Trstenik has a population of 42,966 inhabitants. Ethnic groups The ethnic composition of the municipality: Economy As of 2017, key industrial companies in Trstenik are mechanical manufacturer PPT-Petoletka and defense company PPT-Namenska, both being the successors of once-great manufacturing company "Prva Petoletka" which employed nearly 20,000 employees at its peak during the 1980s. The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018): Visitor attractions Ljubostinja - is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Trstenik, Serbia. Located in the small mountain valley of the Ljubostinja river. It is dedicated to the Holy Virgin. The monastery was built from 1388 to 1405. Burials in the monastery include Princess Milica, Lazar Hrebeljanović's wife and Nun Jefimija, which after the Battle of Kosovo here became a nun along with a number of other widows of Serbian noblemen who lost their life's in the battles on the river Maritsa and Kosovo Polje. Today Ljubostinja is female monastery which preserves and maintains about fifty nuns. During the rebellion of Kočine, the people were invited on rebellion from the Ljubostinje monastery. After the collapse of rebellion Turks burned the monastery to revenge the Serbs, and most of the frescoes were destroyed. Also, when the monastery was set on fire a secret treasure was discovered that was hidden in the monastery wall behind icons in which the Princess Milica hid their treasure. Among the stolen treasure was located Crown of Prince Lazar, which is now located in Istanbul. Ljubostinja was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. Veluće Monastery Notable people Vladimir Jugović, former footballer, European cup champion Marko Baša (born 1982), Montenegrin footballer Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), politician, minister of culture Dobrica Ćosić (born 1921), writer and political theorist, president of the FR Yugoslavia Jovana Vojinović (1992), chess player Verica Kalanović, politician and three-time minister Dragiša Binić, footballer (Living in the municipality Trstenik) Vladislav F. Ribnikar, Serbian journalist, founder of daily newspaper Politika Photo gallery See also Trstenik Airport Ljubostinja References External links Populated places in Rasina District Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia