Kladovo
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | Bor |
| Land area | 629 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
9,111 (town) 23,622 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 23 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 19 |
| Car plates | BO |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.kladovo.org.yu |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Siniša Popović (DS) |
Kladovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кладово) is a town and municipality in the Bor District of eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right side of the river Danube. The population of the Kladovo town is 9,111, while the population of the Kladovo municipality with surrounding settlements is 23,622 (2002 census).
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[edit] Name
In Serbian, the town is known as Kladovo or Кладово, and in Vlach/Romanian as Claudia.
[edit] Geography and tourism
Due to many archeological sites and the hydro-electric power plant "Đerdap" nearby, the town is a popular tourist destination, especially during the summer. The town is bordered by the Danube river to the north and north-east, and by a range of low mountains to the south-west and south.
[edit] Municipality
Kladovo municipality includes the town of Kladovo, the town of Brza Palanka, and the following villages:
- Vajuga
- Velesnica
- Velika Vrbica
- Velika Kamenica
- Grabovica
- Davidovac
- Kladušnica
- Korbovo
- Kostol
- Kupuzište
- Ljubičevac
- Mala Vrbica
- Manastirica
- Milutinovac
- Novi Sip
- Petrovo Selo
- Podvrška
- Reka
- Rečica
- Rtkovo
- Tekija
[edit] Population
According to the 2002 census the population of the Kladovo municipality is composed of:
- Serbs = 21,130 (89.49%)
- Montenegrins = 572 (2.42%)
- Vlachs = 568 (2.41%)
- others.
According to the 2002 census, all settlements in the Kladovo municipality have Serb ethnic majority.
[edit] History
The town was practically a village before the nearby power plant "Đerdap" was built in 1972. Since the building of the power plant the town has grown significantly.
[edit] Economy
The main business is the hydro-electric power plant "Đerdap". Other businesses began primarily to support the building and operation of the power plant, and the local folk.
The population of the villages around Kladovo is mostly supported by the family members who work as guest-workers in the countries of western Europe, agriculture is a side activity more than an income-generating one.
[edit] Features
Kladovo has one hospital, two daycare and kindergarten centers, one elementary school (grades 1 through 8), one high school and several vocational schools. Though the river Danube is very polluted by international standards, many people still fish in it. Before the power plant was built, sturgeon caviar from this area was very popular and was exported as a delicacy to the western Europe and the United States.
The nearby archeological sites include the remnants of Roman Emperor Trajan's bridge, one of many Trajan's tables, remnants of Trajan's road through the Danube's Iron Gates, and the Roman fortress Diana.
During the Ottoman occupation of the Balkan peninsula a fortress was built near the town. The fortress's name is Fetislam (originally Feht-ul-Islam meaning "gate of Islam") and in 1970's it was converted into a sports complex containing children's playgrounds, track and soccer fields, handball, volleyball and tennis courts. The Iron Gates national park offers breathtaking views, excellent hunting grounds, and many trails for hiking (most trails are not well marked or maintained, so hiking is recommended only for the experienced).
The town has one hotel "Đerdap" and one youth camp "Karataš" (Turkish kara-tash for "black stone") which host many of the visiting tourists. Kladovo has many cafés and restaurants, some offering live music entertainment late into the night. The town's quay stretches about 3 kilometers (2 miles) along the Danube river, offering quite beautiful scenery for strolling.
[edit] Famous residents
A famous temporary resident was Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, a Serbian linguist and reformer of the Serbian language.
