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Merdare

Мердаре (Serbian)
Merdare Мердаре (Serbian)
Village
	Srbija Voz passenger train passing near Merdare
	Merdare
	Coordinates: 42°56′N 21°14′E / 42.933°N 21.233°E
Country	Serbia
District	Toplica District
Municipality	Kuršumlija
Area
• Total	10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	151
• Density	14.8/km2 (38.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Merdare (Serbian Cyrillic: Мердаре) is a village located in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 151 people.^[2] A border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo is located in Merdare.

Notable people

Dragoljub Mićunović (1930–2026), Serbian politician and philosopher

2022-2023 North Kosovo crisis

During the 2022–present North Kosovo crisis barricades were formed near the Merdare border crossing, Due to the barricades, the government of Kosovo closed the Merdare border crossing on 28 December, but after an agreement with the Kosovo Serbs they agreed to start dismantling the barricades, the barricades were removed by 30 December and the border crossing was reopened.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Насеља општине Куршумлија" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
1 2 "COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF POPULATION IN 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 AND 2011" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
↑ Taylor, Alice (2023-01-04). "Removal of Serb blockades in north Kosovo continues". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
↑ "Kosovska policija zatvorila prijelaz Merdare dok traje protest". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
↑ Foy, Henry; Dunai, Marton (2022-12-28). "Kosovo closes border crossing as tensions with Serbia intensify". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
↑ "Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions". AP News. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

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[area-kursumlija-1] "Насеља општине Куршумлија" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

[population2011-2] 1 2 "COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF POPULATION IN 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 AND 2011" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[3] Taylor, Alice (2023-01-04). "Removal of Serb blockades in north Kosovo continues". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

[4] "Kosovska policija zatvorila prijelaz Merdare dok traje protest". balkans.aljazeera.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-10-03.

[5] Foy, Henry; Dunai, Marton (2022-12-28). "Kosovo closes border crossing as tensions with Serbia intensify". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

[6] "Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions". AP News. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-10-03.

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Kuršumlija	Babica (Kuršumlija) Barlovo Baćoglava Belo Polje Bogujevac Vasiljevac Veliko Pupavce Visoka Vlahinja Vrelo Vrševac Vukojevac Gornja Mikuljana Gornje Točane Grabovnica Dabinovac Dankoviće Degrmen Dedinac Dešiška Dobri Do Donja Mikuljana Donje Točane Dubrava Đake Žalica Žegrova Žuč Zagrađe Zebica Ivan Kula Igrište Kastrat Konjuva Kosmača Krtok Krčmare Kupinovo Kuršumlijska Banja Kutlovo Lukovo Ljutova Ljuša Magovo Mala Kosanica Maričiće Markoviće Matarova Mačja Stena Mačkovac Merdare Merćez Mehane Mirnica Mrče Nevada Novo Selo Orlovac Parada Pačarađa Pevaštica Pepeljevac Perunika Pljakovo Prevetica Prekorađe Prolom Ravni Šort Rastelica Rača Rudare Sagonjevo Samokovo Svinjište Sekirača Selište Selova Seoce Spance Tačevac Tijovac Tmava Trebinje Trećak Trmka Trn Trpeza Šatra Štava
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Notable people

2022-2023 North Kosovo crisis

References