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Kastrat (Kuršumlija)

Coordinates: 43°08′02″N 21°17′20″E / 43.134°N 21.289°E / 43.134; 21.289
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Kastrat
Kastrat is located in Serbia
Kastrat
Kastrat
Coordinates: 43°07′22″N 21°17′49″E / 43.122803617007946°N 21.29688954648729°E / 43.122803617007946; 21.29688954648729
Country Serbia
DistrictToplica District
MunicipalityKuršumlija
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kastrat is a village in south Serbia, located in the Kuršumlija municipality, Toplica District. The cement bridge was destroyed in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia[1]

History

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The name of the settlement comes from the Albanian name Kastrati and can be found throughout the region in placenames such as Kastrat in Shkoder.

References

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  1. ^ Colin S. Cavell (28 April 1999). "Review of Civilian Destruction". Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Directorate for Information. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

43°08′02″N 21°17′20″E / 43.134°N 21.289°E / 43.134; 21.289