Surdulica ( Serbian Cyrillic : Сурдулица ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of 2022, the population of the town is 9,242, while the municipality has 16,991 inhabitants.
16-496: Historically, the town by its modern name was first mentioned in texts from 1530 by Benedict Kuripešić . Following the revolutions of Serbia the Albanian majority was forced out of the town in 1877. It soon started to grow and develop in the hands of the independent nation of Serbia . Today, it is an industrial town with beautiful nature and plenty of wildlife. During World War I , 2,000–3,000 men were massacred by Bulgarian forces in
32-563: A result of the attack. One of Serbia's public broadcasters , RTS , reported that 20 civilians were killed during the April 27 bombings, whereas Human Rights Watch only recorded eleven deaths. Many of the victims had been killed in a single house on Zmaj Jova street, owned by Vojislav Milić. Milić's family and several neighbors took refuge in Milić's basement when his house was struck by two bombs, after which nine people were killed in his house alone. Over
48-477: A stop on their migrating way north or south. The lake is rich with fish and is one of largest reservoirs of clean water in that part of the country. The surrounding soil is lush and green resembling the Devon Downs or Argentine pampas. It presents great potential for cattle breeding and dairy production. It has distinct four seasons with long snowy winters and brief hot summers. There are also two streams running from
64-546: A technical college, Nikola Tesla . In line with falling population in the municipality of Surdulica the number of high school students is also falling. The local football team is FK Radnik Surdulica , which play in the Serbian SuperLiga . Benedict Kuripe%C5%A1i%C4%87 Benedikt Kuripečič or Benedikt Kuripešić ( German : Benedict Curipeschitz von Obernburg , 1491–1531) was a 16th-century Slovene diplomat who recorded epic songs about Miloš Obilić . Kuripečič
80-590: The Ottoman Empire lost the battle. He traveled through Kosovo and mentioned songs about the heroic deeds of Miloš Obilić and his unjustified slander. FK Radnik Surdulica FK Radnik Surdulica ( Serbian Cyrillic : ФК Радник Сурдулица ) is a professional football club based in Surdulica , Serbia . They compete in the Serbian First League , the second tier of the national league system . The club
96-675: The Ambassador of His Royal Majesty to Constantinople to the Turkish Emperor Suleiman. In the Year 1530) when he traveled to Istanbul as a translator in the service of King Ferdinand . His records describe emigration of people from Serbia to Bosnia in 1530. In his work he recorded some legends about the Battle of Kosovo and mentions epic songs about Miloš Obilić in regions far from Kosovo , such as Bosnia and Croatia . According to his records,
112-505: The course of the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia , Surdulica was subject to NATO bombings on multiple occasions. By the end of the bombing campaign, approximately fifty homes were destroyed and around 600 more were damaged in Surdulica alone. On April 27, 1999, NATO missiles struck several houses in the southern town of Surdulica. A CNN journalist named Alessio Vinci subsequently visited the local morgue, where he reported 16 civilians killed as
128-624: The mountains and joining at the town of Surdulica. This is where the Romanovce River joins the Vrla River on their way to South Morava and thence to the Danube and the Black Sea . Aside from the town of Surdulica, the municipality includes the following settlements: According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Surdulica has a population of 20,319 inhabitants. The ethnic composition of
144-449: The municipality of Surdulica: The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): There are two primary schools in the town of Surdulica - Vuk Karadžić and Jovan Jovanović Zmaj , and several schools in the villages around the town. There are three secondary schools: Svetozar Marković Gimnazija (Grammar School), Josif Pančić School of Agriculture and
160-406: The night of May 30–31, 1999, NATO airstrikes destroyed a sanatorium and a retirement home in Surdulica. Human Rights Watch published the names of the 23 civilians killed in the sanatorium. The town stands at 480 m above sea level; it is surrounded by mountains to the north by Čemernik and to the south by Vardenik ; the highest peak Strešer stands at 1875 meters high. Some twenty kilometres along
176-399: The river Vrla and up the mountains there is a highland called Vlasina . In the 1950s, a man made dam created a lake called Vlasinsko Jezero ( Vlasina Lake ) which is famous for its peat floating islands which were harvested by local farmers. The highland of Vlasina is unique natural reserve with rich wildlife in particular the many rare species of migrating birds that use this unique place as
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#1732855802698192-469: The same year, the club merged with FK Molidben from Belo Polje and was named FK Radnik. In July 2008, the club merged with FK Železničar from Vranjska Banja, taking its spot in the Serbian League East . They spent the next five seasons in the third tier of Serbian football. After winning the title in 2013 , the club was promoted to the Serbian First League . They spent the next two seasons in
208-588: The second tier before placing first in the 2014–15 Serbian First League and earning promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in their history. In the 2020–21 season, the club achieved its highest ever league finish of sixth place and also reached the semi-finals of the national cup. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. This
224-564: The town from 1916 to 1917. From 1929 to 1941, Surdulica was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . After World War II, Surdulica gradually industrialized, with one of the largest employers in the town being Zastava Pes, a supplier to Zastava 's automotive wing. With the introduction of sanctions against Yugoslavia during the 1990s, Zastava Pes reduced its workforce by 70% and had its international contracts terminated. Over
240-614: Was born in Gornji Grad , then part of the Habsburg Empire , now Slovenia . He entered the diplomatic service of the Habsburg monarchy and served in Moscow and Istanbul . His notable works include records of his journey through Serbia in 1530 ( Itinerarium Wegrayß. Kü[niglicher] May[estät] potschafft gen Constantinopel zů dem Türckischen Kayser Soleyman. Anno xxx ) (Itinerary: The journey of
256-439: Was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on the initiative of Gradimir Antić, a local shoemaker, who brought the first football ball to Surdulica . They stopped operating with the onset of World War II and Axis occupation of Serbia . In 1946, the club was reestablished as FK Polet on the initiative of Borivoje Milenković and Božidar Stanković. They subsequently changed their name to FK Hidrovlasina in 1950. Later
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