Despotovac () is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. It is 130 kilometers southeast of Belgrade. Its name stems from Despot, a title of Serbian medieval prince Stefan Lazarević. As of 2011 census, the town has a total population of 4,212, while the municipality has a population of 22,995.
History
The Serb Orthodox monastery of Manasija was built between 1406-1418 and is one of the most significant monuments of Serbian culture, belonging to the "Resava school" (Serbian architecture)
From 1929 to 1941, Despotovac was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Demographics
As of 2011 census results, the municipality has 22,995 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Settlements
Aside from the town of Despotovac, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Balajnac
Beljajka
Bogava
Brestovo
Bukovac
Despotovac (town) Vojnik Dvorište Grabovica Grčko Polje Jasenovo Jelovac Jezero Lipovica Lomnica Medveđa Miliva Panjevac Plažane Popovnjak Ravna Reka (mining town) Resavica (town) Resavica (village, also known as Dutovo) Senjski Rudnik (mining town) Sladaja Stenjevac Strmosten Trućevac Veliki Popović Vitance Vodna (mining settlement) Zlatovo Židilje
Demographics
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2017):
Notable sites
Manasija monastery
Resava Cave (Serbian: Resavska Pećina) Veliki buk waterfall in Lisine, in upper Resava valley.