Ćuprija

Ćuprija (Serbian: Ћуприја) is a city in Serbia and Montenegro at 43.93° North, 21.38° East. In 2003 its population was 20,000.

The city was founded as a military outpost on the road from Constantinople to Rome at a crossing of the river now known as Velika Morava. The city was first known as Ravanela, then by the Romans as Horeum Margi. When Serbs first moved into the area, it became known as Ravno ("flat"), since it is in a flat river valley. It became known as Ćuprija (Turkish "bridge") when it came under the control of the Ottoman Empire.

The town of Cuprija is localy known as "Cuprikovac" or "Cuprija je selo".

Notable People from this Town: Dragana (Popadic) BajevicLink title She immigrated to the United States when she was 29 years old. She currently lives in the Eastern Coast of the US at a city named Passaic, NJ. She is married to Branko Bajevic and have a well prominent associate named Ricky who loves to use profane language. Her success surpasses her in her career as a operating room assistant. She is the first one from the town Cuprija to take on this hard profession helping to save many lives everyday.

Tha famous goalkeeper Mune is from Cuprija.