Toplicki District

The TOPLICKI District expands in the southern part of the Republic. It encompasses the municipalities of: Prokuplje, Blace, Kursumlija, and Zitoradja. It has a population of 111,831. Seat of the District is in the city of Prokuplje.

The Hisar, a mountain behind Prokuplje, stands for the town symbol. It is the site of the medieval fortress with still well preserved tower, popularly called the Tower of Jug Bogdan, who was a hero of the Battle of Kosovo.

The St. Prokopije Church, in the town's vicinity, was built in the tenth century, and the Roman church originating from the sixteenth century well illustrates the influence of the Catholic culture, conferred by the Venetian merchants over the fifteenth and sixteenth century.

The Toplicki District is a medium developed industrial center, in which the most prominent are the "Prokupac" - alcoholic beverage factory, the "Hissar" food factory, the "FOM" ferrous metal plant and the "Toplicanka" cotton mill.

District Seat ADDRESS
18400 Prokuplje, 2 Tatkova St.
Tel./Fax: 027-24316, 24 948