Trstenik Трстеник (Serbian) | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
     From top: Panorama of Trstenik, The municipality building, Church of the Holy Trinity, Trstenik theater and Cultural center, Popina Memorial Park | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Trstenik within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:43°37′N20°59′E / 43.617°N 20.983°E /43.617; 20.983 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Rasina |
| Settlements | 51 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milena Turk (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 448 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 13,476 |
| • Town density | 1,337/km2 (3,463/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 35,875 |
| • Municipality density | 80.1/km2 (207/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37240 |
| Area code | +381(0)37 |
| Car plates | TS |
| Website | www |
Trstenik (Serbian Cyrillic:Трстеник,pronounced[tr̩stěniːk]) is a town and municipality located in theRasina District of centralSerbia. As of 2022 census, the town has 13,476, while the municipality has 35,875 inhabitants. It lies on theWest Morava river.
In the Early and Middle Iron Age, the tribe ofTriballi inhabited the West Morava. Romans conquered the area in the 1st century AD. Roman sites include theStražbecastrum on the right bank of the river, as well as sites inBučje andDonji Dubić, and others still unexplored. The Romans introduced theVitis vinifera (Common Grape Vine) to the region, which still today is processed inSerbian wineyards (It is one of the main incomes in the municipality).
In the Middle Ages, Trstenik belonged to the West Moravaoblast (province). The first written record of Trstenik is from Prince Lazar'sRavanica charter dated 1381, in which he donated Trstenik to theRavanica monastery.Ljubostinja monastery, founded byPrincess Milica, was built from 1388 to 1405.[3]
In 1427, theOttoman Empire conquered the areas ofKruševac and Trstenik. In the Western Morava valley, the Ottomans built theGrabovac fortress. After the final fall of theSerbian Despotate in 1459, Trstenik became an important Ottoman caravan stop. In an Austrian report dated 1784, Trstenik had 47 Muslim and 17 Christian houses, stone mosques, two inns and a few craft shops. At that time Trstenik was located 2km west of the present town, near the village ofOsaonica.
After receiving autonomy of thePrincipality of Serbia, Miloš Obrenović ordered the construction of a new settlement on the right bank of the Western Morava in the period 1832-1838. In the 1870s, Trstenik got a primary school, a post office, a pharmacy, a bank and the first steam mill. In 1899, west across the river, a steel bridge was built, and the following year the Church of the Holy Trinity was built. Stalać-Kraljevo railroad opened in 1910.
From 1929 to 1941, Trstenik was part of theMorava Banovina of theKingdom of Yugoslavia.
After World War II new facilities were built and a large part of the old quarters dates from this period. After World War II, Trstenik went through a significant industrial development with the establishment of the factory of hydraulic and pneumatic systemsPrva petoletka.[4] During the period of sanctions in the 1990s, the city stagnated.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 43,406 | — |
| 1953 | 46,606 | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 49,107 | +0.66% |
| 1971 | 50,624 | +0.30% |
| 1981 | 53,570 | +0.57% |
| 1991 | 54,873 | +0.24% |
| 2002 | 49,043 | −1.02% |
| 2011 | 42,966 | −1.46% |
| 2022 | 35,875 | −1.63% |
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According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Trstenik had a population of 42,966 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:[6]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Serbs | 41,829 | 97.35% |
| Romani | 342 | 0.80% |
| Montenegrins | 84 | 0.20% |
| Macedonians | 48 | 0.11% |
| Croats | 35 | 0.08% |
| Gorani | 29 | 0.07% |
| Yugoslavs | 17 | 0.04% |
| Bulgarians | 15 | 0.03% |
| Muslims | 15 | 0.03% |
| Romanians | 13 | 0.03% |
| Others | 539 | 1.25% |
| Total | 42,966 |
As of 2017, key industrial companies in Trstenik are mechanical manufacturerPPT-Petoletka and defense companyPPT-Namenska, both being the successors of once-great manufacturing company "Prva Petoletka" which employed nearly 20,000 employees at its peak during the 1980s.[citation needed]
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[7]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 192 |
| Mining and quarrying | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 3,314 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 101 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 183 |
| Construction | 134 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,251 |
| Transportation and storage | 282 |
| Accommodation and food services | 293 |
| Information and communication | 85 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 61 |
| Real estate activities | 1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 208 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 57 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 274 |
| Education | 686 |
| Human health and social work activities | 365 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 90 |
| Other service activities | 227 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 1,315 |
| Total | 9,121 |
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