Čačak
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| Čačak Чачак |
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| Coordinates: 43°53′N 20°21′E / 43.883°N 20.35°E | |||
| Country | Serbia | ||
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| District | Moravica | ||
| Settlements | 58 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Velimir Stanojević (New Serbia) | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Municipality | 636 km2 (245.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 census)[2] | |||
| - Total | 64,092 | ||
| - Municipality | 117,072 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 32000 | ||
| Area code | +381 32 | ||
| Car plates | ČA | ||
| Website | http://www.cacak.org.rs | ||
Čačak (Serbian Cyrillic: Чачак) is a city and municipality located 140 km south from Belgrade in Serbia at 43°50' North, 20°20' East. In 2003 the city had a total population of 73.217. It is the administrative center of the Moravicki District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district.
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[edit] Municipality
The Municipality of Čačak includes the following settlements:
[edit] History
Čačak has two years on its coat of arms. First being 1408, when the city is first recorded of (as Gradac), and the second is 1815, the year Second Serbian Uprising began and the battle of Ljubic hill was fought. This battle is famous for heroic victory of the rebels who defeated Ottoman army numbering 60,000 men, twice more then the Serbs. The church in the center of Čačak was built in the XII century by #REDIRECT Stephen Nemanja's brother, Stracimir. It was made a mosque, and then a church back again in the XIX century.
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
| Municipality Ethnic Composition (2002 census) | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | ||||||||||||
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| Serbs | 154,105 | ||||||||||||
| Montenegrins (See: Montenegrins of Serbia) |
563 | ||||||||||||
| Roma | 383 | ||||||||||||
| Yugoslavs | 299 | ||||||||||||
| Macedonians | 127 | ||||||||||||
| Croats | 109 | ||||||||||||
| Others | 1,383 | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 155,279 | ||||||||||||
[edit] Politics
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Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections[3]:
| Party | Seats | |||
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| New Serbia | 19 | |||
| Democratic Party | 14 | |||
| Socialist Party of Serbia | 13 | |||
| Serbian Radical Party | 8 | |||
| G17 Plus | 5 | |||
| Democratic Party of Serbia | 5 | |||
| Serbian Renewal Movement | 4 | |||
| Serbian Strength Movement | 4 | |||
| Group of the citizens "For Čačak" | 3 | |||
| Source: Local Elections in Serbia 2004[3] | ||||
[edit] Famous natives and residents
- Sonja Savić
- Radomir Mihailović Točak
- Dragan Kićanović
- Željko Obradović
- Bora Đorđević
- Radisav Ćurčić
- Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović
- Nadežda Petrović
- Predrag Koraksić Corax
- Milan Krstić
- Vladislav Petković Dis
- Jovan Obrenović
- Bogić Risimović
- Tanasko Rajić
- Branko V. Radicevic
- Velimir Ilić
- Vera Matovic
[edit] Sister cities
Katerini, Greece
Turčianske Teplice, Slovakia- Filippoi, Greece
Han Pijesak, Bosnia and Herzegovina- Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. http://webrzs.statserb.sr.gov.yu/axd/Zip/OG2006webE.zip.
- ^ (in Serbian) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2003. ISBN 86-84443-00-09.
- ^ a b Error report
