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( at , built beside the river
Ibar , 7 km west of its confluence with the
Serbian Morava ; and in the midst of an upland valley, between the
Kotlenik Mountains , in the north, and the
Stolovi Mountains , in the south.
In of Serbia. The Kraljevo city proper consists of 16 settlements. In 1991.,Kraljevo city proper had 80,559 inhabitants. Because of the enormous number of refugees from Kosovo (around 18,500),today the population in Kraljevo city proper is estimated on around 100,000 inhabitants.
Formerly known as , '''Karanovac''' and '''Rankovićevo''', Kraljevo received its present name, signifying "the King's Town", from King
Milan (
1868 -
1889 ), who also made it a bishopric, instead of
Čačak , 35 km northwest.
By far its most interesting feature is the Coronation church belonging to
Žiča Monastery . Here six or seven kings are said to have been crowned. The church is
Byzantine in style, and has been partially restored; but the main tower dates from the year
1210 , when it was founded by
Saint Sava , the patron saint of Serbia.
The famous monastery of
Studenica , 39 km south by west of Kraljevo, stands high up among the south-western mountains, overlooking the
Studenica , a tributary of the Ibar. It consists of a group of old-fashioned timber and plaster buildings, a tall belfry, and a diminutive church of white marble, founded in
1190 by King
Stephen Nemanya , who himself turned monk and was canonized as
Saint Simeon . The carvings round the north, south and west doors have been partially defaced by the
Turks . The inner walls are decorated with Byzantine frescoes, among which only a painting of the
Last Supper , and the portraits of five saints, remain unrestored. The dome and narthex are modern additions. Besides the silver shrine of Saint Simeon, many gold and silver ornaments, church vessels and old manuscripts, there are a set of vestments and a reliquary, believed by the monks to have been the property of Saint Sava.
MCN Wireless is non-profit wireless community network on Kraljevo area, member of
Srbija Wireless .
Serbian municipalities are often larger than cities or towns (which are municipal seats), as they comprise the town/city and surrounding villages and/or towns. This is due to change and many large municipalities, including the one of Kraljevo, will be divided.
Municipality of Kraljevo include following settlements:
The City area of Kraljevo comprize next settlements :
Adrani ,
Centar ,
Čibutkovac ,
Grdica ,
Higijenski Zavod ,
Jarčujak ,
Konarevo ,
Mataruge ,
Mataruška Banja ,
Metikoš ,
Ratina ,
Ribnica ,
Stara Čaršija ,
Vitanovac ,
Vrba ,
Zaklopača ,
Zelengora and
Žiča .
Ethnic groups in the Kraljevo municipality:
- Serbs = 117,793
- Montenegrins = 1,020
- Roma = 876
- Macedonians = 251
- Yugoslavs = 213
- Croats = 209
- others
NBA player
Vlade Divac started his career in Kraljevo, while playing for "Sloga" basketball club. He now donates to the club. Another
NBA player,
Nenad Krstić was born in Kraljevo, and played for "Mašinac" basketball club from Kraljevo.
