Vučje

Vučje
Вучје
Town

Hydro Power Plant in Vučje
Vučje
Coordinates: 42°51′57″N 21°54′41″E / 42.86583°N 21.91139°E / 42.86583; 21.91139Coordinates: 42°51′57″N 21°54′41″E / 42.86583°N 21.91139°E / 42.86583; 21.91139
Country Serbia
District Jablanica District
Municipality Leskovac
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,865
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 16203
Area code(s) 016
Vehicle registration LE
Walls from the medieval town.

Vučje (Serbian Cyrillic: Вучје) is a town in southern Serbia, located some 15 km south from the city of Leskovac, its municipal seat. The population of the town is 2,865 people (2002 census). It is known for its archaeological site, Zelen-grad, ruins of a medieval town that belonged to vojvoda (general) Nikola Skobaljić, hence also being known as "Skobaljić-grad".[2]

References

  1. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. Deroko, Aleksandar (1950). Средњевековни градови у Србији, Црној Гори и Македонији. Belgrade.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vučje.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.