Vranje
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Vranje is a historic city in southern Serbia known for its Ottoman-era architecture, cultural heritage, and role as an administrative and economic center of the region.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | +381 17 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 42.5547°N 21.8972°E ⓘ |
| country | Serbia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 100 km north of Skopje
ⓘ
about 340 km south of Belgrade ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
food industry
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ trade and services ⓘ wood processing ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 435 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Cfa (Köppen classification)
ⓘ
humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
City Library "Bora Stanković"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Museum in Vranje NERFINISHED ⓘ National Theatre of Vranje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Vranje
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of the Holy Trinity in Vranje NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Bazaar area NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasha’s Konak NERFINISHED ⓘ White Bridge (Beli most) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinority |
Albanians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson |
Borisav Bora Stanković
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staniša Stošić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversityUnit |
Faculty of Education, University of Niš (in Vranje)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Vranje, University of Niš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ottoman rule from the 15th century until 1878 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Old Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAdministrativeCenterOf | Pčinja District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ottoman-era architecture
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ role as an administrative center of southern Serbia ⓘ role as an economic center of southern Serbia ⓘ traditional Balkan urban houses ⓘ |
| liberatedFromOttomanEmpire | 1878 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Pčinja District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+1
ⓘ
UTC+2 ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Vranjska River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMountain |
Krstilovica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pljačkovica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Serbian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Serbia after 1878 NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | historical region of Kosovo and Metohija border area ⓘ |
| population | about 55,000 (city proper, early 2020s estimate) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 17500 ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Corridor X (E75 motorway) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | VR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed |
Cyrillic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Serbia