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{{Infobox military installation
| name              = Cepotina
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| native_name       = Цепотина<br>Југ
| location          = [[Bujanovac]]
| country           = [[Serbia]]
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| type              = [[Military base]]
| coordinates       = {{Coord|42.4208|N|21.7519|E}}
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| pushpin_map       = Serbia
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the military base Cepotina within Serbia
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| ownership         = [[Ministry of Defence (Serbia)|Ministry of Defence of Serbia]]
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| controlledby      = [[Serbian Army]]
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| site_area         = 22000 square meters
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| built             = {{Start date|2009|11|23|df=yes}}
| used              = 2009–present
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| current_commander = [[Colonel]] Slobodan Stopa
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| garrison          = [[4th Land Force Brigade]]
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'''Military Base Cepotina''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Војна База Цепотина}}; after a nearby hill) or '''Military Base South''' ({{langx|sr|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.<ref name="B92-23/11-09">{{cite news|title=Otvorena baza na jugu Srbije|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2009&mm=11&dd=23&nav_id=394131|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=b92.net|agency=Beta|date=23 November 2009|language=Serbian}}</ref>
==Details==
The construction works of the base took seven years, and the base opened on 23 November 2009.<ref name="B92-23/11-09"/> The total investment size amounted to some 1.7 billion [[Serbian dinar]]s 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 range]]s 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.<ref name="B92-23/11-09"/>
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==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vs.rs/index.php Serbian Armed Forces]
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[[Category:2009 establishments in Serbia]]
[[Category:Bujanovac]]
[[Category:Military installations established in 2009]]
[[Category:Military installations of Serbia]]