Vranje

Vranje
Врање (Serbian)
City of Vranje
From top: Main pedestrian zone, Courthouse in Vranje, County Building, National Museum, Prohor of Pčinja Monastery, White Bridge, Markovo Kale fortress
Flag of Vranje
Coat of arms of Vranje
Location of the city of Vranje within Serbia
Location of the city of Vranje within Serbia
Coordinates: 42°33′N 21°54′E / 42.550°N 21.900°E / 42.550; 21.900
Country Serbia
RegionSouthern and Eastern Serbia
DistrictPčinja
Municipalities2
Settlements105
Government
 • MayorSlobodan Milenković (SNS)
Area
 • Urban36.96 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
 • Administrative860 km2 (330 sq mi)
Elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[2]
 • Rank16th in Serbia
 • Urban
55,214
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Administrative
74,381
 • Administrative density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17500
Area code+381(0)17
ISO 3166 codeSRB
Car platesVR
Websitewww.vranje.org.rs

Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање, pronounced [ʋrâɲɛ] ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 74,381 and its urban area has 55,214 inhabitants.

Vranje is the economical, political and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in Southern Serbia. It was the first city from the Balkans to be declared UNESCO city of Music in 2019.[3][4] It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X, close to the borders with North Macedonia, Kosovo and Bulgaria. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vranje is seated in the city, as is the 4th Land Force Brigade of the Serbian Army.

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "UNESCO designates 66 new Creative Cities | Creative Cities Network". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Vranje među kreativnim gradovima Uneska". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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