Merdare

Merdare Мердаре (Serbian)
Village
Srbija Voz passenger train passing near Merdare
Merdare
Coordinates: 42°56′N 21°14′E
Country	Serbia
District	Toplica District
Municipality	Kuršumlija
Area [1]
• Total	10.17 km^2 (3.93 sq mi)
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	151
• Density	15/km^2 (38/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] The border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo is located in Merdare.

Notable people

• Dragoljub Mićunović, 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

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