Krusevac

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Krusevac is a historic city in central Serbia that once served as the medieval capital under Prince Lazar and is now an important regional industrial and cultural center.

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Krusevac canonical 1
Tarnovgrad 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
former national capital
municipality
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 43.5833°N 21.3333°E
country Serbia
culturalEvent Vidovdan
surface form: Vidovdan celebrations
culturalRole regional cultural center of Rasina District
distanceTo about 180 km south of Belgrade
about 80 km northeast of Niš
economySector chemical industry
construction materials
food processing
machine-building industry
rubber industry
elevation about 167 m above sea level
foundedBy Prince Lazar of Serbia
hasCulturalInstitution Kruševac City Library
National Museum of Kruševac
National Theatre of Kruševac
hasEducationalInstitution Faculty of Agronomy (University of Kragujevac, in nearby Čačak region influence)
higher technical and vocational schools
hasHeritageSite Lazarica Church
Prince Lazar’s court complex (remains)
remains of medieval Kruševac fortress
hasIndustrialCompany Rubber and tire producers (historically Trayal, etc.)
Trajal Corporation
hasSportsClub FK Napredak Kruševac
hasSportsFacility Mladost Stadium
historicalEra medieval Serbia
inception 1381
isCapitalOf Rasina District
languageMajority Serbian
locatedIn central Serbia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Rasina District
locatedOn Rasina River NERFINISHED
namedAfter river Rasina region
notablePerson Miloš Obilić (traditional account)
surface form: Miloš Obilić (linked through Kosovo myth and Lazar’s court)

Prince Lazar of Serbia
partOf Moravian Serbia
plannedInfrastructure connection to Morava Corridor (A5 motorway)
population approximately 58,000 (city proper, 2010s)
populationMunicipality approximately 125,000 (2010s)
religionMajority Serbian Orthodox Church
surface form: Serbian Orthodox Christianity
roadConnection State road IB-23
State road IB-35
twinTown Brest (Belarus)
surface form: Brest, Belarus

Corfu
surface form: Corfu, Greece

Pitești
surface form: Pitești, Romania
wasCapitalOf Moravian Serbia
wasCapitalUnder Prince Lazar of Serbia
surface form: Prince Lazar
writingSystemMajority Serbian Cyrillic

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Râmnicu Vâlcea twinnedWith Krusevac
Tarnovo formerName Krusevac
this entity surface form: Tarnovgrad