Trstenik ( sr-cyr, Трстеник, ) is a town and municipality located in the

Rasina District The Rasina District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 241,999 inhabitants. The administ ...

of central

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...

. As of 2011 census, the town has 15,329, while the municipality has 42,989 inhabitants. It lies on the

West Morava West Morava ( sr, Западна Морава, Zapadna Morava, ) is a river in Central Serbia, a 184 km-long headstream of the Great Morava, which it forms with the South Morava. It was known as Brongus in antiquity. Origin The West Mora ...

river.

History

In the Early and Middle Iron Age, the tribe of

Triballi The Triballi ( grc, Τριβαλλοί, Triballoí, lat, Triballi) were an ancient people who lived in northern Bulgaria in the region of Roman Oescus up to southeastern Serbia, possibly near the territory of the Morava Valley in the late Iron ...

inhabited the West Morava. Romans conquered the area in the 1st century AD. Roman sites include the Stražbe ''castrum'' on the right bank of the river, as well as sites in Bučje and Donji Dubić, and others still unexplored. The Romans introduced the ''

Vitis vinifera ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are cur ...

'' (Common Grape Vine) to the region, which still today is processed in

Serbian wineyards There are nearly 70,000 hectares of vineyards in Serbia, producing about 425,000 tons of grapes annually. The majority of Serbian wines are produced in local wineries. The Serbian wine industry is showing signs of significant growth, as evidenc ...

(It is one of the main incomes in the municipality). In the Middle Ages, Trstenik belonged to the West Morava ''oblast'' (province). The first written record of Trstenik is from Prince Lazar's ''Ravanica charter'' dated 1381, in which he donated Trstenik to the

Ravanica The Ravanica Monastery ( sr, / ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Kučaj mountains near Senje, a village in Ćuprija municipality in Central Serbia. It was built in 1375–1377 as an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia, who is buried t ...

monastery. The

Ljubostinja The Ljubostinja Monastery ( sr, / , ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Trstenik, Serbia. Located in the small mountain valley of the Ljubostinja river, the monastery is dedicated to the Holy Virgin. History The monastery was built fr ...

monastery was built in the Morava architectural style. In 1427, the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

conquered the areas of

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, t ...

and Trstenik. In the Western Morava valley, the Ottomans built the

Grabovac fortress Grabovac may refer to: Places * Grabovac, Osijek-Baranja County, a village in eastern Croatia * Grabovac Banski, a village in central Croatia * Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County, a village near Šestanovac in southern Croatia * Grabovac, Karlova ...

. After the final fall of the

Serbian Despotate The Serbian Despotate ( sr, / ) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire ...

in 1459, Trstenik became an important Ottoman caravan stop. In an Austrian report dated 1784, Trstenik had 47 Muslim and 17 Christian houses, stone mosques, two inns and a few craft shops. At that time Trstenik was located 2 km west of the present town, near the village of Osaonica. After receiving autonomy of the

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Књажество Србија, Knjažestvo Srbija) was an autonomous state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation wa ...

, Miloš Obrenović ordered the construction of a new settlement on the right bank of the Western Morava in the period 1832-1838. In the 1870s, Trstenik got a primary school, a post office, a pharmacy, a bank and the first steam mill. In 1899, west across the river, a steel bridge was built, and the following year the Church of the Holy Trinity was built. Stalać-Kraljevo railroad opened in 1910. From 1929 to 1941, Trstenik was part of the Morava Banovina of the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 191 ...

. After World War II new facilities were built and a large part of the old quarters dates from this period. After World War II, Trstenik suffered significant industrial development with the establishment of the factory hydraulic and pneumatic systems First five years. During the period of sanctions in the 1990s, the city stagnated.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Trstenik has a population of 42,966 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Economy

As of 2017, key industrial companies in Trstenik are mechanical manufacturer

PPT-Petoletka PPT Petoletka ( sr, ППТ-Петолетка) is a Serbian manufacturer of hydraulics and pneumatics, headquartered in Trstenik, Serbia, Trstenik, Serbia. History Foundation "Prva Petoletka"-Trstenik was founded on 23 March 1949, by decision ...

and defense company PPT-Namenska, both being the successors of once-great manufacturing company "Prva Petoletka" which employed nearly 20,000 employees at its peak during the 1980s. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):

Visitor attractions

Monument to Princess Milica of Serbia in Trstenik

- is a

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous ( ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population ...

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

near Trstenik,

. Located in the small mountain valley of the Ljubostinja river. It is dedicated to the Holy

Virgin Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. The term ''virgin'' originally only referred to sexually inexperienced women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern ...

. The monastery was built from 1388 to 1405. Burials in the monastery include Princess Milica, Lazar Hrebeljanović's wife and Nun Jefimija, which after the

Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo ( tr, Kosova Savaşı; sr, Косовска битка) took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan ...

here became a nun along with a number of other widows of Serbian noblemen who lost their life's in the battles on the river

Maritsa Maritsa or Maritza ( bg, Марица ), also known as Meriç ( tr, Meriç ) and Evros ( ell, Έβρος ), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of ,Kosovo Polje Fushë Kosova ( sq-definite, Fushë Kosovë), or Kosovo Polje ( sr-Cyrl, Косово Поље, "Kosovo Field"), is a town and municipality located in the District of Pristina in central Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Fushë Ko ...

. Today Ljubostinja is female monastery which preserves and maintains about fifty nuns. During the rebellion of Kočine, the people were invited on rebellion from the Ljubostinje monastery. After the collapse of rebellion Turks burned the monastery to revenge the Serbs, and most of the frescoes were destroyed. Also, when the monastery was set on fire a secret treasure was discovered that was hidden in the monastery wall behind icons in which the Princess Milica hid their treasure. Among the stolen treasure was located Crown of Prince Lazar, which is now located in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

. Ljubostinja was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by

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. * Veluće Monastery

Notable people

Vladimir Jugović Vladimir Jugović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Југовић, ; born 30 August 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer. A versatile player, he was usually employed as a left or attacking midfielder, but could play anywhere in midfield. H ...

, former footballer, European cup champion *

Marko Baša Marko Baša ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Баша, ; born 29 December 1982) is a Montenegrin retired professional footballer who played as a centre back. Club career Lille On 23 June 2011, Baša returned to France after three years in Russia with L ...

(born 1982), Montenegrin footballer * Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), politician, minister of culture *

Dobrica Ćosić Dobrica Ćosić ( sr, Добрица Ћосић, ; 29 December 1921 – 18 May 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician, writer, and political theorist. Ćosić was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin ...

(born 1921), writer and political theorist, president of the FR Yugoslavia * Jovana Vojinović (1992), chess player * Verica Kalanović, politician and three-time minister *

Dragiša Binić Dragiša Binić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Бинић; born 20 October 1961) is a Serbian former footballer who played for Red Star and was part of their European Cup victory in 1991. He had three caps for the Yugoslavia national football t ...

, footballer (Living in the municipality Trstenik) *

Vladislav F. Ribnikar Vladislav F. Ribnikar ( sr-Cyrl, Владислав Ф. Рибникар; 13 November 1871 – 1 September 1914) was a Serbian journalist, known for founding ''Politika'', the oldest Serbian daily. He led the newspaper from the day it was founde ...

, Serbian journalist, founder of daily newspaper Politika

Photo gallery

Panorama Trstenika 01.jpg, Trstenik Zapadna Morava kroz Trstenik.jpg,

in Trstenik Archive in Trstenik.jpg, Historical archive in Trstenik Dom kulture, Trstenik 01.jpg, House of Culture Theater in Trstenik.jpg, Inside of the Theater in Trstenik Photo gallery in Trstenik.jpg, City gallery in Trstenik Crkva Svete Trojice u Trsteniku.jpg, The Church of the

Holy Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...

in Trstenik Spomenik Partizanima u Trsteniku.jpg, A monument to Partisan fighters in Trstenik Monument to Milica Hrebeljanović in Trstenik.jpg, Monument to Milica Hrebeljanović in Trstenik

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Rasina District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia