Vranje

City in Southern and Eastern Serbia, Serbia

Vranje

Врање (Serbian)

City

City of Vranje

From top: Main pedestrian zone, Courthouse in Vranje, County Building, National Museum, Prohor of Pčinja Monastery, White Bridge, Markovo Kale fortress

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of the city of Vranje within Serbia

Coordinates: 42°33′N 21°54′E﻿ / ﻿42.550°N 21.900°E﻿ / 42.550; 21.900
Country|  Serbia
Region| Southern and Eastern Serbia
District| Pčinja
Municipalities| 2
Settlements| 105
Government

• Mayor| Slobodan Milenković (SNS)
Area

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• Urban| 36.96 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
• Administrative| 860 km2 (330 sq mi)
Elevation

| 487 m (1,598 ft)
Population

(2022 census)[2]

• Rank| 16th in Serbia
• Urban

| 55,214
• Urban density| 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
• Administrative

| 74,381
• Administrative density| 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

17500

Area code| +381(0)17
ISO 3166 code| SRB
Car plates| VR
Website| www.vranje.org.rs

Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање, pronounced [ʋrâɲɛ] ⓘ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 74,381 and its urban area has 55,214 inhabitants.

Vranje is the economical, political and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in Southern Serbia. It was the first city from the Balkans to be declared UNESCO city of Music in 2019.[3][4] It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X, close to the borders with North Macedonia, Kosovo and Bulgaria. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vranje is seated in the city, as is the 4th Land Force Brigade of the Serbian Army.

## Etymology

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The toponym Vranje is first attested in an 11th-century Byzantine text. The town's name is believed to be derived from vran, a word of Slavic origin meaning swarthy or dark, or the archaic Slavic given name Vran, which itself is derived from the same word.[5]

## History

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The Romans conquered the region in the 2nd or 1st centuries BC. Vranje was part of Moesia Superior and Dardania during Roman rule. The Roman fortresses in the Vranje region were abandoned during the Hun attacks in 539–544 AD; these include the localities of Kale at Vranjska Banja, Gradište in Korbevac and Gradište in Prvonek.[6]

During the Middle Ages, in the 9th-11th centuries, the territory of modern-day Vranje was a part of Bulgaria. [7][8][9][10][11]

The first written mention of Vranje comes from Byzantine chronicle Alexiad by Anna Comnena (1083–1153), in which it is mentioned how Serbian ruler Vukan in 1093, as part of his conquests, reached Vranje and conquered it, however only shortly, as he was forced to retreat from the powerful Byzantines.[12] The city name stems from the Old Serbian word vran ("black"). The second mention is from 1193, when Vranje was temporarily taken by Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja from the Byzantines.[12] Vranje definitely entered the Serbian state in 1207 when it was conquered by Grand Prince Stefan Nemanjić.[12]

Some time before 1306, tepčija Kuzma was given the governorship of Vranje (a župa, "county", including the town and neighbouring villages), serving King Stefan Milutin.[13] At the same time, kaznac Miroslav held the surroundings of Vranje.[14] Next, kaznac Baldovin (fl. 1325–45) received the province around Vranje, serving King Stefan Dečanski.[15] Next, župan Maljušat, Baldovin's son, held the župa of Vranje.[16] By the time of the proclamation of the Serbian Empire, holders with the title kefalija are present in Vranje, among other cities.[17] During the fall of the Serbian Empire, Vranje was part of Uglješa Vlatković's possessions, which also included Preševo and Kumanovo. Uglješa became a vassal of Serbian Despot Stefan Lazarević after the Battle of Tripolje (1403); Vranje became part of Serbian Despotate.

Markovo Kale, ruins of a medieval fortress.

The medieval župa was a small landscape unit, whose territory expanded with creation of new settlements and independence of hamlets and neighbourhoods from župa villages and shepherd cottages.[12] Good mercantile relations with developing mine city Novo Brdo led to creation of numerous settlements.[12] In 1455, Vranje was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, amid the fall of the medieval Serbian state.[12] It was organized as the seat of a kaza (county), named Vranje, after the city and the medieval župa.[12]

Vranje was part of the Ottoman Empire until 1878, when the town was captured by the Serbian army commanded by Jovan Belimarković.[12] The urban population of Vranje consisted of 30,061 Christian and 12,502 Muslim males, with total number of 2,500 Serbian houses and 2,000 Muslim houses. The urban Muslim population of Vranje in the mid-19th century consisted of Turks and Albanians.[18] During the Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878), most of the Albanian population of Vranje was forced to flee to the Ottoman vilayet of Kosovo and others Muslims such as Turks fled from the city as well.[18] The only Muslim population permitted to remain after the war in the town were Serbian speaking Muslim Romani of whom in 1910 numbered 6,089 in Vranje.[19] Vranje entered the Principality of Serbia, with little more than 8,000 inhabitants at that time.[12] Up until the end of the Balkan Wars, the city had a special position and role, as the transmissive station of Serbian state political and cultural influence on Macedonia.[20]

In the early 20th century, Vranje had around 12,000 inhabitants. As a border town of the Kingdom of Serbia, it was used as the starting point for Serbian guerrilla (Chetniks) who crossed into Ottoman territory and fought in Kosovo and Macedonia. In World War I, the main headquarters of the Serbian army was in the town. King Peter I Karađorđević, Prime Minister Nikola Pašić and the chief of staff General Radomir Putnik stayed in Vranje. Vranje was occupied by the Kingdom of Bulgaria on 16–17 October 1915, after which war crimes and Bulgarisation was committed on the city and wider region.[21]

World War II memorial.

After the war, Vranje was part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in one of the 33 oblasts; in 1929, it became part of the Vardar Banovina. During World War II, Nazi German troops entered the town on 9 April 1941 and transferred it to Bulgarian administration on 22 April 1941. Vranje was liberated by the Yugoslav Partisans on 7 September 1944.

During Socialist Yugoslavia, Vranje was organized into the Pčinja District. In the 1960s and 1970s it was industrialized. During the 1990s, the economy of Vranje was heavily affected by the sanctions against Yugoslavia and the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.

## Geography

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Vranje is situated in the northwestern part of the Vranje basin, on the left waterside of the South Morava.[12]

Vranje is at base of the mountains Pljačkovica (1,231 metres (4,039 feet)), Krstilovice (1,154 metres (3,786 feet)) and Pržar (731 metres (2,398 feet)). The Vranje river and the city are divided by the main road and railway line, which leads to the north Leskovac (70 km), Niš (110 kilometres (68 miles)) and Belgrade (347 kilometres (216 miles)), and, to the south Kumanovo (56 kilometres (35 miles)), Skopje (91 kilometres (57 miles)) and Thessalonica (354 kilometres (220 miles)). It is 70 km (43 mi) from the border with Bulgaria, 40 km (25 mi) from the border with North Macedonia.

Vranje is the economical, political, and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in South Serbia.[12] The Pčinja District also includes the municipalities of Bosilegrad, Bujanovac, Vladičin Han, Preševo, Surdulica, and Trgovište.[12] It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X.

### Climate

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Climate data for Vranje (1991–2020, extremes 1961–persent)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 22.4
(72.3)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 33.4
(92.1)  | 37.9
(100.2)  | 41.6
(106.9)  | 40.1
(104.2)  | 37.0
(98.6)  | 33.2
(91.8)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 18.7
(65.7)  | 41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 4.5
(40.1)  | 7.7
(45.9)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 29.3
(84.7)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 0.3
(32.5)  | 2.5
(36.5)  | 6.8
(44.2)  | 11.6
(52.9)  | 16.1
(61.0)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 12.1
(53.8)  | 6.7
(44.1)  | 1.5
(34.7)  | 11.6
(52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −3.4
(25.9)  | −2.0
(28.4)  | 1.3
(34.3)  | 5.2
(41.4)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 13.1
(55.6)  | 14.6
(58.3)  | 14.6
(58.3)  | 10.7
(51.3)  | 6.4
(43.5)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | −1.8
(28.8)  | 5.9
(42.6)
Record low °C (°F)  | −25.0
(−13.0)  | −22.0
(−7.6)  | −16.0
(3.2)  | −6.6
(20.1)  | −0.3
(31.5)  | 2.3
(36.1)  | 5.0
(41.0)  | 4.5
(40.1)  | −2.4
(27.7)  | −7.0
(19.4)  | −12.6
(9.3)  | −18.0
(−0.4)  | −25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 39.9
(1.57)  | 41.0
(1.61)  | 43.5
(1.71)  | 52.9
(2.08)  | 63.1
(2.48)  | 59.3
(2.33)  | 46.2
(1.82)  | 41.8
(1.65)  | 50.2
(1.98)  | 60.2
(2.37)  | 54.3
(2.14)  | 53.6
(2.11)  | 606.0
(23.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6  | 11.5  | 12.4  | 12.0  | 13.1  | 10.1  | 8.3  | 6.7  | 9.2  | 9.9  | 10.7  | 13.9  | 130.4
Average snowy days  | 9.7  | 8.5  | 5.2  | 1.3  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.0  | 0.5  | 3.2  | 8.1  | 36.5
Average relative humidity (%)  | 81.8  | 74.8  | 66.6  | 64.0  | 66.2  | 64.5  | 60.0  | 59.1  | 66.3  | 73.4  | 79.0  | 83.4  | 69.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.9  | 103.7  | 154.0  | 181.2  | 225.9  | 278.3  | 320.7  | 302.6  | 209.4  | 158.6  | 91.6  | 59.1  | 2,160
Source: Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia[22][23]

Climate data for Vranje (2010-2022)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 4.6
(40.3)  | 9.1
(48.4)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 30.2
(86.4)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 25.7
(78.3)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 6.5
(43.7)  | 18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | 4.2
(39.6)  | 7.3
(45.1)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 20.3
(68.5)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 8.4
(47.1)  | 2.9
(37.2)  | 12.4
(54.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | −0.6
(30.9)  | 1.7
(35.1)  | 5.6
(42.1)  | 9.7
(49.5)  | 13.6
(56.5)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 11.3
(52.3)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 3.4
(38.1)  | −0.8
(30.6)  | 6.5
(43.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 52.0
(2.05)  | 46.8
(1.84)  | 50.6
(1.99)  | 119.1
(4.69)  | 63.4
(2.50)  | 52.2
(2.06)  | 44.1
(1.74)  | 22.2
(0.87)  | 43.1
(1.70)  | 57.8
(2.28)  | 61.7
(2.43)  | 55.2
(2.17)  | 668.2
(26.32)
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 67.7  | 101.1  | 151.9  | 194.3  | 214.2  | 256.8  | 319.5  | 312.6  | 216.5  | 172.3  | 99.7  | 67.6  | 2,174.2
Source: weatheronline.co.uk [24]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1093| 3,900| —
1386| 5,800| +0.14%
1800| 10,564| +0.14%
1878| 15,875| +0.52%
1900| 27,586| +2.54%
1905| 34,110| +4.34%
1910| 39,487| +2.97%
1921| 48,817| +1.95%
1948| 59,504| +0.74%
1953| 62,659| +1.04%
1961| 65,367| +0.53%
1971| 72,208| +1.00%
1981| 82,527| +1.34%
1991| 86,518| +0.47%
2002| 87,288| +0.08%
2011| 83,524| −0.49%
2022| 74,341| −1.05%
There is no citation available for pre-1948 population.
Source: [25]

The city population has been expanded by Yugoslav-era settlers and urbanization from its surroundings. Serb refugees of the Yugoslav Wars (1991–95) and the Kosovo War (1998–99), especially during and following the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, as well as emigrants from Kosovo in the aftermath of the latter conflict have further increased the population.

According to the 2022 census results, there are 74,381 inhabitants in the city of Vranje.

### Ethnic groups

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The ethnic composition of the city administrative area (2011 census):[26]

Ethnic group  | Population  | %

|
|

Serbs | 76,569  | 91.67%
Roma | 4,654  | 5.57%
Bulgarians | 589  | 0.71%
Macedonians | 255  | 0.31%
Montenegrins | 48  | 0.06%
Gorani | 43  | 0.05%
Croats | 33  | 0.04%
Yugoslavs | 22  | 0.03%
Muslims | 17  | 0.02%
Albanians | 13  | 0.02%
Russians | 10  | 0.01%
Others | 1,271  | 1.52%
Total | 83,524  |

## Municipalities and settlements

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City of Vranje in Pčinja District

The city of Vranje consists of two city municipalities: Vranje and Vranjska Banja.[2] Their municipal areas include the following settlements:

Municipality of Vranje

* Aleksandrovac
* Barbarušince
* Barelić
* Beli Breg
* Bojin Del
* Bresnica
* Buljesovce
* Buštranje
* Crni Lug
* Čestelin
* Ćukovac
* Ćurkovica
* Davidovac
* Dobrejance
* Donja Otulja
* Donje Punoševce
* Donje Trebešinje
* Donje Žapsko
* Donji Neradovac
* Dragobužde
* Drenovac
* Dubnica
* Dulan
* Dupeljevo
* Golemo Selo
* Gornja Otulja
* Gornje Punoševce
* Gornje Trebešinje
* Gornje Žapsko
* Gornji Neradovac
* Gradnja
* Gumerište
* Katun
* Klašnjice
* Koćura
* Kopanjane
* Kruševa Glava
* Krševica
* Kupinince
* Lalince
* Lepčince
* Lukovo
* Margance
* Mečkovac
* Mijakovce
* Mijovce
* Milanovo
* Milivojce
* Moštanica
* Nastavce
* Nova Brezovica
* Oblička Sena
* Ostra Glava
* Pavlovac
* Pljačkovica
* Preobraženje
* Ranutovac
* Rataje
* Ribnice
* Ristovac
* Roždace
* Rusce (Vranje)
* Sikirje
* Smiljević
* Soderce
* Srednji Del
* Stance
* Stara Brezovica
* Strešak
* Stropsko
* Struganica
* Studena
* Surdul
* Suvi Dol
* Tesovište
* Tibužde
* Trstena
* Tumba
* Urmanica
* Uševce
* Viševce
* Vlase (Vranje)
* Vranje
* Vrtogoš
* Zlatokop

Municipality of Vranjska Banja

* Babina Poljana
* Bujkovac
* Crni Vrh
* Duga Luka
* Izumno
* Klisurica
* Korbevac
* Korbul
* Kriva Feja
* Kumarevo (Vranje)
* Leva Reka
* Lipovac
* Nesvrta
* Panevlje
* Prvonek
* Prevalac
* Sebevranje
* Slivnica
* Stari Glog
* Toplac
* Vranjska Banja

## Society and culture

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### Culture

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White Bridge, a landmark of Vranje. Local traditional costume.

Vranje was an important Ottoman trading site. The White Bridge is a symbol of the city and is called "most ljubavi" (lovers' bridge) after the tale of the forbidden love between the Muslim girl Ajša and Christian Stojan that resulted in the father killing the couple. After that, he built the bridge where he had killed her and had the story inscribed in Ottoman Arabic. The 11th-century Markovo Kale fortress is in the north of the city. The city has traditional Balkan and Ottoman architecture.

The well-known theater play Koštana by Bora Stanković is set in Vranje.

Vranje is famous for its popular old music. The best known music is from the theater piece with music, Koštana, by Bora Stanković. This original music style has been renewed recently by taking different, specific, and more oriental form, with the contribution of rich brass instruments. It is played particularly by the Vranje Romani people.

Vranje is the seat of Pčinja District and, as such, is a major center for cultural events in the district. Most notable annual events are Borina nedelja, Stari dani, Dani karanfila (in Vranjska Banja), etc.

Vranje lies close to Besna Kobila mountain and Vranjska Banja, locations with high potential that are underdeveloped. Other locations in and around Vranje with some tourist potential include Prohor Pčinjski monastery, Kale-Krševica, Markovo kale, Pržar, birth-house museum of Bora Stankovic.

Largest hotels are Hotel Vranje, near the center and Hotel Pržar overlooking the city and the valley. The city has traditional Serbian cuisine as well as international cuisine restaurants and many cafes and bars.

### Culture institutions

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The Museum of Vranje

* National Museum (in former Pasha's residence, built in 1765)
* Youth Cultural Centre
* National Library
* Centre for Talents
* Theater "Bora Stanković"
* Tourist organization of Vranje

### Sport

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The city used to have an association football team, Dinamo Vranje, which has since been disbanded.

## Economy

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Pumpkins in the suburb village of Vlase.

Vranje is located in southern Serbia, on Corridor X near the border with North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The distance from Thessalonica international harbor is 285 km (177 mi); distance from the international airports of Skopje and Niš are 90 km (56 mi). Vranje has a long tradition of industrial production, trade, and tourism and is rich in natural resources, such as forests and geothermal resources.[27]

Until the second half of the 20th century Vranje was a craftsman town. The crafts included weaving, water-milling, and carriages craft. With the beginning of industrialization in the 1960s, many of these crafts disappeared. In those years, many factories were opened, such as the Tobacco Industry of Vranje (Serbian: Дуванска индустрија Врање), Simpo, Koštana (shoe factory), Yumco (cotton plant), Alfa Plam (technical goods), SZP Zavarivač Vranje and others.

The most common industries in the city of Vranje are timber industry, clothing, footwear and furniture, food and beverages, agricultural, textile industry, chemical industry, construction industry, machinery and equipment, and business services. There are more than 2,500 small- and medium-size companies. To potential investors there are industrial sites, with plan documents and furnished infrastructure. Among the companies with business locations in the city are British American Tobacco, Simpo, Sanch, Mladenovic D.O.O, Kenda Farben, Danny style, OMV and Hellenic Petroleum.[27]

As of September 2017, Vranje has one of 14 free economic zones established in Serbia.[28]

Historical statistics
Official Yumco logo

As of 1961, there were 1,525 employees; in 1971, there were 4,374 employees; and in 1998, there were 32,758 employees.[citation needed] Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, and due to sanctions imposed on FR Yugoslavia during the rule of Slobodan Milošević, the number of employees began to drop; factories which employed a large number of people closed, among whom are Yumco and Koštana. As of 2010, there were only 18,958 employed inhabitants and 7,559 unemployed.[citation needed] As of 2010, the city of Vranje has 59,278 available workers.[citation needed] In 2010, the City Council passed the "Strategy of sustainable development of the city of Vranje from 2010 to 2019," for the achievement of objectives through a transparent and responsible business partnership with industry and the public.[27]

As of 2020, a total of 24,509 people were employed. A total of 5,921 people (19.46%) were unemployed.[29]

Economic preview

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):[30]

Activity  | Total

|

Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 161
Mining and quarrying | 242
Manufacturing | 7,252
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 257
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 439
Construction | 668
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 2,953
Transportation and storage | 1,036
Accommodation and food services | 735
Information and communication | 214
Financial and insurance activities | 304
Real estate activities | 20
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 730
Administrative and support service activities | 492
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 1,410
Education | 1,691
Human health and social work activities | 1,779
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 411
Other service activities | 339
Individual agricultural workers | 56
Total | 21,188

## Notable people

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A statue of Borisav Stanković in his hometown of Vranje. A bust of Justin Popović

* Borisav Stanković (1876–1927), Serbian writer
* Justin Popović (1894–1979), theologian and philosopher

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

### Twin towns – sister cities

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The city of Vranje is twinned with:

* Nowy Sącz, Poland, since 2002[31]
* Kavala, Greece, since 2009
* Leposavić, Kosovo[32]

## See also

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* List of cities in Serbia

## References

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* Mitrović, Andrej (2007). Serbia's Great War, 1914–1918. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-55753-477-4.
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## Further reading

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* Tatomir P. Vukanović (1978). Vranje: etnička istorija i kulturna baština vranjskog gravitacionog područja u doba oslobođenja od Turaka, 1878. Radnički univerzitet u Vranju.
* Сања Златановић (2003). Свадба - прича о идентитету: Врање и околина. Etnografski institut SANU. ISBN 978-86-7587-026-5.
* Jadranka Đorđević (2001). Srodnički odnosi u Vranju. Etnografski institut. ISBN 978-86-7587-018-0.
* Hrabri vranjski i moravski bataljoni: 1912-1918. Vranjska podružnica Udruženja nosilaca Albanske spomenice. 1970.
* Bazić, Mirjana (2008). "Istorijski značaj i prosvetna politika grada Vranja" (PDF). Baština. 24: 253–260.

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Villages|

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* Aleksandrovac
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* Barelić
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* Bresnica
* Buljesovce
* Buštranje
* Čestelin
* Crni Lug
* Ćukovac
* Ćurkovica
* Davidovac
* Dobrejance
* Donja Otulja
* Donje Punoševce
* Donje Trebešinje
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* Drenovac
* Dubnica
* Dulan
* Dupeljevo
* Golemo Selo
* Gornja Otulja
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* Gornje Trebešinje
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* Milivojce
* Moštanica
* Nastavce
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* Oblička Sena
* Ostra Glava
* Pavlovac
* Pljačkovica
* Preobraženje
* Ranutovac
* Rataje
* Ribnice
* Ristovac
* Roždace
* Rusce
* Sikirje
* Smiljević
* Soderce
* Srednji Del
* Stance
* Stara Brezovica
* Strešak
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* Struganica
* Studena
* Surdul
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* Tesovište
* Tibužde
* Trstena
* Tumba
* Urmanica
* Uševce
* Viševce
* Vlase
* Vrtogoš
* Zlatokop

Vranjska Banja1|

* Babina Poljana
* Bujkovac
* Crni Vrh
* Duga Luka
* Izumno
* Klisurica
* Korbevac
* Korbul
* Kriva Feja
* Kumarevo (Vranje)
* Leva Reka
* Lipovac
* Nesvrta
* Panevlje
* Prevalac
* Prvonek
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* Slivnica
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* Toplac

Vladičin Han|

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* Zebince
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Surdulica|

* Alakince
* Bacijevce
* Belo Polje
* Binovce
* Bitvrđa
* Božica
* Ćurkovica
* Danjino Selo
* Dikava
* Donje Romanovce
* Drajinci
* Dugi Del
* Dugojnica
* Gornja Koznica
* Gornje Romanovce
* Groznatovci
* Jelašnica
* Kalabovce
* Kijevac
* Klisura
* Kolunica
* Kostroševci
* Leskova Bara
* Mačkatica
* Masurica
* Novo Selo
* Palja
* Rđavica
* Stajkovce
* Strezimirovci
* Suhi Dol
* Suvojnica
* Topli Do
* Topli Dol
* Troskač
* Vlasina Okruglica
* Vlasina Rid
* Vlasina Stojkovićeva
* Vučadelce
* Zagužanje

Bosilegrad|

* Barje
* Belut
* Bistar
* Brankovci
* Bresnica
* Buceljevo
* Crnoštica
* Doganica
* Donja Lisina
* Donja Ljubata
* Donja Ržana
* Donje Tlamino
* Dukat
* Gložje
* Goleš
* Gornja Lisina
* Gornja Ljubata
* Gornja Ržana
* Gornje Tlamino
* Grujinci
* Izvor
* Jarešnik
* Karamanica
* Milevci
* Mlekominci
* Musulj
* Nazarica
* Paralovo
* Ploča
* Radičevci
* Rajčilovci
* Resen
* Ribarci
* Rikačevo
* Žeravino
* Zli Dol

Trgovište|

* Babina Poljana
* Barbace
* Crna Reka
* Crnovce
* Crveni Grad
* Dejance
* Đerekarce
* Donja Trnica
* Donji Kozji Dol
* Donji Stajevac
* Dumbija
* Goločevac
* Gornovac
* Gornja Trnica
* Gornji Kozji Dol
* Gornji Stajevac
* Kalovo
* Lesnica
* Mala Reka
* Margance
* Mezdraja
* Novi Glog
* Novo Selo
* Petrovac
* Prolesje
* Radovnica
* Rajčevce
* Šajince
* Šaprance
* Široka Planina
* Šumata Trnica
* Surlica
* Vladovce
* Zladovce

Bujanovac|

* Baraljevac
* Biljača
* Bogdanovac
* Borovac
* Božinjevac
* Bratoselce
* Breznica
* Brnjare
* Buštranje
* Čar
* Dobrosin
* Donje Novo Selo
* Đorđevac
* Drežnica
* Gornje Novo Selo
* Gramada
* Jablanica
* Jastrebac
* Karadnik
* Klenike
* Klinovac
* Končulj
* Košarno
* Krševica
* Kuštica
* Letovica
* Levosoje
* Ljiljance
* Lopardince
* Lučane
* Lukarce
* Mali Trnovac
* Muhovac
* Negovac
* Nesalce
* Oslare
* Pretina
* Pribovce
* Rakovac
* Ravno Bučje
* Rusce
* Samoljica
* Sebrat
* Sejace
* Spančevac
* Srpska Kuća
* Starac
* Suharno
* Sveta Petka
* Trejak
* Turija
* Uzovo
* Veliki Trnovac
* Vogance
* Vrban
* Zarbince
* Žbevac
* Žuželjica

Preševo|

* Aliđerce
* Berčevac
* Bujić
* Bukarevac
* Bukovac
* Buštranje
* Cakanovac
* Cerevajka
* Crnotince
* Čukarka
* Depce
* Donja Šušaja
* Gare
* Golemi Dol
* Gornja Šušaja
* Gospođince
* Ilince
* Kurbalija
* Ljanik
* Mađare
* Miratovac
* Norča
* Oraovica
* Pečeno
* Rajince
* Ranatovce
* Reljan
* Sefer
* Slavujevac
* Stanevce
* Strezovce
* Svinjište
* Trnava
* Žujince

Municipalities or cities of Serbia, 1 - Vranje`s urban municipalities

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Cities|

* Bor
* Leskovac
* Niš
* Crveni Krst
* Medijana
* Niška Banja
* Palilula
* Pantelej
* Pirot
* Požarevac
* Požarevac
* Kostolac
* Prokuplje
* Smederevo
* Vranje
* Vranje
* Vranjska Banja
* Zaječar

Municipalities|

* Aleksinac
* Babušnica
* Bela Palanka
* Blace
* Bojnik
* Boljevac
* Bosilegrad
* Bujanovac
* Crna Trava
* Dimitrovgrad
* Doljevac
* Gadžin Han
* Golubac
* Kladovo
* Knjaževac
* Kučevo
* Kuršumlija
* Lebane
* Majdanpek
* Malo Crniće
* Medveđa
* Merošina
* Negotin
* Petrovac
* Preševo
* Ražanj
* Smederevska Palanka
* Sokobanja
* Surdulica
* Svrljig
* Trgovište
* Velika Plana
* Veliko Gradište
* Vladičin Han
* Vlasotince
* Žabari
* Žagubica
* Žitorađa

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