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
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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
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* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
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* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
. 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. The
Pincum relief of the
Trojan Cycle depicting
Achilles
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and
Hector
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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, acr ...
.
[Heroic themes of the ]Trojan War
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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:
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Biskuplje
* Veliko Gradište
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Garevo
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Desine
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Doljašnica
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Đurakovo
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Zatonje
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Kamijevo
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Kisiljevo
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Kumane
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Kurjače
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Kusiće
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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, ...
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Majilovac
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Makce
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Ostrovo
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Pečanica
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Požeženo
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Popovac
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Ram
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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
* ...
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Sirakovo
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Srednjevo
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Topolovnik
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Tribrode
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Carevac
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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
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Žanka Stokić, actress
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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 bo ...
, businessman
See also
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List of places in Serbia
This is the list of populated places in Serbia (excluding Kosovo), as recorded by the 2002 census, sorted alphabetically by municipalities. Settlements denoted as " urban" (towns and cities) are marked bold. Population for every settlement is gi ...
References
External links
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Populated places in Braničevo District
Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia
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