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

Moravica District The Moravica District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central and south-western parts of Serbia. The name ''Moravica'' derives from the river Moravica, which forms the ...

of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is 20,897.

Settlements

Aside from the town of Lučani, the municipality includes the following settlements: * Beli Kamen * Viča *

Vlasteljice Vlasteljice is a village in the municipality of Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipalit ...

* Vučkovica * Goračići * Gornja Kravarica * Gornji Dubac * Grab *

Guberevci Guberevci is a village in the municipality of Lučani, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the P ...

Guča Guča ( Serbian Cyrillic: Гуча, pronounced ) is a small town located in the Lučani municipality, Moravica District, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 3,710 inhabitants. It is famous for its annual Guča trumpet festival, whi ...

* Guča village * Dljin * Donja Kravarica * Donji Dubac * Dučalovići * Đerađ * Živica * Zeoke * Kaona * Kotraža *

Krivača Krivača ( sr-cyrl, Кривача) is a village in the municipality of Bileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often know ...

* Krstac * Lis * Lisice * Lučani village *

Markovica Markovica is a village in the municipality of Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality ...

Milatovići Milatovići is a village in the municipality of Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipalit ...

* Negrišori * Puhovo *

Pšanik Pšanik is a village in the municipality of Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is ...

* Rogača * Rtari *

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* Tijanje *

Turica Turica is a village in the municipality of Lučani Lučani ( sr-cyr, Лучани) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of western Serbia. The population of the town is 5,142, while the population of the municipality is ...

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

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their ...

(97.9%).

Economy

Lučani is home to the

chemical A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., wit ...

defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...

company

Milan Blagojević - Namenska Milan Blagojević - Namenska ( sr, Милан Благојевић - Наменска, Milan Blagojević - Namenska) is a Serbian chemical manufacturing company, specialized for defence industry. It was founded in 1949 and has headquarters in ...

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 2018):

Sports

Lučani is home to the professional football club FK Mladost Lučani, which has played continuously in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

, the top division of Serbian football.

Notable people

* Radmila Bakočević (b. 1933), opera singer * Ratko Dostanić (b. 1959), football coach *

Boban Janković Slobodan "Boban" Janković ( sr-cyr, Слободан "Бобан" Јанковић; December 15, 1963 – June 28, 2006) was a Serbian professional basketball player. His son, Vlado Janković, is also a professional basketball player. Early li ...

(1963–2006), basketball player *

Željko Tanasković Željko Tanasković (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. and in 1997., bronze medal ...

(b. 1967), volleyball player *

Radojica Vasić Radojica Vasić ( sr-Cyrl, Радојица Васић; born 25 January 1976) is a Serbian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' ...

(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