Golubac

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Голубац
Golubac

Location in Serbia
General Information
District	Braničevo
Land area	368 km²
Population (2002 census)	1,896 (village) 9,913 (municipality)
Settlements	24
Coordinates	44°39′N 21°38′E
Area code	+381 12
Car plates	PO
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Politics
Mayor	Zoran Pajkić (DS)

Golubac (Serbian Cyrillic: Голубац) is a village and municipality on the north-eastern border of Serbia, on the right side of the river Danube. The population of the village is 1,896, and population of the municipality is 9,913. There is also a mountain with the same name (See: Golubac (mountain) for more information).

Contents 1 Name 2 Ethnic groups 3 Features 4 See also

[edit] Name

The name of the village derives from golub which is Serbian for pidgeon or dove, therefore often translated as "the village of doves". In Hungarian, the village is known as Galambóc.

[edit] Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in the Golubac municipality (2002 census):

• Serbs = 8,629
• Vlachs = 870
• other

[edit] Features

Due to many archeological sites and the national park "Đerdap" nearby, the village is a popular tourist, fishing and sailing destination.

The nearby archeological sites include the remnants of Roman Emperor Trajan's tables, remnants of Trajan's road through the Danube's Iron Gates, and the Roman fortress Diana. The nearby fortress of Golubački grad from the 14th century is also of interest. The village was a place of a battle against the Turks in 1428, where the most famous Polish knight, Zawisza Czarny was captured and murdered by the Turks.

The Iron Gates national park is noted for its natural beauty and its hunting grounds, as well as many trails for more experienced hiking. The village's quay along the Danube river is popular for more relaxed hiking.

[edit] See also

• List of places in Serbia

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

v • d • e Central Serbia City of Belgrade: Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara City of Niš: Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej City of Kragujevac: Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stara Varoš • Stragari Aleksandrovac • Aleksinac • Aranđelovac • Arilje • Babušnica • Bajina Bašta • Batočina • Bela Palanka • Blace • Bogatić • Bojnik • Boljevac • Bor • Bosilegrad • Brus • Bujanovac • Crna Trava • Čačak • Čajetina • Ćićevac • Ćuprija • Despotovac • Dimitrovgrad • Doljevac • Gadžin Han • Golubac • Gornji Milanovac • Ivanjica • Jagodina • Kladovo • Knić • Knjaževac • Koceljeva • Kosjerić • Kraljevo • Krupanj • Kruševac • Kučevo • Kuršumlija • Lajkovac • Lapovo • Lebane • Leskovac • Loznica • Lučani • Ljig • Ljubovija • Majdanpek • Mali Zvornik • Malo Crniće • Medveđa • Merošina • Mionica • Negotin • Nova Varoš • Novi Pazar • Osečina • Paraćin • Petrovac • Pirot • Požarevac • Požega • Preševo • Priboj • Prijepolje • Prokuplje • Rača • Raška • Ražanj • Rekovac • Šabac • Sjenica • Smederevo • Smederevska Palanka • Sokobanja • Surdulica • Svilajnac • Svrljig • Topola • Trgovište • Trstenik • Tutin • Ub • Užice • Valjevo • Varvarin • Velika Plana • Veliko Gradište • Vladičin Han • Vladimirci • Vlasotince • Vranje • Vrnjačka Banja • Zaječar • Žabari • Žagubica • Žitorađa v • d • e Autonomous Province of Vojvodina City of Novi Sad: Novi Sad • Petrovaradin Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pančevo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Sombor • Srbobran • Sremska Mitrovica • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Subotica • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište • Zrenjanin v • d • e UN administered Kosovo Dečani • Đakovica • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Gora • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Kosovska Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Priština • Prizren • Srbica • Štimlje • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan