Vranić is a suburban settlement of Belgrade

Belgrade

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, the capital of Serbia

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. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo

Barajevo

Barajevo is a suburban settlement and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Settlements :...

. Vranić is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, located 2 km east of the Ibarska magistrala

Ibar highway

The Ibar highway is a regional road in Serbia that connects Belgrade with western Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. Part of the highway goes parallel to the Ibar river, hence the name. Major cities on the highway are Ljig, Gornji Milanovac, Čačak, Kraljevo, Užice, Čajetina and Novi Pazar...

, but as the settlement grew, it reached the highway.
Vranić was part of the municipality of Umka

Umka

Umka is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.-Location and geography:Umka is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, on the right bank of the Sava river...

 which was abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of Čukarica

Cukarica

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 and Barajevo

Barajevo

Barajevo is a suburban settlement and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Settlements :...

 (Vranić and Meljak

Meljak

Meljak is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo.It is located northeast of the municipal seat of Barajevo....

).

Population

It is a rural settlement and, thanks to the proximity of the highway, in the last three decades Vranić has developed into the second most populous settlement in the municipality after the municipal seat of Barajevo. Population of Vranić:

• 1921: 2,565
• 1971: 2,570
• 1981: 3,044
• 1991: 3,288
• 2002: 3,899

Sub-settlements

As Vranić grew, it developed several outer sub-settlements (hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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s), like Rašića Kraj and Taraiš.