Krnjevo
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  Krnjevo | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′34″N 21°02′49″E / 44.40944°N 21.04694°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Podunavlje District |
| Municipality | Velika Plana |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Krnjevo is a small town in the municipality of Velika Plana, Serbia. By road it is 105 kilometres (65 mi) southeast of the Belgrade. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 4,253 people.[1] The area, with its rich black soils, belongs to the Smederevo wine region which also includes Smederevo, Grocka, and Pozarevac.[2] In 1975, a three-nave early Christian basilica was found here near the banks of the .[3]
Notable people[]
- Velibor Jonić, a member of the fascist movement ZBOR and a Serbian Commissioner of Education during World War II
- Kosta Manojlović (1890–1949), composer
- Aleksandar Tirnanić, Yugoslavian footballer
References[]
- ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- ^ Aničić, Anica (1969). Wines and wine-growing districts of Yugoslavia: Winecard. "Zadružna štampa,". p. 52.
- ^ Grozdanov, Cvetan (1989). Macedonian national treasures. Makedonska kniga. p. 112.
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