Mojkovac

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Mojkovac
Мојковац


Flag	Coat of arms

Coordinates

42.96° N 19.58° E

Mayor

Miladin Brko Mitrović

Municipality area

367 km²

Population (2003 census)
- city
- municipality
- density

4,120
10,066
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Time zone
- Standard
- Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)

Founded

Area code

+382 84

Car plates

Official Website

http://www.mojkovac.cg.yu/

Mojkovac (Cyrillic: Мојковац) is a town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 4,120 (2003 census). Mojkovac is also the centre of Mojkovac municipality, which has a population of 10,066.

1 History
2 Features
3 Demographics
4 Transport
5 External links

[edit] History

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[edit] Features

Mojkovac is located on the vast bank of the Tara River, between the mountains of Bjelasica and Sinjajevina.

Near Mojkovac is located the old mining inhabitance of Brskovo. Brskovo is one of the oldest mines in the region. During the rule of King Uroš, there was money foundry after which Mojkovac got its name. Mojkovac is famous for the Battle of Mojkovac where the Montenegrin army, in 1916, defeated the more powerful, Austro-Hungarian army. The most common thing in Mojkovac is village tourism and as the Tara River is near Mojkovac, there is also white water rafting. The Monastery of Saint George in Dobrilovina, is the most important cultural and historic monument it dates back to 1592.

[edit] Demographics

Mojkovac is administrative centre of Mojkovac municipality, which in 2003 had a population of 10,066. The town of Mojkovac itself has 4,120 citizens.

Population of Mojkovac:

March 03, 1981 - 5,156
March 03, 1991 - 4,391
November 1, 2003 - 4,120

Ethnic groups (1991 census):

Montenegrins (92.50%)
Serbs (5.17%)

Ethnic groups (2003 census):

Montenegrins (54.77%)
Serbs (41.12%)

[edit] Transport

Mojkovac is situated on the crossroads of the main road connecting Montenegro's coast and Podgorica with northern Montenegro and Serbia (E65, E80), and road leading towards Žabljak and Pljevlja.

Mojkovac is also a station on Belgrade - Bar railway.

Podgorica Airport is 105 km away, and has regular flights to mayor European destinations.

[edit] External links

Visit-Montenegro.com

Municipalities of Montenegro
Andrijevica \| Bar \| Berane \| Bijelo Polje \| Budva \| Cetinje \| Danilovgrad \| Herceg-Novi \| Kolašin \| Kotor \| Mojkovac \| Nikšić \| Plav \| Pljevlja \| Plužine \| Podgorica \| Rožaje \| Šavnik \| Tivat \| Ulcinj \| Žabljak