Požarevac

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Požarevac
Пожаревац
Coat of arms of Požarevac
Coat of arms
Location of Požarevac within Serbia
Location of Požarevac within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°37′N 21°11′E / 44.617, 21.183
Country Serbia
District Braničevo
Settlements 27
Government
 - Mayor Dušan Vujčić (SPS)
Area [1]
 - Municipality 482 km² (186.1 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
 - Total 41,736
 - Municipality 74,902
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 12000
Car plates PO
Area code +381 12
Website: http://www.pozarevac.org.yu
Požarevac
Požarevac

Požarevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Пожаревац) is a city located in Serbia at 44°37′12″N, 21°11′23″E. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia. In 2002, the city had total population of 41,736.

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[edit] Name

In Serbian, the city is known as Požarevac (Пожаревац), in Romanian as Pojarevaţ or Podu Lung, in Turkish as Pasarofça, in German as Passarowitz, and in Hungarian as Pozsarevác.

Its name means "fire-town" in Serbian.

[edit] History

It is historically known as the site of the signing the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) and, then known as Margus, for a treaty between the Hun leaders Attila and Bleda and the Byzantine Empire (435 AD). Margus was sacked by the Huns in their invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire in 442.

It is also where former President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević was born on 20 August 1941 and buried on 18 March 2006.

[edit] Municipality

Municipality of Požarevac include following settlements:

  • Bare
  • Batovac
  • Beranje
  • Bradarac
  • Bratinac
  • Brežane
  • Bubušinac
  • Dragovac
  • Drmno
  • Dubravica
  • Živica
  • Kasidol
  • Klenovnik
  • Kličevac
  • Kostolac
  • Lučica
  • Maljurevac
  • Nabrđe
  • Ostrovo
  • Petka
  • Poljana
  • Prugovo
  • Rečica
  • Selo Kostolac
  • Trnjane
  • Ćirikovac

[edit] Population through history

During time of the Principality of Serbia,Požarevac was among the largest cities (after Belgrade,Niš,Kragujevac and Leskovac). After World War I and World War II population declined because of the war losses.

  • 1900: 12,980
  • 1905: 12,162
  • 1910: 13,613
  • 1921: 11,500
  • 1931: 14,042
  • 1941: 16,300 (estimate)
  • 1948: 15,474
  • 1953: 18,529
  • 1961: 24,269
  • 1971: 32,828
  • 1981: 39,735
  • 1991: 41,160
  • 2002: 41,736
  • 2007: 44,258 (estimate)


[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Požarevac municipality (2002 census):

  • Serbs = 68,779
  • Roma = 2,603
  • Yugoslavs = 275
  • Montenegrins = 262
  • Macedonians = 174
  • Croats = 117
  • Vlachs = 109

[edit] Politics

Seats in the municipality parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [1]

  • Socialist Party of Serbia (16)
  • Democratic Party (15)
  • Serbian Radical Party (10)
  • Democratic Party of Serbia (9)
  • Serbian Strength Movement (8)
  • Coalition "Because of Požarevac" (6)
  • G17 Plus (4)

[edit] Gallery

[edit] See also

[edit] External links


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