Mionica
Mionica
Мионица | |
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Municipality and Town | |
 Serbian Orthodox church | |
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Coat of arms of Mionica Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Mionica within Serbia | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| District | Kolubara |
| Settlements | 36 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Boban Janković (SNS)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 329 km2 (127 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census)[3] | |
| • Town | 1,571 |
| • Municipality | 14,263 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14242 |
| Area code | +381 14 |
| Car plates | VA |
| Website | www |
Mionica (Serbian Cyrillic: Мионица, [miɔ̌nit͡sa]) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of Serbia. As of 2011[update], the population of the town is 1,571, while population of the municipality is 14,263. In Mionica there is one primary school, a community health clinic[4] and a culture centre with a movie theater attached to it. It is pretty much oriented to neighboring city of Valjevo which is located near the center of the region.
Geography
The township of Mionica is located 92 km (57 mi) from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With an area of 329 km2 (127 sq mi), it is bordering the Maljen and Suvobor mountains to the South and has access to the Kolubara river, Sava region and the Panonian plain to the North. While the Serbs make up for a large majority of the population, the Roma make up a significant minority, while there are smaller populations of ethnic Montenegrins, Croats, Hungarians, Macedonians, Slovenians, Germans and Albanians.[5]
Economy
Mionica's economy is predominantly agricultural. Its primary activities are the fruit orchards and raising cattle. The municipality is also a tourist destination, especially the Ribnica river, well known for sight-seeing and outdoor sports, such as fishing and hunting. The Vrujci spa also attracts tourists and is known for its bottled water.[6]
Notable people
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Monument of Živojin Mišić -
Ribnica river, close to its source in Brezdje, which is a part of the Mionica municipality
Twin cities
| Country | City | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland
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Tomaszów Mazowiecki | Łódź Voivodeship | |
 Slovenia
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Laško | Lower Styria | |
 Israel
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Katzrin | Golan Heights |
See also
References
- ^ "Blic Online - Boban Janković (SNS) na čelu opštine Mionica". Blic Online.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "DOM ZDRAVLJA MIONICA". zdravstvo.rs/. Ministry of Health - Serbia. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Opština Mionica". arroko.rs/. arroko.rs. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Valjevo, Divčibare, Mionica, Lajkovac, Ub". serbia.travel. National Tourism Organisation of Serbia. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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