Vranje
Vranje
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| City of Vranje | |
Kralj Stefan Prvovenčani Street in Vranje Vranje County Building Vranje Courthouse National Museum of Vranje | |
Location of the city of Vranje within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′N 21°54′E / 42.550°N 21.900°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Pčinja |
| Municipalities | 2 |
| Settlements | 105 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Slobodan Milenković (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 36.96 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
| • Administrative | 860 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • 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 |
| Official languages | Serbian |
| Website | www |
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Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање, pronounced [ʋrâɲɛ] ⓘ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 55,214 while the city administrative area has 74,381 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. 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.