Knjaževac

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Књажевац
Knjaževac
Location in Serbia
Location of Knjaževac within Serbia
General Information
District Zaječar
Land area 1202 km²
Population
(2002 census)
19,351 (town)
37,172 (municipality)
Settlements 86
Coordinates 43°30′N 22°26′E
Area code +381 19
Car plates ZA
Postal code 19350
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.knjazevac.co.yu
Politics
Mayor Gradimir Živković (DSS)

Knjaževac (Књажевац) is a town and municipality located in the Timok region of south-east Serbia. Its ancient Roman name was Timacum Majus, and much later it was named Gurgusovac. Near Knjazevac (about 7 km on south) you can find an pictoral and very interesting village - Zlne (homeplace of serbian faomous anglers Mirko Stankovic and Rade Stojkovic and greatest dear hunter of eastern Serbia - Boban Bogdanovic).

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, the population of the town was 19,351, while population of the municipality was 37,172. The population of the municipality include 35,977 (96.79%) Serbs, 452 (1.22%) Roma, etc.

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[edit] External links

Official WEB site: Serbian link title English link title


Municipalities and cities of Serbia