Karan (Užice)
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Karan is a village in western Serbia
. It is located in the municipality of Užice
, in the Zlatibor District
.
According to the 2002 census, its population numbered 582.
The village is established at the area of Roman settlement Malvestatium.
The White Church in Karan was built in the year 1332 by local zupan
Petar, nicknamed Brajan, as a family funeral church.
Inside there are portraits of Brajan and his family and of the Serbian Emperor Dušan
.
The church was erected on site of an older temple from 10th century, mentioned in charter edited by Byzantine Emperor Basil II
in the year 1020.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is located in the municipality of Užice
Užice
Užice is a city and municipality in western Serbia, located at the banks of the Đetinja river. It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District...
, in the Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District
Zlatibor District is a district in the western, mountainous part of the Republic of Serbia. The district was named after the mountain region of Zlatibor. According to the 2011 Census Data, the Zlatibor District has a population of 284,729 people...
.
According to the 2002 census, its population numbered 582.
The village is established at the area of Roman settlement Malvestatium.
The White Church in Karan was built in the year 1332 by local zupan
Zupan
Żupan was a long garment, always lined, worn by almost all males of the noble social class in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, typical male attire from the beginning of the 16th to half of the 18th century, still surviving as a part of the Polishnational dress.- Derivation :The name żupan has...
Petar, nicknamed Brajan, as a family funeral church.
Inside there are portraits of Brajan and his family and of the Serbian Emperor Dušan
Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia
Stephen Uroš IV Dušan the Mighty , was the King of Serbia and Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks until his death on 20 December 1355. Dušan managed to conquer a large part of Southeast Europe, becoming one of the most powerful monarchs in his time...
.
The church was erected on site of an older temple from 10th century, mentioned in charter edited by Byzantine Emperor Basil II
Basil II
Basil II , known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to distinguish him from his ancestor Basil I the Macedonian, was a Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty who reigned from 10 January 976 to 15 December 1025.The first part of his long reign was dominated...
in the year 1020.
See also
- List of places in Serbia