Smederevska Palanka
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Smederevska Palanka Смедеревска Паланка |
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 Location of the municipality of Smederevska Palanka within Serbia |
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| Coordinates: 44°21.98′N 20°57.39′E / 44.36633°N 20.95650°ECoordinates: 44°21.98′N 20°57.39′E / 44.36633°N 20.95650°E | ||
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 Serbia
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| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia | |
| District | Podunavlje | |
| Settlements | 18 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Petar Milić | |
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| • Municipality | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Town | 23,601 | |
| • Municipality | 50,284 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 11420 | |
| Area code | +381 26 | |
| Car plates | SP | |
| Website | www |
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Smederevska Palanka (Serbian Cyrillic: Смедеревска Паланка, pronounced [smɛ̂dɛrɛʋska pǎlaːŋka]) is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of the eastern Serbia. According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 50,284, while the town had 23,601 inhabitants.
Smederevska Palanka lies in Pan-European Corridor X (Belgrade-Niš connection), just south of E75 highway and at the route of the Belgrade-Niš railway. The town's railway station was built in 1884.
Apart from the town, the municipality of Smederevska Palanka includes the following settlements:
Smederevska Palanka has a natural mineral water spring which is said to have been used since Roman times, and has been used by the surrounding peoples since at least 1719. On 22 April 1907, the water from the mineral springs was awarded the golden medal for quality at the London 'Balkan Fair'. The town's mineral water was taken to London by Mr. Marco T. Leko.
According to some researchers, the town's mineral water is the 3rd best in Europe, primarily due to the natural selenium it contains.
The town was first mentioned in 1021, in a written document currently preserved in St. Catherine's monastery in Egypt. Smederevska Palanka will celebrate its 1,000 year anniversary in 2021.
The oldest archeological remains date to the early Neolithic era Medvednjak,4500-3500 BC). There are numerous finds of Vinča culture, Hallstatt culture, as well as from both Roman and Medieval periods. The most unusual of these finds is the cameo in two-layered onyx of Emperor Constantine I in full battle gear on a horse which was discovered near Kusadak, a village in the Smederevka Palanka municipality.
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