Veliko Gradište ( sr-cyr, Велико Градиште, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the
Braničevo District
The Braničevo District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 156,367 inhabitants.https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/Pdf/G20234001.pdf Braničevo District is named after the vi ...
of
eastern Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the
Danube
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River and left bank of the
Pek River. In 2022, the town had a total population of 5,518 and the municipality had a population of 15,455.
Name
The name means 'large medieval fortified settlement' in
Serbian. Names in other languages: .
History
Thracians and Dacians lived in the region prior to the Roman conquering of the Balkans in the 1st century BC, when the town was known as "Pincum", in the province of
Upper Moesia. The
Pincum relief of the
Trojan Cycle depicting
Achilles
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and
Hector
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was found in
Ritopek
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.
[Heroic themes of the ]Trojan War
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cycle in Roman funerary art example of a relief from Pincum. Balcanica, (37), 25-45.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Veliko Gradište, the municipality includes the following settlements:
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Biskuplje
* Veliko Gradište
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Garevo
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Desine
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Doljašnica
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Đurakovo
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Zatonje
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Kamijevo
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Kisiljevo
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Kumane
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Kurjače
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Kusiće
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Ljubinje
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Majilovac
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Makce
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Ostrovo
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Pečanica
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Požeženo
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Popovac
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Ram
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Sirakovo
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Srednjevo
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Topolovnik
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Tribrode
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Carevac
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Češljeva Bara
Demographics
As of 2011 census, the municipality has 17,610 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality is given in the following table (as of 2011 census):
Climate
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
Notable people
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Žanka Stokić, actress
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Philip Zepter, businessman
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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References
External links
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Populated places in Braničevo District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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