Veliko Gradište ( sr-cyr, Велико Градиште, ; ro, Grădiștea Mare) is a town and municipality located in the

Braničevo District The Braničevo District ( sr-cyr, Браничевски округ, Braničevski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Braničevo) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the north-eastern parts of Serbia. Accordi ...

of the eastern Serbia. It is situated the right bank of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

river and left bank of the Pek river. In 2011, the town has a total population of 6,204, while the municipality has 17,610.

Name

The name means "large construction site" in Serbian. Names in other languages: ro, Grădiștea Mare.

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 Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...

. The Pincum relief of the

Trojan Cycle The Epic Cycle ( grc, Ἐπικὸς Κύκλος, Epikòs Kýklos) was a collection of Ancient Greek epic poems, composed in dactylic hexameter and related to the story of the Trojan War, including the ''Cypria'', the '' Aethiopis'', the so-cal ...

depicting

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's ''Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, k ...

and

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was found in

Ritopek Ritopek (Serbian Cyrillic: Ритопек, ) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Grocka, 20 km east of Belgrade and 19 km west of the municipal seat, on the right bank of the Danube, acros ...

.Heroic themes of the

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has ...

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: *

Biskuplje Biskuplje is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of ...

* Veliko Gradište *

Garevo Garevo ( Cyrillic: Гарево) is a small village in Serbia close to Veliko Gradište. There are around 70 houses in Garevo, and the village has a very small population.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna il ...

Desine Desine is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of th ...

Doljašnica Doljašnica is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads ...

Đurakovo Đurakovo is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads o ...

Zatonje Zatonje is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of ...

Kamijevo Kamijevo is a village in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of ...

* Kisiljevo *

Kumane Kumane may refer to: * Kumane, Novi Bečej, a village in Vojvodina, Serbia * Kumane, Veliko Gradište, a village in eastern Serbia * Kumane, Istočni Stari Grad, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina See also * Kumani (disambiguation) {{D ...

* Kurjače * Kusiće *

Ljubinje Ljubinje ( sr-cyrl, Љубиње) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in south-eastern part of Herzegovina region. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,744 inhabitants, ...

* Majilovac * Makce * Ostrovo * Pečanica *

Požeženo Požeženo () is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 799 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna i ...

* Popovac *

Ram Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * ...

* Sirakovo * Srednjevo *

Topolovnik Topolovnik ( sr-cyr, Тополовник) is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1098 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanov ...

* Tribrode *

Carevac Carevac is a village in the Municipalities of Serbia, municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 899 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etn ...

* 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

* Žanka Stokić, actress *

Philip Zepter Philip Zepter ( sr, Филип Цептер / Filip Cepter, born Milan Janković; 23 November 1950) is a Serbian businessman and entrepreneur. He is the president of the Zepter International Group. Early years and education Philip Zepter was bor ...

, businessman

References

External links

* Populated places in Braničevo District Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia {{BraničevoRS-geo-stub