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City of Kraljevo

Kraljevo is a city in the central part of Serbia, in the Raska Distric The city of Kraljevo occupies the area of 1,529 km². It is located at 190-208 m altitude, at the confluence of the Ibar river into the West Morava, from Sumadija mountains (Kotlenik) up to the Kopaonk group of mountains (Zeljin, Goc and Stolovi). On the west, it leans on mountain parts of the Pld Vlach (Jelica, Cemerno). On the north, the city of Kraljevo borders with municipalities of Cacak, Knic, Kragujevac and Rekovac, with municipalities Trstenik, Vrnjacka Spa and Aleksinac on the east, with the municipality of Raska on the south and with Ivanjica and Lucani on the west. According to the 2011 census, 125.488 citizens live in Kraljevo, of which 61.585 men and 63.903 women. Median age of the citizens is 41,9 years. 54,8% of citizens live in urban areas and 45,2% live in suburban areas.

Municipality of Loznica

The City of Loznica Loznica is a town in west Serbia known for many cultural and historical sights and also by tourism locations such as Trši?, the birthplace of Vuk Stefanovi? Karadži?, a reformer of the Serbian language and alphabet, Cyrillic. Loznica has 80,000 inhabitants and it is located on the border with Republika Srpska and on the banks of the Drina River. Loznica has been developing rapidly in the last few years and is pretending to become the leader of development in this part of West Serbia. Last year, two large foreign companies, the American company and the Chinese, came to the industrial zone in Loznica. The City of Loznica is developing in many areas and it is recognizable by many cultural, historical, and tourism events such as Vukov Sabor, the Drina regatta and many others. Loznica is attractive for tourists from Serbia and Europe, but also for many people who move to this city because of its many advantages.

Municipality of Veliko Gradiste

The municipality of Veliko Gradiste is located in the northeastern part of Serbia, by the Danube, 114 km downstream from Belgrade and belongs to Podunavlje region (Branicevo District). It covers an area of 344 km2 with 26 settlements. The seat of the municipality is town Veliko Gradiste and is the administrative, economic and cultural center of the municipality. To the north it is bounded by the Danube, which apartsit from neighboring Romania in a length of 20 km. Veliko Gradiste has the dock for all the ships on the Danube that are coming from the Black Sea ports on their way to Vienna. In part of its flow through Veliko Gradiste, Danube reaches the width up to 2,000 meters, and rightly carries the epithet “Danube sea”. On the right bank of the Danube is located Ram fortress. A few miles upstream from the ancient Byzantine fortress, in 1483, the new fortress was built by order of Bajazit II. It was an important cornerstone of the Turkish defensive line from Hungary. Silver Lake is 2.8 km far from Veliko Gradiste. Because of the closeness and good connections with major cities in Serbia, it is very popular for tourists and fishermen. Tourists who spend their vacation at Silver Lake, among other things to enjoy, have the opportunity to visit the attractive historic and cultural sites - Iron Gate, Viminacium, archeological site Lepenski vir and Golubac fortress. Veliko Gradiste is located on the part of the area in which the Romans, following the ore, built Castrum in the first century BC - important military fort and civilian settlement Pincum, named after the eponymous river Pincus (Pek). Soon it becomes commercial and craft centerand an important river port. Itexperienced the peak of development during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (second century AD). Pincum then enjoyed substantial autonomy, including the right to coin its own money. The name of Veliko Gradiste was mentioned for the first time in Ravanica charter from the year 1381, according to which Prince Lazar leaves 13 villages in Pek area, including Gradiste, to the Monastery Ravanica.

Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, Serbia

The Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities – National Association of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM), founded in 1953, gathers towns, municipalities and town municipalities. Our mission is to represent members' interests and support their development through joint activities, providing high-quality services in line with EU standards, in order to create the conditions for developed and effective local self-government. In particular, we represent the interests of local authorities in the EU integration process and international cooperation.

The city of Vranje

The city of Vranje is located in southern Serbia, in the central part of the Pcinja district. It borders with 5 municipalities of Pcinja district - in the north with the municipalities of Vladi?in Han and Surdulica, in the east with the municipality of Bosilegrad, in the south with the municipalities of Bujanovac and Trgovište, and in the northwestern part with 3 municipalities of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo, Kosovska Kamenica, Novo Brdo and Gjilan.The territory of the city of Vranje covers an area of 860 km², and consists of a total of 105 settlements, urban settlements Vranje and Vranjska Banja and 103 rural settlements organized in 32 local communities. Vranjska Banja has the status of a City Municipality. According to the 2011 census, the number of residents in the city is 83,524 inhabitants. The center of the city is the town of Vranje. The city is located in the northwestern part of the Vrana basin, on the left bank of the South Morava. It is located in at the foot of Pja?kovica (1231m), Krstilovica (1154m) and the State (731m) and represents economic, administrative, health, educational and cultural center of Pcinjski district.

The municipality of Kovin

The municipality of Kovin is the southmost part of Banat and covers 730 km2.The south boundary of the municipality is the Danube River in the length of 46 km, while its northern territories represent a part of the Deliliblato Sands, which spreads over 34,829.32 hectares. 53% of the Deliblato Sands are in the Kovin municipality. Its population amounts to 33,722 persons of various ethnic backgrounds. The municipality consists of 10 setllements: Kovin, Bavanište, Gaj, Dubovac, Deliblato, Mramorak, Skorenovac, Plo?ica, Malo Bavanište and Šumarak. Kovin is the administrative, cultural, political and economic center of the municipality and it has 13,499 inhabitants. Agriculture provides a high potential for municipal economic growth due to 42.5 thousand hectares of high quality arable land. The municipality also has coal, gravel and peat deposits.