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Medveđa
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Also known as Medvedja

Medveđa (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 6,360, while the town has a population of 2,993.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in RS, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Albanian communities in Serbia, Medveđa and Municipalities and cities of Southern and Eastern Serbia.

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Medveđa
Settlement.native_name_lang
sr
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and municipality
Settlement.image_shield
COA Medveđa.png
Settlement.image_caption
Medveđa.png
Settlement.image_map
Municipalities of Serbia Medveđa.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the municipality of Medveđa within Serbia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern and Eastern Serbia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jablanica
Settlement.parts_type
Settlements
Settlement.parts_style
para
Settlement.p1
44
Settlement.leader_party
SNS
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Dragan Kulić

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Wikidata facts

Country
Serbia
Area
524
Elevation
440
Official website
www.medvedja.ls.gov.rs
Image
Medvedja.jpg
Dialing code
016
Licence plate code
LE
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category of associated people
Category:People from Medveđa
Commons category
Medveđa
topic's main category
Category:Medveđa
postal code
16240
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Yugoslavia (1918–92)
  • Breakup of Yugoslavia (1991–99)
  • Modern
  • Settlements
  • Demographics
  • Ethnic groups
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Gallery
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Medveđa (, ; , ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 6,360, while the town has a population of 2,993.

==Etymology== The name is derived from the Serbian word medved (медвед), "bear", hence meaning "the place of the bears".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Medveđa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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