Kruševac
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Kruševac (Serbian Cyrillic: Крушевац) is a city located in the Republic of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro at 43.58° North, 21.32° East. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 59,371 (municipality 140,000).
It is the administrative center of the Kruševac municipality and of the Rasina District of Serbia.
History and monuments
It was in Kruševac that he last Serbian tsar, Lazar, assembled his army to march against the Turks, and lose his empire, at Kosovo, in 1389. The site of his palace is marked by a ruined enclosure containing a fragment of the tower of Queen Milica, whither, according to legend, tidings of the defeat were brought her by crows from the battlefield. Within the enclosure stands a church, dating from the reign of Stephen Dushan (1331-1355), with beautiful rose windows and with imperial peacocks, dragons and eagles sculptured on the walls. Several old Turkish houses were left at the beginning of the 20th century, besides an ancient Turkish fountain and bath.
External links
- 037info.net - Internet portal Krusevac News, Images, Chat, Forum, Games, Weather, History, City life, Free Advertising
- Krusevac ONLINE - Krusevac Internet portal News, Sport, Gallery, Chat, Forum, Games and fun, Weather, History, Music, Free Advertising, e-Krusevac, download
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