Pirot District

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**Пиротски округ**
**Pirotski okrug**
Pirot District within Central Serbia
Capital	Pirot
Area – Total – % water	? n/a
Population – Total – Density	105,654 (2002) ?
Commissioner	?
Area code	?
Postal code	18300
Time zone	CET, summer CEST
Census Year	2003
Area Code	+381 (0) 10
License Plate Code	PI
Website'	www.pirot.pi.co.yu - Available in [Internet Explorer] only
Mayor	Vladan Vasic
Year Elected	2003}

The Pirot District (Pirotski okrug, Пиротски округ) expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 116,926. Its seat is in the city of Pirot.

1 Municipalities
2 History and culture
3 Features
4 Economy

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

[edit] History and culture

The first mention of Pirot are found already in the second century A.D. In its vicinity is the church from the thirteenth century: the Church of St. Petka, and the monastery of St. John the Theologist from the late fourteenth century displays a fine example of the Serb medieval architecture.

[edit] Features

Medicinal water from the Zvonci Spa (Zvonačka Banja), a health resort, was used already in the ancient times, and natural beauties of this region are renounced throughout Serbia. The oldest craft, today an industry, is Rug-making: the weaving trade, by which this region has gained its world-wide fame.

[edit] Economy

The most of the facilities of the Pirot economic organizations are located in the industrial zone: the "Tigar" rubber industry, the "Prvi maj" textile industry, and the "Suko" paints and varnishes industry.

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