Cepotina

Military Base Cepotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Војна База Цепотина; after a nearby hill) or Military Base South (Serbian: Војна База Југ) is a Serbian Army military base located 5 kilometres south of Bujanovac. It is the largest and the most modern base in the region as regards working and living conditions for soldiers and officers.[1]

Cepotina
Цепотина
Југ
Bujanovac in Serbia
Cepotina is located in Serbia
Cepotina
Cepotina
Location of the military base Cepotina within Serbia
Coordinates42.4208°N 21.7519°E / 42.4208; 21.7519
TypeMilitary base
Area22000 square meters
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence of Serbia
Controlled bySerbian Army
Site history
Built23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)
In use2009–present
Garrison information
Current
commander		Colonel Slobodan Stopa
Garrison4th Land Force Brigade

Details

The construction works of the base took seven years, and the base opened on 23 November 2009.[1] The total investment size amounted to some 1.7 billion Serbian dinars and is the largest military facility built in Serbia over the past 20 years. The base provides training, logistics, recreation and sport facilities. It also houses a service for maintenance of vehicles, shooting ranges and a heliport. The complex includes a hospital and a dental clinic.

The base covers 35 hectares, with 44 high-construction buildings covering an area of 22,000 square meters. It is able to accommodate almost 1,000 people.[1]

Plans exist on expanding the base in the near future in order to enable preparations of army professionals who are to participate in peace operations. The base is expanding 96 ha of land in its vicinity, which will be used for training.

References
  1. "Otvorena baza na jugu Srbije". b92.net (in Serbian). Beta. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

42.4208°N 21.7519°E / 42.4208; 21.7519

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