Pirot

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Pirot is a town in southeastern Serbia known for its traditional woven carpets (Pirot kilims), historic fortress, and proximity to the Stara Planina (Balkan) mountain range.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pirot canonical 7
Pirot District 2
Pirot, Serbia 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
borderProximity Bulgaria
climate humid continental climate
country Serbia
demographics predominantly ethnic Serb population
hasCompany Tigar Tyres
hasCulturalEvent Pirot Carpet Colony
hasCulturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of Serbia (Pirot kilim weaving)
hasHeritage traditional carpet weaving
hasIndustry food industry
textile industry
tire manufacturing
hasLandmark Church of the Nativity of Christ
Old Turkish Fortress
Pirot Fortress
hasPostalCode 18300
knownFor Pirot Fortress
Pirot kilims
traditional woven carpets
locatedIn southeastern Serbia
locatedInAdministrative Pirot District
locatedInRegion Southern and Eastern Serbia
locatedNear Balkan Mountains
Stara Planina mountain range
linked to: Balkan Mountains
locatedOnRiver Nišava River
nearProtectedArea Stara Planina Nature Park
officialLanguage Serbian
linked to: Serbian language
partOfHistoricalRegion Šopluk
seatOf Pirot District
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transport Corridor X
Niš–Sofia railway line
writingSystem Serbian Cyrillic
Serbian Latin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Midžor nearestTownSerbia Pirot
Nišava River passesThrough Pirot District
linked to: Pirot
Southern and Eastern Serbia region containsRegion Pirot District
linked to: Pirot
Tigar headquartersLocation Pirot, Serbia
linked to: Pirot