Bujanovac
Bujanovac
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Town and municipality | |
Building in the center Bujanovac Mosque Sezai Suroi Gymnasium Railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Bujanovac within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′N 21°46′E / 42.467°N 21.767°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Pčinja |
| Settlements | 59 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arber Pajaziti (APN) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 461 km2 (178 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[4] | |
| • Town | 11,468 |
| • Town density | 1,280/km2 (3,320/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 41,068 |
| • Municipality density | 89.1/km2 (231/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17520 |
| Area code | +381(0)17 |
| Car plates | BU |
| Official languages | Serbian together with Albanian[1] |
| Website | www |
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Bujanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац, pronounced [bǔjanɔvats]; Albanian: Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 41,068.[5]
Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It is also known for its source of mineral water and spa town Bujanovačka banja. Ethnically, Serbs are the largest ethnic group in the town, while the largest ethnic group in the municipality are Albanians.
History
[edit]Ancient history
[edit]Kale-Krševica, located south of Ristovac, is an archaeological site of a 5th-century BC Ancient city of Macedon, thought to be Damastion. The Thracian Triballi and Paeonian Agrianes dwelled in the region, with the Scordisci settling here after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. The region was conquered by the Romans after 75 BC. It became part of the Roman propraetorial province Moesia in 29 BC (imperial from 27 BC). In 87 AD the region was re-organized into the Moesia Superior, which was a province of the Roman Empire.
Medieval Serbian era
[edit]Medieval Serbian state like the Kingdom of Serbia or the Serbian Empire included part of this region in the 12th century and most of it until the 14th century. Since the 15th century, the region was under Ottoman administration.
Ottoman era
[edit]It became part of Rumelia, as a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans or the