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Žitorađa (Serbian Cyrillic: Житорађа, pronounced[ʒîtorad͡ʑa]) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of southern Serbia. The municipality includes 30 settlements. According to the 2022 census, the population of the municipality is 13,782 inhabitants.
Geography
Žitorađa is 35 km to the south-west from Niš. It lies 10 km from Corridor 10, which connects Serbia with North Macedonia, Greece and further east.
Settlements
Location within Toplica District
Aside from the town of Žitorađa, the municipality includes the following settlements:
The village has its origins in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) town "Ad Herculum" (Ad Hercules), which existed in the 4th century. The archaeological site of the Byzantine town is known as Žitoradsko kale, located on the Pasjača mountain, while a "Latin church" dating to the period is located in Glašince.
The primary school was founded in 1873. In 1877, the region was liberated from the Ottoman Empire. This event is considered the founding year of Žitorađa municipality.
The economy of Žitorada is mostly based on agriculture.[5] There are 23,300 hectares of arable land.[5] The farm “December
1st” has the capacity of 30,000,000 fattened pigs per year, and it is one of the most successful in the whole of Serbia.[5]
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[6]
Activity
Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
100
Mining and quarrying
-
Manufacturing
201
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
10
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
29
Construction
138
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
260
Transportation and storage
30
Accommodation and food services
22
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance activities
5
Real estate activities
-
Professional, scientific and technical activities
45
Administrative and support service activities
20
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security
119
Education
243
Human health and social work activities
138
Arts, entertainment and recreation
28
Other service activities
23
Individual agricultural workers
266
Total
1,685
Gallery
Town panorama
Vlahovo village panorama
Church in Vlahovo
Town center
Town Sports Hall
Water basin in Žitorađa
Trivia
The village was the site of the pre-ceremonial wedding of Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ražnatović "Ceca", who was born in the village, and Željko Ražnatović "Arkan", a notorious career criminal and paramilitary leader, on 19 February 1995.[7] The whole wedding was broadcast nationwide on RTV Pink.
Miodrag "Miki" Rakić (1975-2014), Serbian politician who played key role in reconciliation of SPS and DS and the formation of NDS and SNS, he was a former vice president of DS and chief of staff of president Boris Tadic
^Manaj, Ramë; Osmani, Jusuf; Mekaj, Shpresa; Aliu, Bekim (2018). THE EXPULSION OF ALBANIANS FROM SANJAK OF NISH 1877/78. Prishtinë: STATE AGENCY OF KOSOVO ARCHIVES. pp. 14–26.
