Mačva District

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Мачвански округ
Mačvanski okrug

Location

Location of district within Central Serbia

Administration

Capital

Šabac

Commissioner

n/a

Municipalities

Settlements

228

- Cities and towns

- Villages

223

Statistics

Land area

3,268 km²

Population (census 2002)

329,625

- density

100.9/km²

Mačva District (Serbian: Mačvanski okrug or Мачвански округ) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. The District expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical region of Mačva. It has a population of 339,644 people. Its seat is in the city of Šabac.

1 Municipalities
2 Ethnic groups (2002 census)
3 History and culture
4 Economy
5 See also

[edit] Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Serbs = 317,658
Roma = 3,235
Muslims by nationality = 1,859
others

[edit] History and culture

Famous monuments can be seen in the vicinity of Šabac, dedicated to events from the history of Serbian people: the Monument to Karađorđe and Serbian Heroes of the First Serbian Uprising and the Museum of the Battle of Mišar, the remnants of the ancient cities on the banks of the Sava river: Novo Selo, the site of the King Milutin's Palace and Kosanin grad, the medieval fortress on the Cer Mountain.

Not far away from Loznica stands the village of Tršić, the birth place of the reformer of Serbian language and orthography, Vuk Karadžić. From Tršić, a footpath leads to the Tronoša Monastery, one of the oldest medieval endowments of the Nemanjić dynasty. This fourteenth century monastery played an important part in the preservation of Serbian culture and tradition. Over a long period, particularly during the fourteenth century, a copying school tradition was nourished in it for its own and other monasteries' needs. This preserved the historic and cultural documents of the Serbian people.

[edit] Economy

The economy of this region is characterised by the big factories of the "Zorka" chemical industry, the "Šapčanka" Food Industry, the "Jela" furniture industry and the "Metaloplastika" metal and plastics industry.