See also: Leskovac (homonymy)

Leskovac , in Serb Cyrillic Лесковац, is a city and a municipality of Serbia located in the district of Jablanica. Leskovac is the administrative center of the district. In 2002, the city counted 63.185 inhabitants and the municipality of which it is center 156.252.

Leskovac is located at the foot of the mount Hisar, to 290 km of Belgrade.

At the 12th century, Stefan Nemanja accepted the area in gift of the Byzantine Empire. With this épque, the city was called Dubočica. One finds the name of Leskovac for the first time in a document of the 14th century. The Turks called it Hisar, term which means " the forteresse".

In the middle of the 19th century, Leskovac was, by its population, the second town of Serbia after Belgrade; it was specialized in textile industry, so much so that it was called “small the Manchester”.

The current economic situation is undoubtedly less flourishing; on the other hand, Leskovac is with Niš one of the economic and cultural centers of Serbia of the South.

The geneticist Miodrag Stojković was born in Leskovac.

History of Leskovac

The historian Greek Hérodote or V century before our era assembled to the site of the current town of Leskovac a village Illyrien (Dardons). At the 2nd century the Roman Empire has overcome the Illyriens, and on left bank of the river Veternica on the hill Hisar builds a fortress.

To the 12th century the Greek king Manojlo offers to Nemanja the territory of Dubocica where Leskovac is. In 1348, the Tsar Stefan Dusan offers the village with the monastery Hilendar. In 1395 the nun Efimija (Milica reindeer) with the wire Vukan and Stefan offer to Svetogorski a monastery, a house and two servants. It is at this time that for the first time one speaks about the town of Leskovac.

The Turks attack for the first time in 1454 the territory of Dubocica. Voïvode Nikola Skobaljic stops the Turks close to the village of Bilje in their inflicting heavy losses. November 16th, 1454 Nikola Skobaljic is captured by the Turks with his uncle, and is killed in tortures. The area remains with the hands of the Turks until 1877/78. In 1837 the French geographer Ami Drunk writes that Leskovac has 3000 houses (2400 Christian women, 500 Turkish, 30 gypsies and 10 Jewish), that is to say in all: 15000 inhabitants. Leskovac was the center of Pasaluk de Leskovac. The first factory of spinning mill is open in 1884 in the village of Stajkovce. Follows a cotton factory in 1896. In 1895 Zika Obrenovic installs a printing works.

Leskovac between 1915 1941

In 1938 Leskovac with a population of 18.000 inhabitants is one of the industrial centers of Yugoslavia. The industry of the cotton of Leskovac with Vucje I Grdelica then accounted for 40% of the production of textile of Yugoslavia. The city at the time has 3 textile factories, 5 foundries, 3 ceramics factories, 6 mills (capacity of 15.000 coaches/ass), of the beer, soap, gum factories, of ice, 375 merchants, 579 craftsmen. In 1988 the bank of Leskovac has a capital of 713 million dinars of time. The city has a hospital, 10 coffees, 16 lawyers, 110 streets, 5 libraries, and a powerplant.

Leskovac between 1941-1945

Six and eight April 1941 the city is to bombard, the station and the streets principal towards Hisar are destroyed and the foundry “Sava”. Allemandes enters the city on April 12th, 1941. September 6th, 1944 its reason the American bombers B29, 50 planes bombarding the city. The city is completmont destroyed, estimate is very broad the government according to the war estimates between 2.5 and 4 thousand died and 1840 building. The city is rebuilt until 1948.

After 1945

Geography

The municipality of Leskovac is in the servants of Leskovac (lange 50 and broad 45 km). On 1.052 km ² there are 162.000 inhabitants in 144 cheap and villages. An obligatory passage of Belgrade towards Athens. Leskovac is with 42°52' geographical width, and 21°57' geographical length. The area is surrounded of the mountain: Babicka will gora, Selicevica, Krusevica, Radan, Cemarnik. The servants is between 210 and 240 m in with the top of the mother.

Climate

Temperature maximum of 42°C 05.07.2000. Temperature minimal of 30.3°C 13.01.1985 The 26.06.1954 takes place maximum of rains 92.00mm. The 03.01.1963 has to fall 124 cm from snow. Climate and continental with an average temperature of 10.9°C

Hydrography

The hydrography of area is very dense, one finds water in mow underground layer and the terrestrial source. The largest river is Morava de Sud with its affluent Veternica, Jablanica, Vucijanka, Pusta reka, Pupska reka. Lakes artificial: Leskovac is to surround with three lakes artificial: lakes of Brestovac, Barje and Lakes Vlasotince.

Lakes of Vlasinsko is lakes artificial it has 1205 m in above the mayor. The lakes was creates with the site of drank of Vlasinsko which is towards the border with Bulgaria on plates. Its length and of 13 km and its width and surroundings 3 km with depth of 12 Mr. have his maximum the lake on a surface of 16.5 km ² and a mass of 168*106 m3, and have its levels lowest has a surface of 5.6 km ².

Lakes artificial Barje was creates with the construction of stopping on rivetting it Vetrenica has 30 km of Leskovac close to Vetrenica village. The lakes was creates for the battered one of Leskovac and its area. Capacity of lakes of lakes and 40.670.000m3 with a surface of 139 hectare.

Event

Roštiljijada

" Roštiljijada" (Serbian Cyrillic: Роштиљијада]] the week of barbecue ) is a grill-meat festival which was organized in Leskovac during many years, which takes place every year at the beginning of September. During the event, the principal boulevard is closed for the traffic, the night and the day during five days, and all its manner there are grill-is held built, to create many provisional restaurants. Many visitors everywhere of Serbia and much of tourists come in good Leskovac to appreciate a grill and entertainment. The organizers hold of the contests, as in making largest [pljeskavica]. The festival is the culminating point of the year of Leskovac.

Localities of the municipality of Leskovac

External bond

Official site of the town of Leskovac

Internal bond

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