Mali Zvornik

Mali Zvornik
Мали Зворник
Municipality and Town

Zvornik (left) and Mali Zvornik (right)

Location of the municipality of Mali Zvornik within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°24′N 19°07′E / 44.400°N 19.117°ECoordinates: 44°24′N 19°07′E / 44.400°N 19.117°E
Country  Serbia
District Mačva
Settlements 12
Government
  Mayor Jovo Rogan (SD)
Area[1]
  Municipality 184 km2 (71 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
  Town 4,384
  Municipality 12,496
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 15318
Area code +381 15
Car plates LO
Website www.malizvornik.org

Mali Zvornik (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Зворник, pronounced [mâːliː zʋɔ̌rniːk]) is a town and municipality located in the Mačva District of Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town is 4,384, while the population of the municipality is 12,496. It lays opposite of the Drina river from the town of Zvornik, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

There are traces of human life from Bronze Age in this area, as well as traces from the time of Roman Empire. Ancient Roman settlement Ad Drinum existed somewhere at this location. In the Middle Ages, middle Podrinje (that include Mali Zvornik) was one of the main mining centres of the Serbian state. On the Orlovine hill near Mali Zvornik there are remains of the large Medieval fortress that was probably built in the first half of the 15th century, in the time of the Serbian Despotate. During the Ottoman rule, this area was part of the Pashaluk of Bosnia. Until 1878 it was the only Bosnian municipality on the right side of river Drina, when it eventually became part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia. In the end of 19th and beginning of the 20th century, population of Mali Zvornik numbered 115 houses. Municipality of Mali Zvornik was officially formed in 1955.

Settlements

Mali Zvornik
Drina river in Mali Zvornik

Aside from the town of Mali Zvornik, the municipality includes the following settlements:

Demographics (2002 census)

Ethnic groups in the municipality

Ethnic groups in the Mali Zvornik municipality include:

Ethnic groups in the town

Ethnic groups in the Mali Zvornik town include:

See also

References

  1. "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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