Town hall
Leskovac was once known as "Little Manchester" because of its 19th century textile industry. The city continued to be a major textile centre until the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. However, Leskovac's own industry collapsed due to the economic isolation of Serbia during the wars of the 1990s, its remote location, and the failure to privatise the socially-owned textile mills, leaving the local economy in deep depression.
Further reading
- Literary walk: Tornado of Dust - 1944
- Serbian Manchester
- Vesna's Fears
- Mr. Li goes to Leskovac
- ESI report: The cost of Non-Europe. Textile towns and the future of Serbia (January 2007)
February 2007
