Vranje

Vranje Врање (Serbian)
City
City of Vranje
From top: Main pedestrian zone, Courthouse in Vranje, County Building, National Museum, Prohor of Pčinja Monastery, White Bridge, Markovo Kale fortress
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the city of Vranje within Serbia
Coordinates: 42°33′N 21°54′E / 42.550°N 21.900°E / 42.550; 21.900
Country	Serbia
Region	Southern and Eastern Serbia
District	Pčinja
Municipalities	2
Settlements	105
Government
• Mayor	Slobodan Milenković (SNS)
Area [1]
• Urban	36.96 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
• Administrative	860 km2 (330 sq mi)
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Rank	16th in Serbia
• Urban	55,214
• Urban density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
• Administrative	74,381
• Administrative density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17500
Area code	+381(0)17
ISO 3166 code	SRB
Car plates	VR
Website	www.vranje.org.rs

Vranje (Serbian Cyrillic: Врање, pronounced [ʋrâɲɛ] ^ⓘ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 74,381 and its urban area has 55,214 inhabitants.

Vranje is the economical, political and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in Southern Serbia. It was the first city from the Balkans to be declared UNESCO city of Music in 2019.^[3][4] It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X, close to the borders with North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vranje is seated in the city, as is the 4th Land Force Brigade of the Serbian Army.