Markovac, Jagnjilo, Senaja, Granice, Velika Krsna, Dubona, Šepšin, Velika Ivanča, Rajkovac, Selo Mladenovac, Rabrovac, Amerić, Vrbica the municipality of Mladenovac extends over 339 km² (130.89 sq mi) and has 53,050 inhabitants.

Suburban:

Kosmaj with its altitude of 628 m is the highest point in this region. On the top of this mountain there is a monument in remembrance to the numerous Serbs (Partizans) who have fallen during World War II battles in this area.

Between the city central and the mountain Kosmaj you can find a monastery "Tresije", which was built in the 13th century.

Mladenovac is also a crossing point of many trading and transporting routes such as Belgrade, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka.