Homolje

Homolje to the north

Homolje (pronounced [xɔ̌mɔʎɛ]) is a region in east Serbia south of the Danube river. It is centered around the town of Žagubica, with smaller parts belonging to municipalities of Kučevo, Majdanpek and Petrovac. In the narrow sense, the term "Homolje" is applied only to the Homolje valley around Mlava river, but it is usually applied to the low Homolje mountains (940 m) north of the valley and Beljanica and Crni Vrh mountains at the south. It is sparsely populated, and renowned for its unspoiled nature.

Population

The area was originally inhabited by various tribes: Illyrians, Dacians, and Thracians, who were followed by the Celts, Romans, Goths, Slavs and Sas. The Slovens came in the middle of 6th century. When the Ottoman Empire conquered the area, migration to the north increased. After the migration of Serbs to Hungary and St. Andrea to the north, new settlers came — the modern Kosovo population of Serbs and Montenegrians. A vast majority of the Homolje population are Vlachs/Romanians of Latinized Tribalian and Thraco-Illyrian origin. There are very few historical documents about the population of Homolje.

Populated places in Homolje (2002 Census):

Place	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. density
Žagubica	189,84	3197	17
Laznica	74,81	2440	33
Krepoljin	47,80	1958	41
Suvi Do	91,33	1365	15
Osanica	66,52	1281	19
Sige	19,84	935	47
Milatovac	22,16	913	41
Krupaja	25,52	766	30
Jošanica	36.10	708	20
Milanovac	16,47	595	36
Selište	61,00	567	9
Ribare	19,08	542	28
Vukovac	22,95	519	23
Bliznak	20,41	412	20
Izvarica	18,93	396	21
Breznica	22,37	244	11
Medveđica	4,76	46	10

Homolje plains

References

• Homolje, Homolje Tourism, http://homoljetourism.org/homolje/index.html 
• Homolje unofficial presentation, online since 2000., Homolje Web developing team, http://homolje.co.rs 

External links

• Municipality of Žagubica
• Homolje on SerbiaTravel