Obrenovac

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Obrenovac
Обреновац
Coat of arms of Obrenovac
Coat of arms
Location of Obrenovac within Serbia
Location of Obrenovac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°40′N 20°13′E / 44.667, 20.217
Country Serbia
District Belgrade
Settlements 29
Government
 - Mayor Nebojša Ćeran (DS)
Area [1]
 - Municipality 411 km² (158.7 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
 - Total 23,620
 - Municipality 70,975
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 11500
Car plates BG
Area code +381 11
Website: http://www.obrenovac.org.yu

Obrenovac (Обреновац) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.66° North, 20.21° East. Its name stems from last name "Obrenović" which in turn stems from name "Obren" in Serbian language. In 2003 the municipality has total population of 75,949. Obrenovac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities.

Obrenovac is situated 30km south-west of Belgrade near bends of the river Sava to the north. The river Kolubara flows to the east of the town on its way to join the Sava.

There is a coal-fired power station on the outskirts of the town; its chimney is widely visible as the surrounding area is generally flat.

There is a regular food market in the centre of the town. The market for other goods is (as of August 2006) to the south of the town on the Valjevo road. The most famous football club from Obrenovac is FK Radnički Obrenovac; its stadium is beside the Belgrade road. Some of the housing areas in the town are Topolice, Rojkovac, Dudovi and Stočnjak. The oldest school in the town is found next to Topolice. It carries the name of Jovan Popović. The school was built by Miloš Obrenović.

Contents

[edit] International cooperation

Serbian Orthodox church
Serbian Orthodox church

Obrenovac is twinned with following cities and municipalities[3]:


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Municipalities of Serbia, 2006. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
  2. ^ (2003) Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. ISBN 86-84443-00-09. 
  3. ^ [1] Stalna konferencija gradova i opština. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.



Municipalities and cities of Serbia