Paraćin

Also known as Paracin

Paraćin (, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. Located in the Velika Morava river valley, north of Kruševac and southeast of Kragujevac, the town had a population of 22,349 in 2022. It also has a civilian airport.

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Place details

Locality: Општина Параћин
Region: Central Serbia
Country: Србија
Population: 6,000

Travel guide

Understand

Paraćin is a city in the central Serbian province of Pomoravle. Paraćin is a transportation hub that extends to the capital Belgrade to the north, Zayechar to the east, Krallevo to the west, and Nishi to the south. The Moraba River flows far to the west and the Tsurnicha River, a tributary of the Moraba River, meanders through the middle of the city.

On the eastern outskirts of Paraćin, there was the Roman city of Petrus, but today there are few traces left. The Conical Petrus Hotel stands next to the Tsurnitsa River in the middle of the city, and there is an antique Holy Trinity Church nearby. There is a large bottle factory in the city, and the villages of Cisibatz and Gonyamutnitsa are considered tourist attractions on the eastern outskirts.

Do

Visit Unesco world heritage site of Studenica-monastery, located approx. 50 km south-west of Paraćin.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

14 sections

Contents

History
Folklore
Geography
Settlements
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Sports
Tourism
Notable citizens
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
References
External links

==History== There is a Neolithic archaeological site in the village of Drenovac. Basarabi pottery from the 8th Century BC depicting a domestic rooster was discovered near the town. Coins of Byzantine emperor Justinian (525–565) have been found at the Roman fort at Momčilov Grad.