| Prekopčelica | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Prekopčelica | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′43″N21°41′25″E / 42.94528°N 21.69028°E | |
| Country |  |
| District | Jablanica District |
| Municipality | Lebane |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 508 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Prekopčelica is a village in the municipality of Lebane, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 508 people. [1] In the Ottoman period it was a local center with around 2000 inhabitants, before the neighbouring village of Lebane gained in importance due to textile industry . [2] Close to the village is the archaeological site of Caričin grad (Iustiniana Prima) , a town founded in the 6th c.
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Lebane is a town and municipality located in Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 10,062 inhabitants, while the municipality has 20,000 inhabitants.
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a country situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe in the southern Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. It borders Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest. The country claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia's population numbers approximately seven million, most of whom are Orthodox Christians. Its capital, Belgrade, ranks among the oldest and largest citiеs in southeastern Europe.
