Vranje

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Vranje is a historic city in southern Serbia known for its Ottoman-era architecture, cultural heritage, and role as an administrative and economic center of the region.

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Vranje canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode +381 17
coordinateLocation 42.5547°N 21.8972°E
country Serbia
distanceTo about 100 km north of Skopje
about 340 km south of Belgrade
economyBasedOn food industry
textile industry
trade and services
wood processing
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 435 metres
ethnicMajority Serbs
hasClimate Cfa (Köppen classification)
humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalInstitution City Library "Bora Stanković"
National Museum in Vranje
National Theatre of Vranje
hasHeritageSite Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Vranje
Church of the Holy Trinity in Vranje
Old Bazaar area
Pasha’s Konak
White Bridge (Beli most)
hasMinority Albanians
Roma
hasNotablePerson Borisav Bora Stanković
Staniša Stošić
hasUniversityUnit Faculty of Education, University of Niš (in Vranje)
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Vranje, University of Niš
historicalPeriod Ottoman rule from the 15th century until 1878
historicalRegion Old Serbia
isAdministrativeCenterOf Pčinja District
knownFor Ottoman-era architecture
cultural heritage
role as an administrative center of southern Serbia
role as an economic center of southern Serbia
traditional Balkan urban houses
liberatedFromOttomanEmpire 1878
locatedIn Southern Serbia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Pčinja District
locatedInTimeZone UTC+1
UTC+2
locatedOnRiver Vranjska River
nearMountain Krstilovica
Pljačkovica
officialLanguage Serbian
linked to: Serbian language
partOf Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Serbia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Principality of Serbia after 1878
Republic of Serbia
linked to: Serbia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
linked to: Yugoslavia
partOfRegion historical region of Kosovo and Metohija border area
population about 55,000 (city proper, early 2020s estimate)
postalCode 17500
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportConnection Corridor X (E75 motorway)
vehicleRegistrationCode VR
writingSystemUsed Cyrillic script
Latin script

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