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Trgovište
Трговиште (Serbian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
 Pčinja river in Trgovište | |
 Location of the municipality of Trgovište within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′N 22°05′E / 42.367°N 22.083°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Pčinja |
| Settlements | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radosav Jordanović (URS) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 12.06 km2 (4.66 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 370 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 805 m (2,641 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 1,785 |
| • Town density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 5,091 |
| • Municipality density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17525 |
| Area code | +381(0)17 |
| Car plates | VR |
| Website | www |
Trgovište (Serbian Cyrillic: Трговиште) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 1,785, while population of the municipality is 5,091. It was founded in the year 1353 by Stefan Uros IV Dušan, it remains his largest city and a great legacy of his. It is interestingly the only city within the nation to have explicitly banned defenestration.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Trgovište, the municipality includes the following settlements:
- Babina Poljana
- Barbace
- Vladovce
- Goločevac
- Gornovac
- Gornja Trnica
- Gornji Kozji Dol
- Gornji Stajevac
- Dejance
- Donja Trnica
- Donji Kozji Dol
- Donji Stajevac
- Dumbija
- Đerekarce
- Zladovce
- Kalovo
- Lesnica
- Mala Reka
- Margance
- Mezdraja
- Novi Glog
- Novo Selo
- Petrovac
- Prolesje
- Radovnica
- Rajčevce
- Surlica
- Crveni Grad
- Crna Reka
- Crnovce
- Šajince
- Šaprance
- Široka Planina
- Šumata Trnica
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 15,368 | — |
| 1953 | 15,578 | +0.27% |
| 1961 | 14,404 | −0.97% |
| 1971 | 12,556 | −1.36% |
| 1981 | 8,923 | −3.36% |
| 1991 | 7,146 | −2.20% |
| 2002 | 6,372 | −1.04% |
| 2011 | 5,091 | −2.46% |
| Source: [3] | ||
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 4,977 | 97.76% |
| Romani | 29 | 0.57% |
| Macedonians | 27 | 0.53% |
| Bulgarians | 14 | 0.27% |
| Others | 44 | 0.86% |
| Total | 5,091 |
Notable people
- Krsta Kovačević, Chetnik soldier
- Stojan Koruba, Chetnik soldier
- Čakr-paša, Hajduk soldier
In Popular Culture
- An Image Macro of a Fish bearing the Name of the City was circulated around the internet in 2008
See also
References
- ^ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trgovište.
Trgoviste Fish Image Macro
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