Merdare

{{Short description|Village in Kuršumlija, Toplica, Serbia}}

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|native_name = {{native name|sr-Cyrl|Мердаре|italics=off}}

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|image_caption = Srbija Voz passenger train passing near Merdare

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|subdivision_type1 = District

|subdivision_name1 = Toplica District

|subdivision_type2 = Municipality

|subdivision_name2 = Kuršumlija

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|area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Насеља општине Куршумлија |url=http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/Registar/SlikeRegioni/Mapiranemape/CentralnaSrbija/ReKursumlija.pdf |website=stat.gov.rs |publisher=Statistical Office of Serbia |accessdate=24 October 2019 |language=Serbian }}

|area_total_km2 = 10.17

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|population_as_of = 2011

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF POPULATION IN 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 AND 2011 |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2014/Pdf/G20144008.pdf |website=stat.gov.rs |publisher=Statistical Office of Serbia |accessdate=7 November 2019 }}

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|population_total = 151

|population_density_km2 = auto

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Merdare ({{lang-sr-cyr|Мердаре}}) is a village located in the municipality of Kuršumlija, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 151 people. The border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo is located in Merdare.

Notable people

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.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Alice |date=2023-01-04 |title=Removal of Serb blockades in north Kosovo continues |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/removal-of-serb-blockades-in-north-kosovo-continues/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.euractiv.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Kosovska policija zatvorila prijelaz Merdare dok traje protest |url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2022/12/28/kosovska-policija-zatvorila-prijelaz-merdare-dok-traje-protest |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=balkans.aljazeera.net |language=bs}}{{Cite news |last=Foy |first=Henry |last2=Dunai |first2=Marton |date=2022-12-28 |title=Kosovo closes border crossing as tensions with Serbia intensify |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/0adb2fb9-9f9f-4a56-b0f0-3fce08456cd3 |access-date=2023-10-03}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-29 |title=Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-kosovo-government-legal-proceedings-law-enforcement-d0fea59859ce6be3be5b1534400b7103 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=AP News |language=en}}

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{{Toplica District}}

Category:Populated places in Toplica District

Category:Kosovo–Serbia border crossings

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