Boljevac

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Boljevac
Бољевац
—  Municipality and Town  —

Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Boljevac within Serbia
Country Serbia
District Zaječar
Settlements 20
Government
 • Mayor Nebojša Marjanović (DSS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 828 km2 (319.7 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 3,332
 • Municipality 12,865
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 19370
Area code +381 30
Car plates ZA
Website www.boljevac.org.rs

Boljevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бољевац, pronounced [bɔ̌ːʎɛʋat͡s]) is a town and municipality located in the Zaječar District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 3,332, while population of the municipality is 12,865.

In 2010, the Commission on Concealed Mass Graves in Serbia discovered a mass grave of people killed by Yugoslav Partisans during World War II in the settlement of Zmijanac.[3] Partisan troops took over the municipality in October 1944. They subsequently executed over 40 locals, including a priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[4]

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[edit] Demographics

The population of the municipality include 10,504 (66.28%) Serbs, 4,162 (26.26%) Romanians(Vlachs)[5][6][7], 229 (1.45%) Roma, etc.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/en/Zip/OG2006webE.zip. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: First Results". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2011. ISSN 0354-3641. http://media.popis2011.stat.rs/2011/prvi-rezultati.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  3. ^ Mass Grave Discovered Near Boljevac, Radio Television of Vojvodina.
  4. ^ Kriv jer je sveštenik, Večernje novosti
  5. ^ http://www.romanialibera.ro/a103742/romanii-din-valea-timocului-recunoscuti-drept-minoritate-nationala.html
  6. ^ http://www.romaniuitati.eu/content/view/104/45/
  7. ^ http://www.timoc.org/54_Bor_12092005/BROSURA.pdf

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Coordinates: 43°49′49.08″N 21°57′11.16″E / 43.8303°N 21.9531°E / 43.8303; 21.9531

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