Deligrad
| Deligrad | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 | |
  Deligrad Location in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 43°36′53″N 21°34′46″E / 43.61472°N 21.57944°ECoordinates: 43°36′53″N 21°34′46″E / 43.61472°N 21.57944°E[1] | |
| Country |
 Serbia |
| District | Nišava |
| Municipality | Aleksinac |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 211 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Deligrad[1] (Jabukovac[2] ) is a village in the municipality of Aleksinac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 211 people.[3]
History
In December 1806, it was the site of a major battle between the Serbs and the Turks, known as the Battle of Deligrad. Again, during the 1876-1877 Serbian-Ottoman war, there was a battle in Deligrad on 20 to 21 October 1876. In 1941, elements of the Yugoslav 26th Mounted Division fought their last battle against the invading Germans at Deligrad.[4]
References
- 1 2 Deligrad (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Jabukovac (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
- ↑ Piekałkiewicz, Janusz (1978) The Cavalry of World War II Orbis, page 254, ISBN 978-0-85613-022-9
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