Gornji Milanovac

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Gornji Milanovac
Горњи Милановац
—  Municipality and Town  —
Gornji Milanovac at night

Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Gornji Milanovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°01.2691′N 20°27.3572′E / 44.0211517°N 20.4559533°E / 44.0211517; 20.4559533
Country  Serbia
District Moravica
Settlements 63
Government
 • Mayor Milisav Mirković
Area[1]
 • Municipality 836 km2 (323 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 24,216
 • Municipality 44,406
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 32300
32301
Area code +381 32
Car plates GM
Website www.gornjimilanovac.rs

Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Гoрњи Милановац, pronounced [ɡôːrɲiː mǐlanoʋats] ( listen)) is a town and municipality located in central Serbia. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" (there is a Lower Milanovac, as well) while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406.

The city was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the city was Despotovac, after the Despotovica river passing by the city. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović.

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Geography[edit]

Gornji Milanovac lies between mountains Rudnik to the north and Vujan to the south.

The city is situated along western side of European route E763, between the cities Ljig to the north and Čačak to the south and the villages Majdan to the north and Preljina to the south.

Main city crossroad branches:

South of Milanovac, villages Brdjani to the West and Prislonica to the East are connected to E763 with local roads.

Demographics[edit]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Gornji Milanovac has 44,406 inhabitants. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 53.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group Population
Serbs 43,453
Roma 178
Montenegrins 81
Macedonians 49
Croats 34
Yugoslavs 31
Others 580
Total 44,406

International relations[edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Serbia

Gornji Milanovac is twinned with:

Sport[edit]

Metalac Stadium, opened in 2012.

The most popular sport in the city, besides Basketball, Handball and Volleyball, is definitely Football.

Gallery[edit]

  • Church of Holy Trinity.

  • Old Court, first building in the newly founded city in 1854.

  • Winter view of the Gornji Milanovac.

  • Monument on the hill of peace.

  • House of the Serbo-Norwegian friendship (kol. "Norway House").

  • Coat of arms on a building.

  • Prince Mihailo Square.

  • City park.

  • Gymnasium “Takovo uprising”.

  • Fountain in city park.

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28. 
  2. ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in The Republic of Serbia: Ethnicity - Data by municipalities and cities". Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2012. ISBN 978-86-6161-023-3. Retrieved 2012-11-30. 

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