Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the

Moravica District The Moravica District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It is located in the central and southwestern parts of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the district has a population of 189,281 inhabitants. The administrative center ...

of western Serbia. The population of the town is 2,921, while the population of the municipality is 16,933 (2022 census).

Settlements

Aside from the town of Lučani, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Beli Kamen * Viča * Vlasteljice * Vučkovica * Goračići * Gornja Kravarica * Gornji Dubac * Grab * Guberevci * Guča * Guča village * Dljin * Donja Kravarica * Donji Dubac * Dučalovići * Đerađ * Živica * Zeoke * Kaona * Kotraža * Krivača * Krstac *

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* Lisice * Lučani village * Markovica * Milatovići * Negrišori * Puhovo * Pšanik * Rogača * Rtari * Rti * Tijanje * Turica

Demographics

In the town of Lučani there are 5,142 inhabitants, while the average age of the population is 38,3 years (37,8 with men and 38,7 with women). There are 7,298 homes in the municipality and the average number of people living together is 2,86.

Ethnic groups

The municipality is largely inhabited by

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(97.9%).

Economy

Lučani is home to the

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defence company Milan Blagojević - Namenska which employs around 1,300 people (as of 2017). Also, Maxima color manufacturer has its factory in Lučani. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):

Culture

Guča trumpet festival, also known as the Dragačevo Assembly, in the town of Guča in Lučani municipality is a major cultural event in this area. Dating back from 1961, the festival brings more than 300,000 visitors and 1,000 performers every year, both from Serbia and abroad.

Sports

Lučani is home to the professional

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club FK Mladost Lučani, which has played continuously in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

, the top division of Serbian football.

Notable people

Radmila Bakočević Radmila Bakočević ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Бакочевић, ; born January 5, 1933), is a Serbian operatic soprano who had a major international opera career that began in 1955 and ended upon her retirement from the stage in 2004. During h ...

(b. 1933), opera singer * Ratko Dostanić (b. 1959), football coach * Boban Janković (1963–2006), basketball player *

Željko Tanasković Željko Tanasković (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Танасковић, born 8 July 1967) is a Serbian volleyball player. With Volleyball national team won bronze and silver medals at the European Championships in 1995. ...

(b. 1967), volleyball player * Radojica Vasić (b. 1976), football player * MC Stojan (b. 1983), singer * Milan Bojović (b. 1987), football player

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucani Populated places in Moravica District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia