Veliko Gradište

Infobox Serbia municipality
native_name = Велико Градиште|official_name=Veliko Gradište
image_shield =
district = Braničevo
mayor = Dragan Milić
area_km2 = 344
population_total = 5658 | mpop=20659
latd = 44| latm = 45|longd = 21| longm = 31
code = 12
settlements = 26
plates = PO
postal_code = 12220
website = www.velikogradiste.org.yu

Veliko Gradište (Serbian: Велико Градиште, Romanian: "Gradiştea Mare") is a town and municipality located in Serbia, in north-east Serbia (Braničevo District), on the right bank of the Danube river and left bank of the Pek river. In 2004 the town had total population of around 6,500.

Name

Its name stems from the phrase "big town site" in Serbian.

Municipality of Veliko Gradište include following settlements:
*Veliko Gradište
*Biskuplje
*Garevo
*Desina
*Doljšnica
*Đurakovo-Popovac
*Zatonje
*Kamijevo
*Kisiljevo
*Kurjače
*Kumane
*Kusiće
*Ljubinje
*Majilovac
*Makce
*Ostrovo
*Pečanica
*Požeženo
*Ram
*Sirakovo
*Srednjevo
*Topolovnik
*Tribrode
*Carevac
*Češljeva bara

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Veliko Gradište municipality (2002 census):
*Serbs = 19,540
*Vlachs = 354
*Roma = 188
*Romanians = 117

ee also

*List of places in Serbia

External links

* [http://www.velikogradiste.org.yu/ Veliko Gradište official site]
* [http://www.geocities.com/ok_nkpj_vg/Index.htm Official site of the NKPJ for Veliko Gradiste]