Southern Serbia ( Serbian : Јужна Србија , romanized : Južna Srbija ) or sometimes referred to as Southeastern Serbia , Southern Pomoravlje, South of Central Serbia , historically known as New Serbia or New Territories , is a macroregion in Republic of Serbia which most often refers to the territories of Nišava , Toplica , Jablanica , Pčinja and Pirot Districts. This region occupies about 14,000 square kilometers and is home to about 1,000,000 people. More than a quarter of the population in the region lives in the city of Niš .
32-676: South Serbia of Southern Serbia may refer to: For the southern regions of modern Serbia see Southern Serbia (geographical region) South Serbia (1919–22) , former province, encompassing regions of Raška, Kosovo, Metohija and Vardar Macedonia Vardar Banovina , former province (1929–1941), encompassing Vardar Macedonia and southeastern modern Serbia Southern and Eastern Serbia , statistical region of Serbia See also [ edit ] Serbia (disambiguation) East Serbia (disambiguation) North Serbia (disambiguation) West Serbia (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
64-646: A certain extent, its waters are used for irrigation. The river valley's most important role is as a channel for transportation. It is the natural route for both railway and highway between Belgrade–Skopje– Thessaloniki . It is part of the Pan-European corridor X , and the route of the E75 Highway . Till early 20th century and beyond it has been also known as Bulgarian Morava ( Bulgarian : Българска Морава , Balgarska Morava ; Serbian : Бугарска Морава , Bugarska Morava ). This historical name derives from
96-468: A warning. The structure became known as Skull Tower ( Serbian : Ćele Kula ). After Serbia gained autonomy within the borders of the Belgrade pashaluk , the aspiration of Serbs from the south to join the motherland increased. This led to Niš conspiracy in 1821 and Niš rebellion in 1841. From 1846 to 1864 modern Southern Serbia was a part of Ottoman Niš Eyalet . Most notable Governor of Niš Eyalet
128-750: Is Niš with 4,678 Euros GDP per capita. This makes it the 271st city in Europe by GDP per capita. Southern Serbia is considered as one of the poorest regions in Serbia. Furthermore, highest salaries are in Niš city municipality of Medijana and city of Pirot. Trgovište has lowest salary in Serbia. After experiencing rapid growth and industrialisation during Southern Serbia is known for its tobacco industry. Tobacco factories are located in Niš ( Philip Morris International ), Vranje and Bujanovac . The company Philip Morris won
160-502: Is defined by a common history and culture . Today, Southern Serbia is a region in the south of the Republic of Serbia, and over time, the term has changed its meaning. During the first half of the 20th century, the term was used to denote the area of Vardar Macedonia , Kosovo , Metohija and the Raška regions (so called Old Serbia ). In the period from 1919 to 1922, this area formed
192-498: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Southern Serbia (geographical region) Southern Serbia is not an official subdivision of Serbia, nor are its borders precisely defined. The region is characterized by the South Morava river, which flows almost entirely through Southern Serbia and which has historically connected the peoples who lived in its basin. The region
224-459: Is in Bulgaria (through its right tributary Nišava ). Its average discharge at the mouth is 100 m³/s and it is not navigable. South Morava has a composite valley, which means it consists of series of gorges and valleys in this order: Gjilan valley – Končulj gorge – Vranje valley – Grdelica gorge – Leskovac valley – Niš valley – Aleksinac valley – Stalać gorge. After breaking through
256-637: Is shorter than the West Morava. However, the West Morava has always had bigger discharge. Areas in southern Serbia where the South Morava flows have been almost completely deforested, which has caused one of the most severe cases of erosion in the Balkans. As a result of this, the river brings large amounts of materials to the Great Morava, filling and elevating its river bed, which exacerbates
288-571: Is vulnerable. Burek is considered a traditional breakfast especially in Niš. The first burek in Niš was made in 1498 by the Turkish baker Mehmet Oğlu. Traditionally, Serbian barbeque from Leskovac and Niš is considered the best in Serbia. Southern Serbia is home to about 1,000,000 people. However, it is heavily affected by depopulation. Only Niš and Albanian majority municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac saw population growth between 2002 and 2011. Municipalities east of South Morava river are in
320-456: The Goljak mountain and passes through the city of Leskovac. Jablanica District is named after Jablanica river. Toplica meets with South Morava near Doljevac, some 8 km southwest of Niš. Toplica originates on the slopes of Kopaonik mountain. It passes through the city of Prokuplje. District of Toplica is named after this river. River of Pčinja is a left tributary of Vardar . It is one of
352-768: The "Top Employer" award, which for the fifth time in a row took the position of one of the best employers in Serbia and the world. In 2020 biggest exporters in Southern Serbia were Tigar Tyres from Pirot, Philip Morris International from Niš and Leoni AG from Prokuplje. Important corridors pass through Southern Serbia such as Pan-European Corridor X , that connects Europe with Middle East and Central Europe with Greece . Branches C and D meet in Niš. Branch C goes by Niš, Bela Palanka, Pirot and Dimitrovgrad, while Branch D goes by Niš, Doljevac, Leskovac, Vranje, Bujanovac and Preševo. International railways also follow this route. Serbia's second busiest airport, Constantine
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#1732773021976384-547: The Great Airport , is located in Niš. Construction of highway between Niš and Priština , also known as Highway of Peace , started in December 2021. South Morava The South Morava ( Albanian : Morava e Jugut ; Macedonian and Serbian : Јужна Морава, romanized : Južna Morava , pronounced [jûːʒnaː mɔ̝̌rav̞a] ) is a river in eastern Kosovo and in southern Serbia , which represents
416-765: The Roman Empire into halves which they would rule as co-emperors. Emperor Justinian I was born near Leskovac, where he later founded Justiniana Prima . During the First Serbian Uprising in 1809, Serbian revolutionaries attempted to liberate Niš in the Battle of Čegar . After the defeat of the Serbian forces, the Ottoman commander of Niš ordered the heads of the slain Serbs mounted on a tower to serve as
448-518: The aorist and the imperfect, loss of infinitive as in Bulgarian and Macedonian, frequent stress on the final syllable in polysyllabic words, etc. Serbian authors Stevan Sremac and Borisav Stanković wrote several works in Torlakian dialect. Today, Torlakian dialect is preserved in its original form in rural parts of Southern Serbia. According to UNESCO 's list of endangered languages, Torlakian
480-738: The beginning of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley . The conflict between Albanian guerilla force and Serbian security forces lasted until 2001 and ended with Albanian defeat. Southern Serbia consists of many subregions. Their names often came from names of the rivers. Most notable subregions are: Main river in Southern Serbia is South Morava . It passes through various gorges and valleys in Southern Serbia: Končulj gorge – Vranje valley – Grdelica gorge – Leskovac valley – Niš valley – Aleksinac valley – Stalać gorge. After breaking through
512-417: The gorge, where the river flows, is much lower than the mountains surrounding it, and of course the river flows downwards through the gorge. The South Morava used to be 318 km long, and represented a longer and natural (flowing in the same direction) headwater of Great Morava. Historically it sometimes caused severe floods. But the river's meanders have now been shortened by almost 30 km; and today it
544-460: The huge floods of its daughter river. The South Morava has 157 tributaries. The most important left tributaries are: Jablanica , Veternica , Pusta reka and Toplica . Right tributaries are: Vrla , Vlasina , Nišava (the longest) and Sokobanjska Moravica . The South Morava has a significant potential for electricity production, and a huge hydroelectrical system (Vlasina- Vrla I-IV power stations) has been constructed in its drainage basin. To
576-616: The last, Stalać gorge, it meets the West Morava. In macro-geological terms, the South Morava connects the Aegean basin with the Pannonian basin . This creates a phenomenon named "apparent flow inversion": it seems that the river from one lowland climbs up the mountains and then flows into another lowland. However these two large geological basins are connected by the Grdelica gorge (Serbian: Grdelička klisura/Грделичка клисура). The bottom of
608-463: The last, Stalać gorge, it meets the West Morava. Most important right tributary is Nišava . It flows through Niš and suburb of Niška Banja , Bela Palanka, Pirot and Dimitrovgrad. It is also the longest tributary of South Morava. City of Niš and Nišava District are named after the river of Nišava. Most notable feature of Nišava is Sićevo Gorge . Of the left tributaries of South Morava, most important are Jablanica and Toplica . Jablanica originates from
640-687: The most difficult situation. Best example is Municipality of Crna Trava that had around 13,500 residents in 1948 and now has around 1,500 residents. Depopulation is also present in municipalities of Dimitrovgrad and Bosilegrad , where Bulgarians form majority. Majority of Albanians boycotted the 2011 census. It is estimated that there are some 50,000 Albanians in Southern Serbia. 1948−2011 2002−2011 ( Nišavski okrug ) [REDACTED] ( Jablanički okrug ) [REDACTED] ( Pčinjski okrug ) [REDACTED] ( Pirotski okrug ) [REDACTED] ( Toplički okrug ) [REDACTED] Financial and economical center of Southern Serbia
672-710: The province of Southern Serbia within the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes . In the same period, there was the province of Northern Serbia, which together with the South formed the province of Serbia. After the territorial reorganization, after the Second World War , this term was not actively used, since the People's Republic of Macedonia and the Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija were formed in
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#1732773021976704-498: The rare rivers in Serbia that belongs to the Aegean Sea drainage basin. Southern Serbia was exposed to various historical influences over the history. Inhabitants of Southern Serbia speak Torlakian dialect of Serbo-Croatian language. Majority of Serbian linguists call it Prizren-Timok dialect . It differs from the standard Serbian language in that it has three grammatical cases instead of seven, as well as full retention of
736-609: The rest of the region became part of Serbia under the control of Government of National Salvation . The Jablanički okrug region was the scene of fierce fighting between the occupying forces and the Yugoslav Partisans . Southern Pomoravlje was liberated by Partisan, Soviet and Bulgaria forces in 1944. During communist rule in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Southern Serbia went through extensive industrialization. In 1960, Niš University
768-637: The river Golema, which is, after passing the Macedonian-Serbian border, known as the Binačka Morava . After 49 km it meets the Moravica (further upstream called Preševska Moravica ) at Bujanovac , and for the remainder, 246 km, flows as the South Morava. The South Morava belongs to the Black Sea drainage basin, and its own drainage area is 15,696 km , of which 1,237 km
800-430: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Serbia&oldid=1239759241 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
832-671: The shorter headwater of Great Morava . Today, it is 295 kilometres (183 mi) long, including its source river Binačka Morava . It flows generally in the south to north direction, from the Macedonian border to Kosovo and onwards to Central Serbia , where it meets West Morava at Stalać , to create Great Morava . The river rises in the Skopska Crna Gora mountain north of Skopje , in North Macedonia. The streams Ključevska reka and Slatinska reka join to form
864-478: The then larger part of Southern Serbia, while the remaining part began to be called Southern Serbia, Southern Central Serbia or Southeastern Serbia. Today, it consists of the following districts: Nišava, Jablanica, Toplica, Pirot and Pčinja. Modern day Southern Serbia changed its name throughout history. Majority of the region was liberated during Serbian–Turkish Wars in 1878 and was referred to as New Serbia or New Territories. River of South Morava runs though
896-442: The whole territory of Southern Serbia from Ražanj to Bujanovac . The river cuts the region in the middle into two parts. The basin of South Morava occupies approximately the same territory as the region of commonly considered to be Southern Serbia. Therefore, Southern Serbia is sometimes referred to as Southern Pomoravlje . During pre-Roman era, region of Southern Pomoravlje was part of Kingdom of Dardania . However, Dardania
928-474: Was Midhat Pasha , who later became Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire . Region of Southern Pomoravlje was finally liberated by Serbian forces during Serbian–Turkish Wars in 1878. The Austro-Hungarian telegram on the declaration of war on Serbia was received by Prime Minister Nikola Pašić in Niš on 28 July 1914. This marked the official start of World War I . Niš was capital of Serbia from 1914 to 1915. In February 1917, Toplica Uprising broke out. The revolt
960-568: Was conquered by Roman Empire during Bellum Dardanicum in the first century AD. Region became part of Moesia Superior , and later Dardania . Several Roman Emperors were born in Niš(then Naissus), most notably Constantine the Great - first Christian Roman Emperor and founder of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul ). In 364 AD, the imperial Villa Mediana 3 km (2 mi) was the site where emperors Valentinian and Valens met and divided
992-491: Was eventually suppressed by Bulgarian forces. Southern Serbia was liberated together with the rest of the country in 1918. Dimitrovgrad and Bosilegrad became part of newly founded Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes according to the treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine . After the partition of Yugoslavia in World War II , municipalities of Vranje, Surdulica, Bosilegrad, Dimitrovgrad and Trgovište were annexed by Bulgaria , while
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1024-530: Was founded. Today, Niš University has 11 faculties in Niš and a single faculty in Leskovac and Vranje. Academy of Vocational Studies of Southern Serbia was founded in 2019 in Leskovac. After the end of Kosovo War , demilitarized buffer zone was established 5 km within the territory of Central Serbia . In this zone, in the municipalities of Preševo and Bujanovac , the so-called Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac began to operate. This marked
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