Vranić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Вранић) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade,

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. It is located in the municipality of

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. Vranić is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, located east of the '' Ibarska magistrala'', but as the settlement grew, it reached the highway. Vranić was part of the municipality of

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which was abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of

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and

(Vranić and

Meljak Meljak ( sr-cyr, Мељак) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo. It is located northeast of the municipal seat of Barajevo. It is a rural settlement and thanks to its location on the Ibar ...

History

Wooden church was built in Vranić in the 1823. Under its foundation, an archeological find was discovered, estimated to be 5,000 years old. It was built on the foundations of the older church from the 18th century, which had a role in preparations and organization of the rebellions of Koča's frontier rebellion (1788) and

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(1804). The church has rectangular base, it was built from oak logs and roofed with

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s. With iconostasis and wall in

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, the interior is divided in three rooms. The church is known for its painted and exquisitely ornamented, carved western doors. The church hosts some 50 artifacts, including icons made by unknown artists but also by the icon painters Ilija Petrović and Nikola Janković, artistic crafts and books from the 17th century, etc. One of the most valuable items is the large carved cross of

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from 1800. Being one of the oldest surviving objects of this kind in Serbia, the log cabin was protected by the law as the

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Population

It is a rural settlement and, thanks to the proximity of the highway, in the last three decades Vranić has developed into the second most populous settlement in the municipality after the municipal seat of Barajevo. Population of Vranić in 2011 was 4,233.

Sub-settlements

As Vranić grew, it developed several outer sub-settlements (

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s), like Rašića Kraj and Taraiš.

References

Suburbs of Belgrade Barajevo {{BelgradeRS-geo-stub