Prokuplje
Prokuplje (Serbian Cyrillic: Прокупље, pronounced [prǒkupʎe]) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.
Prokuplje
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Prokuplje- collage of images: General Hospital, Latin Church, City Hall, Statue on the court building, Monument to World War I heroes, National museum of Toplica. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the city of Prokuplje within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′10″N 21°35′25″E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Toplica |
| City status | June 2018 |
| Settlements | 107 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandar Simonović (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 759 km2 (293 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Urban | 24,627 |
| • Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 38,054 |
| • Administrative density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18400 |
| Area code | +381(0)27 |
| Car plates | PK |
| Website | www |
Prokuplje is one of the Roman sites of Serbia. The town was known as Ürgüp during Ottoman rule and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1878.
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