Pečenjevce
Pečenjevce
Печењевце | |
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Village | |
 Jablanica river in Pečenjevce. | |
  Pečenjevce | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′N 21°55′E / 43.100°N 21.917°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Jablanica District |
| Municipality | Leskovac |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 1,203 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +381 (16) |
| Vehicle registration | LE |
Pečenjevce (Serbian Cyrillic: Печењевце) is a settlement in south-east Serbia (Jablanica District), located at municipality Leskovac. The settlement is a native place of the famous Serbian folk singer Toma Zdravković.[2] The origin of the town name is reported to be from Turkic Pechenegs who settled in the area during the Middle Ages.[3]
References
- ^ "Dissemination database search". data.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Toma Zdravković - "šansonjer satkan od emocija"". BBC News (in Serbian (Latin script)). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Pavlović, Zvezdana (1994). Hidronimski sistem sliva Južne Morave (in Serbian). In-t za srpski jezik SANU. p. 103. Retrieved 14 April 2024.