Vlasotince
thumb|250px|right|Panoramic view on Vlasotince Vlasotince () is a town and municipality located in Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of 2022, the municipality has 25,695 inhabitants, while the town itself has a population of 14,924 inhabitants.
Key facts
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- Vlasotince
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- Town and municipality
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- Vlasotince, town centre
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- Location of the municipality of Vlasotince within Serbia
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- Country
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- Region
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- Southern and Eastern Serbia
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- Notable people
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thumb|250px|right|Panoramic view on Vlasotince Vlasotince () is a town and municipality located in Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of 2022, the municipality has 25,695 inhabitants, while the town itself has a population of 14,924 inhabitants.
==History== According to Turkish records, the town existed in the 15th century as a Turkish administrative center. After the Turks were forced out of Serbia, locals started growing wine grapes as a kind of complementary business to their building activities. They made Vlasotince the number one wine region in the former Yugoslavia and furthermore the biggest wine exporter in the Balkans. The craftsmanship and building skills of workers and builders from this region were appreciated in the former Yugoslavia and its surrounding neighbours until the Yugoslav Wars.