Moravica District

Moravica District (Moravi?ki okrug)

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The Moravicki District is in the central parts of Serbia. It encompasses the municipalities of:

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• Gornji Milanovac
• Cacak
• Lucani
• Ivanjica

It has a population of 230,748. Its seat is in the city of Cacak.

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In the monuments heritage of Cacak a special place take the religious building: monasteries and churches. The ten monasteries of the Ovcarsko-Kablarska Gorge are referred to as the Serbian Athos. Certain of them were built in the time of the Serb gentry of the Nemanjic, Lazarevic and Brankovic dinasties. Over centuries these ten monasteries safeguarded the ancient manuscripts, out of which some were also written there.

Related Topics:
Nemanjic - Lazarevic - Brankovic

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Cacak is one of the major economic centers of Serbia. Its economy is dominated by industrial production. Above all, by metal-processing (the "Sloboda" and "Cer" factories), paper production (Paper Factory), chemical industry (the "1 May"). It has also well developed agriculture ("Stocar").

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Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.

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