Bogatić

Bogatić
Bogatic
Village and municipality

Bogatić

Coat of arms

Location of the town of Bogatić within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°50′N 19°29′E / 44.833°N 19.483°E / 44.833; 19.483Coordinates: 44°50′N 19°29′E / 44.833°N 19.483°E / 44.833; 19.483
Country  Serbia
Region Šumadija and Western Serbia
District Mačva
Settlements 14
Government
 • Mayor Nenad Beserovac (DS)
Area[1]
 • Municipality 384 km2 (148 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Municipality 28,843
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 15350
Area code +381(0)15
Car plates BĆ
Website www.bogatic.rs
Map of Bogatić municipality

Bogatić (Serbian Cyrillic: Богатић, pronounced [bǒɡatitɕ]) is a village and municipality located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has 28,843 residents.

History

Environment Bogatić was inhabited before the beginning of our era. During the Roman rule in this area have developed many settlements, and it seems, in the area where he is today Bogatić, because here are the fragments of Roman bricks and crepova.Bogatić was first mentioned during the Austrian occupation of Serbia from 1718 to 1739. , with 44 families. When the Austrians in 1718 established in the area of Sabac district, which consisted of 75 settlements, Bogatić among them was the greatest place. During the first Serbian uprising Bogatić was the center Mačve. In 1818 he had 201 house. During Prince Milos began to regulate village in Macva. Then i got Bogatić type of structural changes in interurban road Mačva village. The City / Township was declared in 1924. Population Bogotic suffered great losses in the Balkan Wars 1912-1913. especially during the First World War 1914-1918. years. When a decline in Macva 1914 Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the great atrocities in Bogatić and okolini.U during the National Revolution Bogatić with the environment was the scene of fierce battles. The city was liberated several times in 1941. In mid-July 1941 to the drum, near Bogatic, formed Mačvanski national liberation detachment 7 August the same year, attacked and occupied Bogatić. That day was market day in Bogatic. In addition to a large number of peasants and peasant carts entered the city and three partisan peasant wagons loaded with weapons and municijom.U same time are fighters detachment went to Bogatić, mixed with the people. When they arrived at the designated place, the fighters were immediately find a wagon, overthrew maize, below which was a weapon, and in no time all the fighters were armed detachments. The sudden appearance of armed men in the middle of Bogotic shocked gendarmes who had surrendered without resistance. Bogatić was released from jail were released all political prisoners. Immediately, in the center of the assembly was held at which he spoke detachment commander. After the Assembly made the squad voluntarily entered several dozen fighters. Liberation Bogotic constituted a major political success of which immediately blew voice throughout Macva and Serbia. The city with the environment has become the center of the liberated territory from which the successful firing Mačvanski partisan odred.U downtown monument was erected Miki Mitrovic and fallen soldiers of the National Liberation War.

Demographics

In the city Bogatić 5910 adult residents living and the average age is 40.0 years (38.6 for men and 41.4 for women). The town has 2289 households and average number of members per household is 3.21. According to the 2002 census the city Bogatić had 7,350 inhabitants. According to the census of that year Bogatić municipality had 32.990 inhabitants. This town is largely populated by Serbs (according to 2002 census), but in the last three censuses, noticed an increase in the number of inhabitants.

Natural conditions

Town Bogatić is located in the west part of the Republic of Serbia. From the nearest, larger, center, Sabac, located 24.5 kilometers west of the capital, Belgrade, 98 kilometers to the north. Bogatić occupies the northwestern part of fertile and rich Mačva, which is embraced by two rivers: Drina River from the west, from the north and the Sava River. Bogatić abundant large amounts of groundwater, it is almost the sole form of population Mačve water supply from underground sources. Hydrographic network gravitates towards the Sava river and has the appearance of a fan with a knot at Sabac. Air Bogatić is temperate.


Historical population
YearPop.±%
194835,560—    
195337,492+5.4%
196137,141−0.9%
197135,882−3.4%
198135,256−1.7%
199134,438−2.3%
200232,990−4.2%
201128,843−12.6%
Source: [3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 28,843 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]

Ethnic group Population
Serbs27,517
Romani514
Croats33
Yugoslavs27
Muslims18
Macedonians11
Ukrainians11
Others712
Total28,843

Tourism

There are three churches in and around Bogatić which are declared a cultural monuments. Church of the Nativity of Mary is one of the oldest in Mačva region and is considered, in terms of architecture, as one of the most beautiful. There is also a Church of the Holly Apostles Peter and Paul in the village of Glogovac and Church of the Feast of the Ascension in the village of Dublje. There is also the Ivanje monastery, dedicated to the prophet Elijah, which also serves as the sanatorium for people battling the addictions. The monastery was built in 1983. Bogatić has hot thermal springs, with the water being heated up to 70 °C (158 °F). It is used for the thermal spa center "Termalna rivijera", though the water is being first cooled down.[5]

Surrounding area is known for the village tourism. An area along the bank of the Drina in the village of Crna Bara, named "Vasin Šib" developed into the weekend-settlement. It has a hotel "Cer", motel "Mačvanska kuća", several restaurants and bungalows. Several sports fields are also built.[5]

In the village of Sovljak there is an ethno-park "Sovljak" in the typical architectural style of the area. The houses were built c.1920 and the entire yard, sort of an outdoor museum, covers 2 ha (4.9 acres). There is a lime tree in the yard, planted c.1910. One of the attractions in the village is and old style village house called osećanka, built in the late 19th century. Central room in the house is turned into the museum, and it makes one unit with the surrounding vajat (wooden summer house), barn, pergola and the outdoor masonry oven. The house used to have a sundial and now has an exhibition of the local naïve painters. The village is also setting of the August festivities of "Hajduk evenings" with the traditional ceremony of the "Mačva wedding" and the competition for the Harambaša.[5]

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.
  3. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Aleksandra Kurteš (2 July 2017), "Najstarije selo u Mačvi", Politika-Magazin No. 1031 (in Serbian), pp. 26–27
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