Podunavlje District

Podunavski okrug Подунавски округ
—  District of Serbia  —
Location of Podunavlje District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Smederevo
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	1,248 km2 (481.9 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	198,184
• Density	158.8/km2 (411.3/sq mi)
Municipalities	2 and 1 city
Settlements	58
- Cities and towns	3
- Villages	55

The Podunavlje District (Подунавски округ, Podunavski okrug) lies in Serbia, it expands across the central part of Serbia. The population of the district is 198,184, and the Seat of the District is in the city of Smederevo.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 The ethnic structure of the Podunavlje District (2002 census) 3 Historical population 4 History and culture 5 Economy 6 Settlements 7 See also

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Smederevo
• Smederevska Palanka
• Velika Plana

The ethnic structure of the Podunavlje District (2002 census)

Total population of the District in 2011 has 198,184 inhabitants, including:

• Serbs = 202,782 (96.5%)
• Roma = 2,541 (1.2%)
• Macedonians = 555 (0.3%)
• Yugoslavs = 471 (0.2%)
• Croats = 326 (0.2%)
• Hungarians = 186 (0.1%)
• Romanians = 136 (0.1%)
• Others = 3,293 (1.4%)

Historical population

Year	Population
1948	153,423
1961	180,558
1971	197,656
1981	220,930
1991	226,589
2002	210,290

History and culture

Smederevo was the capital of the Serb State in the fourteenth century - there stood the royal palace at the time of the then Serbian ruler Đurađ Branković. Today, in the remnants of the Smederevo fortress, finished in 1430, traces of the former palace, chapel, and the house of the royal family can be discerned. At the old city cemetery stands a church from the fourteenth century, assumed to have been the family vault of the Serb ruler Đurađ Branković, which gave rise to numerous legends.

This area is also well-known as the place of the Karađorđe's assassination after The First Serbian Uprising around the Pokajnica monastery near Velika Plana.

Economy

In economic regard, Smederevo is today one of the leading cities in Serbia. Its major companies are the Smederevo Metal-processing Combine, the DP "Zelvoz" working on the technology of passenger, transport and special railroad cars, the "Fagram" holding enterprise producing constructional machines - which, together with the "Tehnogas", "Jugopetrol", and "Lasta" have contributed to making this region a successful and dynamic industrial center.

Settlements

This is a list of the settlements in the Podunavlje District:

• Azanja
• Badljevica
• Baničina
• Bačinac
• Bašin
• Binovac
• Cerovac
• Dobri Do
• Drugovac
• Glibovac
• Golobok
• Grčac
• Jugovo
• Kolari
• Krnjevo
• Kulič
• Kusadak
• Landol
• Lipe
• Lozovik
• Lugavčina
• Mala Krsna
• Mala Plana
• Malo Orašje
• Markovac
• Mihajlovac
• Miloševac
• Mramorac
• Novo Selo
• Orešac
• Osipaonica
• Petrijevo
• Pridvorice
• Radinac
• Rakinac
• Ralja
• Ratari
• Saraorci
• Selevac
• Seone
• Skobalj
• Smederevo
• Smederevska Palanka
• Staro selo
• Stojačak
• Suvodol
• Udovice
• Veliko Orašje
• Velika Plana
• Vlaški Do
• Vodanj
• Vodice
• Vranovo.
• Vrbovac
• Vučak
• Šalinac

See also

• Districts of Serbia

Districts of Serbia Vojvodina Central Banat · North Bačka · North Banat · South Bačka · South Banat · Srem · West Bačka Belgrade City of Belgrade Šumadija and Western Serbia Kolubara · Mačva · Moravica · Pomoravlje · Rasina · Raška · Šumadija · Zlatibor Southern and Eastern Serbia Bor · Braničevo · Jablanica · Nišava · Pčinja · Pirot · Podunavlje · Toplica · Zaječar Kosovo and Metohija1 Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren 1 Sovereignty disputed with the Republic of Kosovo. These are the districts recognized by the Republic of Serbia. For the districts recognized by the Republic of Kosovo, see Districts of Kosovo.

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