Nova Varoš
Nova Varoš
Нова Варош | |
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Municipality and Town | |
 Nova Varoš | |
.gif) Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Nova Varoš within Serbia | |
| Country | Serbia |
| District | Zlatibor |
| Settlements | 32 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitrije Paunović (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 581 km2 (224 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Town | 8,795 |
| • Municipality | 16,638 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 31320 |
| Area code | +381 33 |
| Car plates | NV |
| Website | www |
Nova Varoš (Cyrillic script: Нова Варош, pronounced [nɔ̂v̞aː v̞ǎːrɔʃ]) is a town and municipality in Zlatibor District of Serbia. The municipality of Nova Varoš has a population of 16,638, while the town of Nova Varoš itself has a population of 8,795 inhabitants.
History
Mounds and archaeological remains of the Celts, Illyrians and Romans from the early Stone Age are evidence of prehistoric life on the territory of Nova Varoš. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Nova Varoš was experiencing rapid growth. Nova Varoš was first mentioned at the end of the 16th century as Skender Pasha's Palanka, named after its founder, Skender Pasha Đenovljanin, who was from Bosnia.
Geography
Nova Varoš is located in southwest Serbia, the main road that connects the north of the country the Montenegrin coast. It is situated at 1000 meters above sea level, and below the northern slopes of mountain Zlatar. Nova Varoš is located in the Dinaric mountain range. North of town is mountain Murtenica, while the south mountain Zlatar.
Settlements
Aside from the town of Nova Varoš, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Demographics
In 1991, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs and Montenegrins (89.20%), Muslims by nationality (8.51%) and others.
In 2002, the population of the municipality was composed of: Serbs (18,001) (90.09%), Bosniaks (1,028) (5.15%), Muslims by nationality (502) (2.51%) and others. Most of those who in 1991 census declared themselves as Muslims by nationality, in the next census in 2002 declared themselves as Bosniaks, while the smaller number of them still declare themselves as Muslims by nationality.
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Municipality of Nova Varoš has 16,638 inhabitants. Population density on the territory of the municipality is 28.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic group | Population |
|---|---|
| Serbs | 14,899 |
| Bosniaks | 788 |
| Muslims | 526 |
| Yugoslavs | 37 |
| Montenegrins | 31 |
| Others | 357 |
| Total | 16,638 |
Culture
Notable people
- Gavrilo I, Serbian Patriarch
- Petar Bojović, military commander and field marshal
- Ljubinko Drulović, former footballer, 2013 European U19 Championship winnig manager
- Nemanja Nedović, basketball player, silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Vladimir Otašević, footballer
- Bojana Lečić, 2011 Miss Serbia
- Ivan Šaponjić, footballer, 2015 U-20 World Cup champion
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.
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