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Параћин
—  Municipality and Town  —

Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Paraćin within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°52′N 21°25′E / 43.867°N 21.417°E / 43.867; 21.417
Country Serbia
District Pomoravlje
Settlements 35
Government
 • Mayor Saša Paunović (DS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 542 km2 (209 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 24,573
 • Municipality 54,267
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 35250
Area code +381 35
Car plates PN
Website www.paracin.rs

Paraćin (Serbian Cyrillic: Параћин, pronounced [pâratɕin]) is a town and municipality in Serbia, located in the valley of the Velika Morava river, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac. In 2011 the town has total population of 24,573 and it has a civil airport, also known as Davidovac Airport.

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History

8th century BC Basarabi pottery was found with the depiction of domestic cock.[3] The Roman fort at Momčilov Grad produced a great number of coins of Byzantine Emperor Justinian (525–565).[4]

Geography

List of villages in the municipality of Paraćin, along with number of residents (2002 census):

Notable citizens

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Paraćin is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  3. ^ http://sehumed.uv.es/revista/numero16/SEHUMED_colecc131.PDF
  4. ^ http://books.google.se/books?id=mnSq1VNloGsC

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