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Veliko Gradište
Town and municipality in Southern and Eastern Serbia, Serbia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veliko Gradište (Serbian Cyrillic: Велико Градиште, pronounced [ʋělikoː ɡrâdiːʃte]; Romanian: Grădiștea Mare) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of eastern Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the Danube River and left bank of the Pek River. In 2022, the town had a total population of 5,518 and the municipality had a population of 15,455.
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Name
The name means 'large medieval fortified settlement' in Serbian. Names in other languages: Romanian: Grădiștea Mare.[citation needed]
History
Thracians and Dacians lived in the region prior to the Roman conquering of the Balkans in the 1st century BC, when the town was known as "Pincum", in the province of Upper Moesia. The Pincum relief of the Trojan Cycle depicting Achilles and Hector was found in Ritopek.[3]
Settlements
Aside from the town of Veliko Gradište, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Demographics
As of 2011 census, the municipality has 17,610 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality is given in the following table (as of 2011 census):[5]
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Climate
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Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]
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Notable people
- Žanka Stokić, actress
- Philip Zepter, businessman
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