Official Name: | Merdare |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Toplica District |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kuršumlija |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.17 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 151 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.9333°N 35°W |
Elevation M: | 650 |
Merdare (Serbian: 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.
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]