"CUPRIJA" Cuprija by manchi

The town was founded as a military outpost on the road from Constantinople to Rome at a crossing of the river now known as Velika Morava. The town was first known as Ravanela, then by the Romans as Horeum Margi. When Serbs first moved into the area, it became known as Ravno ("flat"), since it is in a flat river valley. It became known as Æuprija (Turkish word for "bridge") when it came under the control of the Ottoman Empire.