Smederevo

Smederevo
Смедерево (Serbian)
City of Smederevo
From top: Republic Square, Church of Saint George, Courthouse in Smederevo, Town hall, Smederevo Gymnasium, Smederevo Fortress, Villa Zlatni Breg
Flag of Smederevo
Coat of arms of Smederevo
Location of the city of Smederevo within Serbia
Location of the city of Smederevo within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°40′N 20°56′E / 44.667°N 20.933°E / 44.667; 20.933
CountrySerbia
DistrictPodunavlje
Settlements28
Government
 • MayorJasmina Vojinović (SNS)
Area
 • Urban42.03 km2 (16.23 sq mi)
 • Administrative484.30 km2 (186.99 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Rank14th in Serbia
 • Urban
59,261
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 • Administrative
97,930
 • Administrative density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
  • 11300
  • 11303
  • 11304
  • 11305
  • 11330
Area code+381(0)26
Car platesSD
Websitewww.smederevo.org.rs

Smederevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Смедерево, pronounced [smêdereʋo] ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade.

According to the 2022 census, the city has a population of 59,261, with 97,930 people living in its administrative area.

Its history starts in the 1st century BC, after the conquest of the Roman Empire, when there existed a settlement by the name of Vinceia. The modern city traces its roots back to the Late Middle Ages when it was the capital (1430–39, and 1444–59) of the last independent Serbian state before Ottoman conquest.

Smederevo is said to be the city of iron (Serbian: гвожђе / gvožđe) and grapes (грожђе / grožđe).

  1. ^ AGE AND SEX, publikacije.stat.gov.rs; accessed 13 July 2023.