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Coordinates: 43°13′N 22°19′E

Bela Palanka
Bela Palanka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бела Паланка, pronounced [bɛ̂ːlaː pǎlaːŋka]) is a town and
municipality located in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. According to the 2011
Bela Palanka
Бела Паланка
census, the population of the town is 8,143, and the population of the municipality is 12,126.
In ancient times, the town was known as Remesiana. The name Bela Palanka means 'white Town and municipality
town'.

Contents
Geography
Climate
History
View from heights
Settlements
Demographics
Ethnic groups
Economy
Gallery
See also
References
Coat of arms
External links

Geography
Bela Palanka is a small town in the southeast of the country and is surrounded by countryside
and mountains. The town is accessible from the nearby city of Niš by the Niš Express buses
that run from Niš to Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad, and Sofia.

Climate
Bela Palanka has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), that's very close to a
humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb).

Location of the municipality of Bela Palanka

within Serbia
Coordinates: 43°13′N 22°19′E
Country Serbia
Region Southern and
Eastern Serbia
District Pirot
Settlements 46
Government
• Mayor Goran Miljković
(SNS)
Area[1]
• Urban 8.28 km2
(3.20 sq mi)
• Municipality 551 km2
(213 sq mi)
Elevation 394 m (1,293 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
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• Town 8,143
• Town density 980/km2
(2,500/sq mi)
• Municipality 12,126
• Municipality 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
density
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18310
Area code +381(0)18
Car plates PI
Website www.belapalanka
.org.rs (http://ww
w.belapalanka.or
g.rs)

Climate data for Bela Palanka

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average 3.6 6.4 12.1 16.8 21.6 25.3 27.6 27.9 24.2 18.1 9.7 4.9 16.5
high °C (°F) (38.5) (43.5) (53.8) (62.2) (70.9) (77.5) (81.7) (82.2) (75.6) (64.6) (49.5) (40.8) (61.7)
Daily mean 0.1 2.5 6.9 11.1 15.7 19.1 20.8 20.9 17.3 12.4 5.8 1.8 11.2
°C (°F) (32.2) (36.5) (44.4) (52) (60.3) (66.4) (69.4) (69.6) (63.1) (54.3) (42.4) (35.2) (52.2)
Average low −3.3 −1.4 1.7 5.4 9.8 12.9 14.1 13.9 10.5 6.7 2.0 −1.2 5.9
°C (°F) (26.1) (29.5) (35.1) (41.7) (49.6) (55.2) (57.4) (57) (50.9) (44.1) (35.6) (29.8) (42.7)
Average
40 39 41 49 67 65 49 41 42 42 55 52 582
precipitation
(1.57) (1.54) (1.61) (1.93) (2.64) (2.56) (1.93) (1.61) (1.65) (1.65) (2.17) (2.05) (22.91)
mm (inches)

Source: Climate-Data.org [3]

History
The town was originally settled by the Dacians and was known under the ancient name of Aiadava or Aeadaba. Thracians inhabited the area
until their assimilation into contemporary ethnic groups in the area.

After the Romans conquered Moesia in 75 BC, the new castrum (imperial domain with estates) and municipium was known initially as
Ulpianorum and then Remesiana[4] (Moesi) and stood along the Via Militaris between Naissus and Serdica.

Emperor Justinian had following strongholds in the district of Remesiana:

Brittura Subaras Lamponiana Stronges Dalmatas Primiana Phrerraria Topera Tomes Cuas Tzertzenutzas Stens Aeadaba Destreba
Pretzouries Cumudeba Deurias Lutzolo Rhepordenes Spelonca Scumbro Briparo Tulcoburgo Longiana Lupophantana Dardapara
Burdomina Grinciapana Graecus Drasimarca

The patron saint of Romania, Nicetas of Remesiana, was a 4th-century bishop at Remesiana. Peter the Hermit was defeated by the Byzantines
in the north and regrouped at an evacuated Bela Palanka, gathering the harvest before heading to Constantinople.[5]

Excavations include well-preserved castrum dating to 4th century and a hoard of 260 coins minted during the rule of Constantine I,
Theodosius I, Tiberius Claudius Nero (3rd century AD).[6] During the 1096 People's Crusade the town, left abandoned by its inhabitants, was
briefly occupied by the pilgrims led by Peter the Hermit, Walter of Breteuil and Rainald of Breis.

From 1929 to 1941, Bela Palanka was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Settlements
Aside from the town of Bela Palanka, the municipality consists of the following villages:

Babin Kal Gornji Rinj Klisura Moklište Crveni Breg

Bežište Gradište Kozja Mokra Crnče
Bukurovac Divljana Kosmovac Novo Selo Čiflik

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Veta Dolac Kremenica Oreovac Šljivovik

Vitanovac Dolac (village) Krupac Pajež Špaj
Vrandol Donja Glama Lanište Sinjac
Vrgudinac Donja Koritnica Leskovik Tamnjanica
Glogovac Donji Rinj Ljubatovica Telovac
Gornja Glama Draževo Miranovac Toponica
Gornja Koritnica Klenje Miranovačka Kula Crvena Reka

Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 12,126 inhabitants.
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
Ethnic groups 1948 29,641 —
The ethnic composition of the municipality: 1953 28,756 −0.60%
1961 24,982 −1.74%
Ethnic group Population 1971 21,325 −1.57%
Serbs 10,395 1981 18,744 −1.28%
1991 16,447 −1.30%
Romani 1,418
2002 14,381 −1.21%
Muslims 10 2011 12,126 −1.88%
Macedonians 8 Source: [7]
Bulgarians 8
Others 257
Total 12,126

Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):[8]

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Activity Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 17
Mining 48
Processing industry 354
Distribution of power, gas and water 19
Distribution of water and water waste management 69
Construction 55
Wholesale and retail, repair 223
Traffic, storage and communication 81
Hotels and restaurants 81
Media and telecommunications 30
Finance and insurance 12
Property stock and charter -
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 48
Administrative and other services 66
Administration and social assurance 143
Education 159
Healthcare and social work 173
Art, leisure and recreation 54
Other services 32
Total 1,662

Gallery

Bela Palanka Fountain Spring Donja Koritnica

by night

Basilica Apse under excavation 3rd century Rajko Mitić

in Remesiana Septimius Monument
Severus
monument in
Bela Palanka.

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See also
Subdivisions of Serbia
Archaeological Sites of Great Importance (Serbia)

References
1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006" (http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved
2010-11-28.
2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in
1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjig
a20.pdf) (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
3. "Climate: Bela Palanka, Serbia" (https://en.climate-data.org/location/59321/). Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
4. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110715200734/http://www.roma-victrix.com/urbesetloca/urbesetloca_moesia.htm).
Archived from the original (http://www.roma-victrix.com/urbesetloca/urbesetloca_moesia.htm) on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
5. God's war: a new history of the Crusades-Christopher Tyerman 2006
6. Ancient diseases: the elements of palaeopathology-Srboljub Živanović 1982
7. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191241/http://p
od2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf) (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived
from the original (http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf) (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
8. "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017" (http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2017/pdf/G20172023.pdf)
(PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

External links
Bela Palanka (http://www.belapalanka.org.rs)
Bela Palanka - tourist portal (https://web.archive.org/web/20100930091914/http://www.belapalanka.net/)

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