Despotovac

Despotovac Деспотовац (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Orthodox church in Despotovac
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Despotovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°05′N 21°26′E / 44.083°N 21.433°E / 44.083; 21.433
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Pomoravlje
Settlements	33
Government
• Mayor	Zlatko Marjanović (SNS)
Area [1]
• Municipality	623 km2 (241 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Town	3,595
• Municipality	18,278
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	35213
Area code	+381(0)35
Car plates	DE
Website	www.despotovac.rs

Despotovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Деспотовац) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. As of 2022 census, the town has a total population of 3,595, while the municipality has a population of 18,278.

The Serb Orthodox monastery of Manasija was built between 1406^[3]-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Resava school" (Serbian architecture)

From 1929 to 1941, Despotovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

As of 2011 census results, the municipality had 22,995 inhabitants.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:^[4]

Aside from the town of Despotovac, the municipality includes the following settlements:

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):^[6]

• Manasija monastery
• Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina)
• Veliki buk waterfall in Lisine, in upper Resava valley.

• List of places in Serbia

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